Rekey or Lock Change
Rekey or Lock change Sometimes, it's important to change the entire lock. Other times, a re-keying process is all you need. The difference between a re-key or locks change is that one provides an entirely new lock and key while the other uses the working, intact cylinder and changes out only the inside mechanisms, which will also require a new key but leaves the existing lock outer hardware in place. Following is more detail about what is involved in a locks re-key or lock change: Rekey The process of re-keying a lock is quite a bit less expensive than an entire locks change. It involves replacing only the inner cylinder, the part of the lock that works with the existing key. For a lock to be considered a good candidate…