Keys for a door issue!

Ardie/WI · #1 09/26/12, 07:32 PM

Oy, we discovered that we don't have the keys for an outside door! DH must have misplaced them.

How do we get keys made for it? Is there a serial number somewhere on it's innerds that we can get to contact the company that manufactures it?

carasel · #2 09/26/12, 07:44 PM

Take it off and take to a lock smith. Will take all of five minutes to fix. If you have more than one lock set take them all.

Wis Bang 2 · #3 09/26/12, 08:50 PM

Any locksmith can make a key, taking the lockset to them makes it cheaper too!

My father was good friends w/ a local locksmith and had the house and garage and deadbolts all work on one key.

On the other hand all the cabin door keys were marked 'Do Not Duplicate'.

I also had a boss who used to lock his keys in the office. His local locksmith installed a lock w a key cut in a device that looked like a dymo label machine on steroids. He would send me to the locksmith with a letter and the locksmith would look in his book [kept in his safe] and set the dial, insert a key and squeeze the handle and hand me another key.

DaleK · #4 09/26/12, 08:54 PM

A new lockset is $25-30 and 5 minutes to change. Forget about the locksmith.

siberian · #5 09/26/12, 08:56 PM

Easy fix, they will pop out the cylinder and see what pin sizesare. Depending on the lock, may be cheaper to replace. not if its a good lock.

meanwhile · #6 09/27/12, 06:49 AM

Once you get it fixed, be sure to make some extra keys and hide some place. People at our Cabin loose so many keys it is not funny. I am going to start charging a key deposit. Hope you get it fixed soon.

kimmom2five · #7 09/27/12, 06:53 AM

The locks we put on our house are made to be easily reset. It had a little metal piece that you keep separate from the lock. If you need to change the lock you put the little strip where it belongs in the lock, put the new key in the lock which rekeys the lock to the new one and pull the little strip out and the lock is set. The guy at Home Depot recommended them. He said that way you could make a different key for a repairman to come to your home and then change the lock after they leave.

greg_n_ga · #8 09/27/12, 07:23 AM

There is a guy at our local building supply that does rekey work as a service to their customers.

mekasmom · #9 09/27/12, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleK

A new lockset is $25-30 and 5 minutes to change. Forget about the locksmith.

I agree. It is a LOT cheaper to just change the lock.

edcopp · #10 09/27/12, 02:28 PM

My locksmith charges $5 for 2 keys if I bring the lock in.

Ardie/WI · #11 09/28/12, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mekasmom

I agree. It is a LOT cheaper to just change the lock.

That's the route we decided to take.

Thank you for all the input.

dragonjaze · #12 09/28/12, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimmom2five

The locks we put on our house are made to be easily reset. It had a little metal piece that you keep separate from the lock. If you need to change the lock you put the little strip where it belongs in the lock, put the new key in the lock which rekeys the lock to the new one and pull the little strip out and the lock is set. The guy at Home Depot recommended them. He said that way you could make a different key for a repairman to come to your home and then change the lock after they leave.

I just installed these on our front door. Love that we have that option!