Rekey Your New Plantation Home
A just-bought Plantation home can be rekeyed for $242 — that's four standard locks moved to a single new key — and each lock past the fourth adds $49 on that visit. You have no way of knowing how many copies of the old keys exist — the sellers, their family, a dog walker, a pool service, a past tenant. A rekey makes all of them useless in about an hour.
- Licensed & insured
- 6-month workmanship warranty
- About 20 min to you
Plenty of keys changed hands last year
1,097 homes sold in Plantation in 2025 — 647 single-family houses plus 450 condos and townhouses (Miami REALTORS single-family report; condo report). Florida Realtors' own list for new owners starts with "Change locks" (Florida Realtors).
What $242 includes
- Four standard locks — knobs, levers or deadbolts — switched to a single new key
- The trip to your house
- Each new key tested, and an old key tried to prove it's dead
- Two new keys for every lock, and extra copies at $5 apiece More locks on that visit: $49 each ($49–64).
Streets under the oaks.
Homes from the 1950s and 60s, many still on their first locks.
Other move-in jobs
| Job | From | Usual total |
|---|---|---|
| Tired lock swapped for a new standard lock | $145 | $145–275 |
| Smart lock or keypad installed (labor) | $169 | $169–269 |
| Builder's smart lock reset: seller's users removed, your codes set, backup cylinder rekeyed | $95 | — |
| Slider latch repaired | $99 | $99–179 |
| Gate or shed lock keyed to the house | $49 | $49–64 |
| Mailbox lock | $90 | $90–125 |
What pushes it higher: a fifth or sixth lock, a mix of brands where one cylinder has to be swapped for a common key, high-security cylinders, or a lock too worn to take new pins.
A Plantation move-in checklist
- Every exterior door — front, side, patio, plus the interior garage door.
- Older hardware. The typical home sold here lately was built around 1974 (Momentum). Original locks that wobble are better replaced than rekeyed — our older-homes guide explains how to tell.
- Gates and outbuildings. On a Plantation Acres lot, add the driveway gate, barn and shed padlocks (gate locks).
- Sliders — does the latch truly catch? (sliding-door locks)
- Pool gate and pool door — self-closing and self-latching? (pool-gate latches)
- Smart locks and garage openers — delete old codes and remove the previous owner from any app.
- Guard gate — in a community like Hawks Landing, get your guest list set up so you can let service people in later.
Two honest tips before you book
- Check your home warranty. Some plans sold with a house cover a move-in rekey or refund part of it. Read your contract first; our invoice lists each lock so you can file a claim.
- Look for Kwikset SmartKey. If your locks have a small slot beside the keyway, a key that works and Kwikset's little reset tool let you reset them yourself — no locksmith needed. Other brands need new pins.
What to bring
Photo ID plus your closing papers or deed. If utilities aren't in your name yet, the closing documents are enough.
Questions
Can you come on closing day?
Yes. Book a time and we'll come right after you get the keys.
Rekey or replace everything?
Rekey anything that works well; replace what's worn. See rekey and lock change.
Do you change locks for landlords between tenants?
Yes, at turnover — never to lock out a current tenant.