Home locks · Berkeley
Home locks in Berkeley
Berkeley homes skew old and divided: Craftsman and brown-shingle houses, many split into units or shared by housemates. The keying gets interesting.
- Rough price before anyone comes
- Brown-shingles to student flats
- Ask for the BSIS licence
Ring 01 · Residential
Shared houses
A typical arrangement: one front door everyone uses, bedrooms with their own locks, and an owner who needs into every room for repairs. A master-keyed system handles it. When a housemate leaves, rekey their bedroom and, ideally, the front door.
In-law and back units
Backyard cottages and basement units are everywhere. Key them separately, with the owner holding a master, so a tenant change means one rekey.
Old doors
Original doors often carry mortise locks or rim locks. Repairing and rekeying keeps the period look; a deadbolt can be added where the door allows.
Hill houses
In the hills the front door may sit far above the street, with a garage, deck slider and basement each locked separately. List every entrance when you book.
Talk to dispatch
Give the street and the nearest cross street, say what's locked and how the door is reached — stairs, side path, gate or a building buzzer.
- 510-964-3261
- Monday through Sunday, All day
- Berkeley, CA 94710 (dispatch location)
- All major credit cards
Ring 02 · What we handle
Home work
Keys
- Master-keyed shared houses
- In-law unit keying
- Rekeys after a move
- Spare keys
Doors
- Mortise and rim lock repair
- Deadbolt installs
- Slider and deck doors
- Lockouts
Ring 04 · Questions
Questions about residential service
Can a mortise lock be rekeyed?
Usually; the cylinder is repinned and the lock kept.
I'm a tenant. Can I rekey my room?
Check your lease and ask your landlord first.
Can you fit a smart lock?
Most fit standard deadbolt holes; check landlord or HOA rules.
Reach us directly
- 510-964-3261
- info@locksmithinberkeleycalifornia.com
- Berkeley, CA 94710 (dispatch location, no walk-in storefront)
- Monday through Sunday, All day
- All major credit cards
Request a callback
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Talk to dispatch
Give the street and the nearest cross street, say what's locked and how the door is reached — stairs, side path, gate or a building buzzer.
- 510-964-3261
- Monday through Sunday, All day
- Berkeley, CA 94710 (dispatch location)
- All major credit cards