Non-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
You get a price before we start. It does not change when we arrive. No surprises.
Fast, Reliable Lock Installation & Rekey Across Indianapolis
Lock installation and rekeying in Indianapolis usually costs between $95 and $260 per lockset, and most jobs are done the same day. That’s the short answer. The longer one involves the city’s unusual 400-square-mile footprint, its freeze-thaw cycles, and the fact that a single dispatch can bounce from a 1920s mortise lock in Irvington to a 1970s builder-grade deadbolt in Warren Township before lunch. We’ve been doing this since 2002, and we quote the full price on the phone before anyone rolls a van. Call (331) 310-8471 and you’ll get a person, a firm number, and a time window.
We’re Novak Lock & Security. Daniel Novak runs the shop. Every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and governed by The Haven Standard, the same documented quality framework applied across all ten Haven brands. Haven Standard Clause 1: the price on the phone is the price on the invoice. No exceptions, no doorstep add-ons, no call-out surcharge.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is Indianapolis’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
Indianapolis homeowners have a specific kind of skepticism when they call a locksmith, and they’re right to have it. Bait-and-switch callout pricing is a known problem in this trade. Our answer is structural, not rhetorical. The dispatcher quotes a firm price on the phone, and the technician is contractually prohibited from changing it at the door. That rule has been in place since 2002 and it’s the foundation the business was built on.
We’ve installed or serviced over 60,000 locks, keys, and systems. Every single one had a written price before we started and a documented record when we left. That record includes a photo log of the work performed, left with you at completion as standard procedure. Not an upgrade. Not on request. Procedure.
Scheduling and dispatch run from our Indianapolis office, and our crews serve Indianapolis locally. We answer the phone at all hours with a live person. No voicemail queue. No callback window. You get a dispatcher who knows the metro well enough to tell you a realistic arrival time for Broad Ripple versus Perry Township without putting you on hold.
On near-east side jobs, our techs carry mortise lock parts that most shops have to special order. That’s local knowledge with inventory behind it. In Fountain Square or Mapleton-Fall Creek, the difference between a one-visit rekey and a two-week wait is whether the van door is stocked.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in Indianapolis
Everything below is priced in writing before any work begins. If you want a firm quote for your exact hardware, call (331) 310-8471 and describe what you’ve got. The dispatcher can usually price it on that call.
Smart Lock Installation
Smart lock installation in Indianapolis runs $150 to $380 depending on the lock and the door prep involved. The mistake we see most often on acreage properties is mounting a Wi-Fi smart lock on an outbuilding or detached garage 200 feet from the house router. The keypad works during setup, then dies on the first below-zero night and the owner is left with a dead bolt they can’t operate electronically. We run through connectivity and range before mounting anything, and if the signal can’t do the job, we say so and install the right alternative instead. Yale and Schlage repair in Indianapolis-including smart lock installs-are our most-requested hardware on local jobs.
Keyless Entry
Keyless entry in Indianapolis ranges from $120 to $290 per opening, including the hardware and install. For detached garages, gates, and workshop doors, we prefer keypad deadbolts or mechanical keyless locks that don’t depend on a Wi-Fi signal. You get a code. You don’t get a network dependency. We program the codes with you on site and show you how to add or delete users yourself.
Keypad Lock
Keypad locks on Indianapolis homes typically cost $130 to $310 depending on whether you want a residential model or a higher-grade commercial unit. For a street-facing front door, we recommend a bump-resistant Schlage keypad deadbolt with at least ANSI Grade 2 construction. Indiana’s freezing-rain corridor punishes exposed electronics, so we use models rated for outdoor temperature swings rather than the cheapest interior-grade pad.
Biometric Lock
Biometric lock installation in Indianapolis runs $220 to $450 for fingerprint or keypad-plus-fingerprint systems. These make sense for a workshop, gun room, or home office where quick access matters more than pinch-a-penny pricing. Our techs install and register your prints, run through fail-safe access, and leave you with the physical backup keys plus a printed quick-reference card.
This is the full Lock Installation & Rekey range we handle, including mortise lock conversion, key duplication, and master key systems.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Indianapolis
We’re factory-authorized on Baldwin, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Schlage. That covers everything from high-security cylinders that can’t be picked or bumped by standard tools down to entry-grade Kwikset that just needs fresh pins after a tenant moves out. We stock common parts in our Indianapolis vans, which means most rekeys and cylinder replacements happen same-visit. If you’ve got a vintage Baldwin mortise lockset in an Irvington bungalow, we can service it without swapping the faceplate or the character out of the door.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in Indianapolis Homes
After 60,000-plus jobs, the patterns are clear. Here are the four calls we can almost script from memory, all specific to the Indianapolis housing stock and weather.
- Freeze-thaw alignment failure on near-east side doors. We rekey a 1920s mortise lock in Irvington or Fountain Square, and it works perfectly in October. Then the first January ice storm swells the old wood door frame just enough to throw the latch out of alignment with the strike. We check strike alignment before and after every mortise rekey on pre-war homes because the callback otherwise arrives with the first hard freeze.
- Spinning cylinders on 1950s-1970s cylindrical deadbolts. In Warren, Perry, and Pike Townships, we see deadbolts so worn internally that the cylinder spins freely under torque. A rekey sold to an unsuspecting homeowner does nothing because the problem isn’t the pins, it’s the lock body. We drill the faceplate and replace the lock body when we find this. We tell you before we drill.
- Acreage outbuildings with three different keys. Rural Indianapolis properties and the outer townships often have a house key, a detached garage key from a different brand, and a gate lock keyed by the previous owner’s uncle. One visit should fix that. We key everything alike on site, including the gate and workshop, and leave you a single key that turns every door on the property.
- Smart locks on outbuildings with no Wi-Fi. We covered this above, and it bears repeating because it’s the most preventable failure we install against. If the signal doesn’t reach, don’t mount the smart lock. Use a keypad deadbolt or a mechanical keyless entry system instead. Your front door wants a smart lock; your barn wants a code.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in Indianapolis, IN
Lock installation and rekeying in Indianapolis runs $95 to $450 depending on the hardware and the number of openings. Here’s the breakdown, straight from our written price book:
- Standard rekey per cylinder: $25 to $45 for residential pin-tumbler locks, including labor.
- Mortise lock rekey (pre-war homes, Irvington/Fountain Square): $65 to $120 per lock, parts included.
- Deadbolt replacement with ANSI Grade 1 Schlage: $180 to $310 per opening.
- Smart lock or keypad lock installation: $150 to $380 per opening, hardware included.
- Biometric lock installation: $220 to $450 per opening.
- Key duplication (standard and high-security): $3 to $25 per key, depending on blank and keyway.
These are Indianapolis market prices, not national averages. The quote you get on the phone is the price on the invoice. There is no call-out surcharge added on arrival and no bait figure that doubles once the tech sees the door. Free second opinion on any written competitor quote, too. Bring it in and we’ll review it at no charge.
We Also Serve Cities Near Indianapolis
Our Indianapolis dispatch covers the full metro. That includes Greenwood to the south, Carmel and Fishers to the north, and Plainfield to the west. If you’re in one of those cities and need Lock Installation & Rekey in Indianapolis-level service without the Indianapolis drive, call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll route the nearest available tech.
Serving Indianapolis, IN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Indianapolis area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Lock Installation & Rekey in Indianapolis
Yes. In most Irvington and Fountain Square mortise locks, we can replace the cylinder, springs, and pins while keeping the original faceplate, trim, and lock body. Where the internal springs are too worn, we either rebuild the mortise body in-house or source a period-correct replacement. You keep the 1910s look and get a lock that actually pins. Call (331) 310-8471 with a photo of the lock and we’ll tell you what’s realistic before we send anyone.
We bring a mobile pinning kit and rekey every opening to a single keyway on the spot. For an Indianapolis acreage property, that usually means the house deadbolts, the side door, the detached garage, the gate, and any workshop doors. If the gate is padlocked, we supply a weather-resistant padlock cored to the same key. One visit, one key, every opening matched. Written price before we start.
Yes, and those calls spike hard in January and February. Freezing rain seizes deadbolt cylinders and car door locks across the metro all at once, and a lockout at 7 a.m. in a freezing driveway is genuinely urgent. We run non-destructive entry whenever possible. For car doors, we use long-reach tools and air wedges rather than prying trim. For house deadbolts, we attempt to free the cylinder before drilling, and we tell you the price of either approach before we start. Live answer at (331) 310-8471, 24/7.
Summer humidity swells the wood door and frame enough to throw the lock-to-strike alignment off on houses from the 1950s through the 1980s, especially south side brick ranch and split-level stock in Perry and south Warren Townships. The rekey didn’t fail; the geometry shifted. The fix is usually a strike plate adjustment or a slight latch realignment. We check alignment on every rekey, and in humid months we set the strike with a hair more clearance. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll send a tech to correct it under the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
A rekey changes the pins so old keys no longer work. The lock body, cylinder housing, and strike remain whatever the 1970s gave you. A bump-resistant Schlage uses different cylinder internals and a hardened housing that resists hammer-and-key bump attacks, which are a real theft method across Midwest metros. If your Kwikset body is solid and the cylinder isn’t spinning, rekey it. If it’s worn enough that the cylinder turns under torque, replace it with an ANSI Grade 1 Schlage. We’ll show you the condition of your hardware before you choose.
Call Novak Lock & Security for Lock Installation & Rekey in Indianapolis
You don’t need three visits. You need one visit with the right parts on the van, a firm price before we start, and a photo record when we leave. That’s how we’ve operated since 2002 across every kind of Indianapolis property, from Victorian mortise locks in Irvington to acreage outbuildings in Perry Township. Call (331) 310-8471 for a free estimate on any lock installation, rekey, or key duplication job. A live person answers, and the price you hear is the price you pay.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security, serving Indianapolis since 2002.