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Maximus96

Maximus96

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our home purchase funded today and we are to get keys this thursday as planned. i'll be heading to home depot to buy new locks. this is our first home purchase on our own. are there other front door locks from home depot that are better than schlage? i don't know too much about home improvement, i just know kwikset is crap.
 
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They're okay, a step above your kwikset home center junk.

Baldwin, Lori, Sargent, Medeco are better manufacturers. They also can get really expensive. Even the best are susceptible to non forced type entry. I shouldn't talk about it much but if you search for "bumping.pdf" on google you will see a nice example and tips.
 
jadinolf

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You can just have the locks re-keyed. Heck of a lot less expensive. And while you're at it have all of your locks keyed alike.

You should see my key chain: car key, house key. :)
 
Maximus96

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how do you re-key? do i hire a locksmith to do this? how much would it typically cost?
 
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mwtgg

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Originally posted by: jadinolf
You can just have the locks re-keyed. Heck of a lot less expensive. And while you're at it have all of your locks keyed alike.

You should see my key chain: car key, house key. :)
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Just like mine, with the addition of a keyfob for the car.
 
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Vincent

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I had a locksmith come out to re-key my locks and he charged $9 per lock along with a ~$50 house call fee.
 
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bctbct

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Originally posted by: Maximus96
how do you re-key? do i hire a locksmith to do this? how much would it typically cost?
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If you take the lock to Lowes they charge $5 YMMV. You have to have the key though.

 
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chiwawa626

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Something like medco would be the safest option right? They have angled pins/grooves on the key and need a special blank/machine to cut them. The only way to get medco keys cut is through the medco company itself. Most big institutions such as universitys use medco locks - but they're prolly a bit too expensive and overkill for a home.
 
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how much are medecos? i can only see their official site due to websense at work but they don't list prices. the other sites that google brought up are blocked as 'shopping'. and i guess they only make deadbolts for residential according to their site, right?
 
Baked

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Originally posted by: Maximus96
how much are medecos? i can only see their official site due to websense at work but they don't list prices. the other sites that google brought up are blocked as 'shopping'. and i guess they only make deadbolts for residential according to their site, right?
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LOL, man Medeco locks/keys are for the professional environment, ie Hospital. It's gonna cost you. My Medeco key has "Restricted Do Not Duplicate" stamped on it. You can have a master key that opens all the locks, and slave keys that only open a certain doors like the front door and the conference room door. Our in house lock shop can make the the keys, and it costs our dept a pretty penny when we place an order for them.
 
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Unscrew door set from the inside (two screws), take the outer doorknob with the tumbler up to the locksmith. He'll re-key them for about $6 per lock if you have a key already.

I re-keyed four Schlage locks and deadbolts alike when I moved in.

 
Ryan

Ryan

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Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: Maximus96
how much are medecos? i can only see their official site due to websense at work but they don't list prices. the other sites that google brought up are blocked as 'shopping'. and i guess they only make deadbolts for residential according to their site, right?
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LOL, man Medeco locks/keys are for the professional environment, ie Hospital. It's gonna cost you. My Medeco key has "Restricted Do Not Duplicate" stamped on it. You can have a master key that opens all the locks, and slave keys that only open a certain doors like the front door and the conference room door. Our in house lock shop can make the the keys, and it costs our dept a pretty penny when we place an order for them.
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IIRC, my Medco keys came with a card with a magnetic strip on them - it has the code to cut the keys to fit. Cost upwards of 100 bucks a key to get them replaced.
 
spacejamz

spacejamz

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I didn't realize that kwikset was crap...those were installed in the doors when we moved in...

we do have a monitored alarm, but is it worth the $$ to get schlage locks?? would need one for the front door, door to garage and side door...

if a thief wants to get inside, he pretty much will anyway...
 
Maximus96

Maximus96

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Originally posted by: Ryan
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: Maximus96
how much are medecos? i can only see their official site due to websense at work but they don't list prices. the other sites that google brought up are blocked as 'shopping'. and i guess they only make deadbolts for residential according to their site, right?
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LOL, man Medeco locks/keys are for the professional environment, ie Hospital. It's gonna cost you. My Medeco key has "Restricted Do Not Duplicate" stamped on it. You can have a master key that opens all the locks, and slave keys that only open a certain doors like the front door and the conference room door. Our in house lock shop can make the the keys, and it costs our dept a pretty penny when we place an order for them.
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IIRC, my Medco keys came with a card with a magnetic strip on them - it has the code to cut the keys to fit. Cost upwards of 100 bucks a key to get them replaced.
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holy moly! thats much more than i intend to spend. i guess schlage locks or rekeying then.
 
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