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 West Hollywood
Lock installation and rekeying in West Hollywood, FL typically runs $65-$185 and most jobs are completed the same day we’re called. If you just closed on a home off Taft Street or you’re turning over a rental near Stirling Road, the first thing to check is whether your builder’s key still opens the front door. Novak Lock & Security has handled that exact problem across West Hollywood’s concrete-block ranch homes for years. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll quote a firm price before anyone rolls a truck.
Why Novak Lock & Security Is West Hollywood’s Preferred Lock Installation & Rekey Company
West Hollywood is unincorporated Broward County. No city hall, no city business-licensing layer, no local police department. That means a resident locked out at midnight off Sheridan Street is waiting on Broward Sheriff’s Office response, and a homeowner hiring a locksmith has only county and state rules to filter out transient operators. Daniel Novak built the company around a single rule that matters more here than almost anywhere: the price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. No door-step surcharge, no bait number, no exception. Haven Standard Clause 1.
Our techs know the housing stock. Most homes in West Hollywood are 1950s and 1960s concrete-block ranches with original hollow-core doors and builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage hardware. Those locks corrode. Those door frames settle. We’ve re-anchored strike plates on Tyler Street, repinned cylinders near the Hollywood Boulevard corridor, and rekeyed deadbolts that had been turning on the same builder’s key since the day the seller walked. We’re not guessing at West Hollywood conditions. We’ve worked in them.
Our Lock Installation & Rekey Services in West Hollywood
Four services cover about eighty percent of what we do in this area. Each one starts with a written scope of work and a flat price. Not an estimate. A price.
Smart Lock Installation
Smart lock installation in West Hollywood usually runs $145-$295 for the hardware and labor, depending on whether you’re retrofitting an existing deadbolt or installing a new deadbolt-and-handle set from Yale or Schlage. The critical step here is the tailpiece connection. On older West Hollywood doors, the existing cylinder is often corroded or the bore hole is slightly off-center from decades of settling, which means a smart lock installed without addressing that will jam or strip within months. We inspect the cylinder, the bore, and the door alignment before anything is mounted, and the written photo record shows what we found.
If the home has original hollow-core doors, we’ll tell you before we cut. Some hollow-core doors have enough integrity for a smart deadbolt; others don’t, and the right move is a solid-core replacement or a reinforced strike-side frame. That call gets made on-site, in writing, before work starts.
Keyless Entry and Keypad Lock Installation
A keyless entry keypad in West Hollywood typically costs $120-$260 installed, depending on whether it’s a standalone deadbolt keypad or a full handle-and-deadbolt set. For homes with existing keypad systems and a master key in place, we can key the new cylinder to the existing keyway so the physical key and the code both work. The 1950s ranch off Tyler Street we mentioned: we rekeyed three original cylinders, re-anchored the strike plates, and installed a keypad entry unit keyed to the owner’s existing master so access was manageable from a phone. That’s the standard, not the exception.
Biometric and Electronic Lock Installation
Biometric lock installation in West Hollywood runs $180-$380 for residential-grade fingerprint or Bluetooth units from brands like Baldwin and Yale. The biggest failure point here is not the electronics; it’s the existing mechanical cylinder behind the electronic face. Salt-laden air off the Atlantic, about eight miles east, accelerates corrosion inside those cylinders, especially on east- and south-facing doors. We replace or repin the mechanical cylinder before installing the biometric head, because a fingerprint reader mounted on a seized deadbolt is just a fingerprint reader mounted on a seized deadbolt.
Key Duplication
Standard key duplication in West Hollywood runs $3-$8 per key, and we cut most keys on-site. For duplex keys and best-key systems found in some Broward County commercial spaces, prices range $12-$35 due to keyway control and the need for authorization. The real difference in coastal humidity: we cut from the original or a deep-cut code when the original is worn, because a copy of a worn key in a corroded cylinder is a lockout waiting to happen.
Trusted Brands We Service in West Hollywood
We work on the full spectrum, from builder-grade Kwikset and Schlage up through Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Sargent, and Baldwin high-security cylinders. We stock common cylinders, key blanks, and strike hardware for West Hollywood’s older concrete-block homes, which means a rekey doesn’t stall because a 1963 Schlage part was hard to source. Factory-authorized work, documented in writing before we start. No exception.
Common Lock Installation & Rekey Problems We See in West Hollywood Homes
- The builder’s key is still circulating. Too many West Hollywood buyers close on a home and never rekey. The original key is still out there with the prior owner, the listing agent, contractors, the cleaning crew. A rekey is $65-$120 for most homes. A break-in later costs more.
- East-facing deadbolts seized from salt humidity. The Atlantic is only a few miles away, and the prevailing air here is humid and saline. Deadbolts on east- and south-facing doors corrode from the inside. You’ll notice it as a key that turns hard or doesn’t turn at all. We see this every week, off Sheridan, off Taft, throughout the unincorporated grid.
- Strike plates pulled loose from settled door frames. Concrete-block homes settle. So do hollow-core door frames. A deadbolt is only as strong as the strike plate behind it, and we regularly find plates anchored with half-inch screws that have torn out. We re-anchor with longer screws into the framing and reinforce the plate where needed.
- Cheap turnover rekeys that didn’t actually rekey. In West Hollywood’s high-turnover rental pockets, landlords often pay someone to “rekey” and the tech simply shaved the pins or swapped in a duplicate pin set. The old key still works. We repin the cylinder properly, and we show you the old pins in a photo record when we’re done.
Pricing for Lock Installation & Rekey in West Hollywood, FL
Here’s what you can expect to pay in West Hollywood, in writing, before we dispatch:
- Rekey a standard cylinder: $65-$120 per lock
- Smart lock installation: $145-$295 (hardware included on most units)
- Keypad or keyless entry installation: $120-$260
- Biometric or electronic lock installation: $180-$380
- Key duplication: $3-$8 standard, $12-$35 restricted systems
- Emergency lockout response in West Hollywood: $85-$180 depending on time and complexity
The price on the phone is the price on the invoice. Haven Standard Clause 1. No call-out surcharge added at the door. No “minimum” that turns into an upsell. We’ve operated that way since 2002, and every one of the 60,000+ jobs we’ve completed started with a written price. Call (331) 310-8471 and you’ll get the number in the first conversation.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Hollywood
Our crews cover West Hollywood and the surrounding South Florida metro, including Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando. If you’re just outside the immediate area, the same written-price rule applies. Check our full West Hollywood coverage page for scheduling details.
Serving West Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood
A builder’s key still opens your door because the lock cylinder was never rekeyed after construction or after the sale closed. In West Hollywood’s older tract homes, the same key may have been used by multiple contractors, the seller, and the listing agent. Anyone who held that key can still walk in. The fix is a $65-$120 rekey that replaces the internal pins so the old key no longer turns the cylinder. Call (331) 310-8471 and we’ll rekey it the same day, with a written price before we start.
Yes, in almost every case. We can rekey an original 1960s Schlage mortise lock in place without touching the door itself. The cylinder comes out, gets repinned, and goes back in with fresh lubrication suited to coastal humidity. If the mortise body is so corroded it can’t be salvaged, we’ll show you that in the photo record and quote a replacement before any work proceeds. No one has to replace the door unless the door itself is failing.
No. A rekey or lock installation in West Hollywood does not require a county permit or inspection. Because the area is unincorporated, there is no city-level licensing layer either. The licensing you should verify is Florida state locksmith licensing and the technician’s own background and documentation. Novak Lock & Security sends a background-checked, uniformed technician on every call, and you receive a documented photo record when the job is done. That’s the accountability layer that replaces a city permit office in this area.
We start by pulling the existing cylinder and checking the bore hole and door integrity. If the door is hollow-core but structurally sound, we can usually mount a smart lock directly to the existing prep. If the bore is wallowed out from decades of use, we’ll fabricate or install a wrap plate to stabilize the new lock. If there’s an existing keypad entry, we can key the new cylinder to the same keyway so the physical backup key works across the whole house. The smart unit then ties into the existing keypad master, not a separate orphan system.
A rekey changes the internal pin configuration so the old key stops working; a key duplication makes an additional copy of an existing key. In West Hollywood’s humid, salty air, the distinction matters because keys and cylinders wear differently. A duplicated key cut from a corroded or worn original will eventually fail in the cylinder. A rekey gives you fresh pins cut to a code, which resets the lock to factory tolerances. For security after a purchase or turnover, a rekey is the right call. A duplication is for convenience, not access control.
Contact Novak Lock & Security in West Hollywood
If you’re in West Hollywood and you need a lock installed, a rekey done right, or a smart lock that actually works with your existing setup, call (331) 310-8471. A live person answers, 24/7. You’ll get a firm price on the phone, a background-checked technician at the door, and a written photo record when the job is complete. That’s the whole system, and it’s been that way since 2002.
Written by Daniel Novak, Owner at Novak Lock & Security.
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