Changing all the locks in new house?

[Anonymous]

Reviving this thread so as not to start a new one.

Question- if you move to a new house and want to install a smart lock, do you still need to get it rekeyed or the lock replaced? Or does that become irrelevant with the smart lock?

[Anonymous]

It is about $120 per lock. We just had all our locks rekeyed and have all the locks on 1 key. I can't even believe that the previous owners handed us 15 different keys for the 4 doors of the home. Ridiculous!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reviving this thread so as not to start a new one.

Question- if you move to a new house and want to install a smart lock, do you still need to get it rekeyed or the lock replaced? Or does that become irrelevant with the smart lock?

When we installed a smart lock, it was a whole new key, so if you do this on the day you move in or soon after, I wouldn't bother having the lock changed. If you have more than one door and you want them all on the same key, you might want to have a locksmith come after you put the smart lock in, so they can match other doors to that new key, though.

[Anonymous]

Our smart lock doesn’t even take a key. And we only put a smart lock on the front door.

[Anonymous]

We did it ourselves. If they can be rekeyed, you can do it. If not, buy new exterior deadbolts at a hardware store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our smart lock doesn’t even take a key. And we only put a smart lock on the front door.

This is what we did. We rekeyed the other exterior doors.

[Anonymous]

Ha ha, no.

The paranoia is strong here.

[Anonymous]

My dad changed mine for free. I can also do this myself. It’s actually pretty easy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is about $120 per lock. We just had all our locks rekeyed and have all the locks on 1 key. I can't even believe that the previous owners handed us 15 different keys for the 4 doors of the home. Ridiculous!!!

They shouldn’t have given you any of the keys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha ha, no.

The paranoia is strong here.

Oh, did you try to break in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reviving this thread so as not to start a new one.

Question- if you move to a new house and want to install a smart lock, do you still need to get it rekeyed or the lock replaced? Or does that become irrelevant with the smart lock?

If the smart lock doesn’t have a key option, the new owner just changes the code.

Even if there is a key option, there would be no reason to give 3rd parties a key to your house since you would also give them a code (which you then change).

I guess you just have to trust the sellers didn’t keep a spare…probably want to rekey for good measure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha ha, no.

The paranoia is strong here.

Oh, did you try to break in?

Into my own house? No.

Into my old house? Why would I do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our smart lock doesn’t even take a key. And we only put a smart lock on the front door.

How can it not have a key? What if it loses power?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our smart lock doesn’t even take a key. And we only put a smart lock on the front door.

How can it not have a key? What if it loses power?

It notifies you ahead of time.

[Anonymous]

We did. We actually knew the previous owners and trust them…but we don’t know their dog walker or house cleaner etc.