Nick Cosentino is a veteran of over 40 years in the
trades. He is also the founder and owner
of the esteemed and well respected Old Masters Construction Company in Chicago , Illinois
Q: Hope you won't mind me
asking a question of you, but it sounds like you’ve got experience in this
area. I want to get a locksmith to come out because I have 3 or 4 separate keys
for getting into the house and I want to get it down to one key for all locks.
I was told by two locksmiths I called that there's a $29 fee to come out, then
each lock would be $19 to re-do, but the price depends on the number of pins in
the lock. I have no clue how many pins this could be; they're just average
looking locks. I don't want to have him come out only to find there are 12 pins
per lock and it would be a lot to fix it.
Your thoughts?
Thanks,
CIndy
A.
Hi Cindy,
Well, first of all you can easily find out how many pins a lock has by looking at the key that fits the lock. Look at a key and you will see the cuts in the keys that look like little mountains or a roller coaster track. They go up and down, ahigh point
Go to PIN TUMBLER LOCK at Wikipedia and you'll see an illustration.
Keyed to like locks shouldn't cost that much. For 4 locks, a locksmith should cost around
Your thoughts?
Thanks,
CIndy
A.
Hi Cindy,
Well, first of all you can easily find out how many pins a lock has by looking at the key that fits the lock. Look at a key and you will see the cuts in the keys that look like little mountains or a roller coaster track. They go up and down, a
Go to PIN TUMBLER LOCK at Wikipedia and you'll see an illustration.
Keyed to like locks shouldn't cost that much. For 4 locks, a locksmith should cost around
$ 30.00 - $ 45.00 to come out ($ 29.00 is a good price) and
about $ 20.00 - $ 25.00 per lock for getting matched to the
others.
If you're worried about how many pins makes the cost higher, ask the locksmith before he (she) comes out, how many pins would there have to be for a higher charge...what do they consider average for a lock. Then when you counted the groves on your keys and they all look like there's an average of 4, or 5 pin groves.
Hope this helps...let me know.
Ciao,
Nick
If you're worried about how many pins makes the cost higher, ask the locksmith before he (she) comes out, how many pins would there have to be for a higher charge...what do they consider average for a lock. Then when you counted the groves on your keys and they all look like there's an average of 4, or 5 pin groves.
Hope this helps...let me know.
Ciao,
Nick
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