The moment you close on a new home in Greenwich, assume that between 3 and 10 people have a working key to your front door.
Rekeying is the fastest fix: we swap the pins inside your existing lock so old keys stop working. It takes about 10 minutes per door.
Replace the lock entirely if the hardware is corroded, if you're upgrading to a smart lock, or if you want a higher security grade like Medeco or Mul-T-Lock.
Follow-up questions readers ask after this post.
Every technician working Greenwich is licensed, bonded, insured and background-checked. Ask for photo ID at the door — a legitimate locksmith will always have it ready.
Almost always. For house lockouts in Greenwich we start with non-destructive entry — picking, bumping or bypassing the lock — so your existing hardware keeps working. Drilling is only used as a last resort on rare high-security cylinders.
That's one of our most common commercial jobs in Greenwich. Same-day rekey after staffing changes is standard, and we also service master-key systems, panic bars, Adams Rite storefront hardware, electric strikes and mag locks.
Yes. The day you close on a home in Greenwich, assume 3–10 old keys are still in circulation — previous owners, cleaners, dog walkers, contractors. Rekeying every exterior lock takes about 10 minutes per door and invalidates every old key.
Yes — broken key extraction, ignition repair and worn-lock replacement are all standard truck stock for our Greenwich auto locksmiths. Most extractions are done in under 10 minutes without towing the vehicle.
Most of the time, yes. We open forgotten-combination and jammed safes in Greenwich using dial manipulation and scoping so the safe stays usable. When a safe truly must be drilled, we plug and re-key it so it locks properly again.