Harrisonburg lock rekeying

Why keys go missing in Harrisonburg

A college town produces lost keys at a steady rate. Keys fall out of pockets at tailgates, get lent to friends and never come back, and leave town in a roommate's bag at the end of the semester. Rekeying changes the pins inside a lock so it needs a new key, which makes every copy of the old key useless while the lock itself stays on the door.

Summer turnover at large complexes

Between May move-out and August move-in, big Harrisonburg complexes may turn over a large share of their units in a short window. Every bedroom door with its own lock is another cylinder to deal with. Property managers who plan rekeying into that window, rather than waiting until a resident reports a missing key, can hand every new resident a key knowing no earlier resident still has one. Ask the locksmith about a master key setup so maintenance staff carry fewer keys.

A roommate moved out mid-lease

Roommate changes don't always line up with the lease. If someone leaves in January and hands the key to a friend instead of the office, the remaining residents have no idea who can get in. Tenants in managed properties should ask management to rekey; homeowners who rent out rooms can rekey themselves.

Buying a home in the city

Professors, young couples and families moving to Harrisonburg often buy houses that have been rentals at some point, sometimes several times. There's no telling how many keys were cut over those years. Rekeying on the day you get the keys is a small job that closes that question for good.

Getting down to one key

A front door, a back door and a garage entry that each take a different key can often be rekeyed to match, provided the locks share a keyway — usually meaning they're the same brand. The locksmith can tell you on site.

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