Just moved in? Rekey before you unpack
ABC Locksmiths · Published
Written at the bench: RACQ approved repairer, Brendale workshop, trading since 2003.
When you buy or rent a home, you inherit its keys, all of them, including the ones you'll never see: neighbours, old tenants, tradies, agents. Rekeying changes the pins inside your existing locks so every old key stops working, for a fraction of the cost of new hardware.
Why rekey beats replace, usually
If the locks on your new place are decent, there's nothing wrong with the hardware, only with who might hold keys to it. Rekeying keeps the lock and changes its combination of pins. Old keys die, your new keys rule, and the door looks exactly the same.
Replacement earns its cost when locks are worn, damaged, or bargain-bin grade. A locksmith will tell you which camp yours are in, and at our counter you'll get that answer before any money moves.
One key for everything
Moving day is also the cheapest moment to simplify. Where your locks are compatible, they can often be keyed to work off fewer keys, sometimes one. Ask when you book, because doing it during a rekey costs far less than doing it later as its own job.
How the job actually runs
Two ways. Pull the locks and bring them to the Brendale counter, cheapest, and fine if you can spare the doors for an hour. Or the van comes out and does the house in one visit, which most movers pick because moving week is chaos enough.
Either way, new keys are cut on the spot, and only as many as you choose to have in circulation. That's the whole point.
