Great discussion, thanks for going over this 😊

Color/finish degradation is the most common reason that I run into... Exterior locks finish degradation obviously is faster, and I've run across where someone has replaced the some exterior knobsets and not all of them, and used a different brand, ending up with multiple keys that are not compatible, etc. I recently did a rekey/ replace for a guy who had just purchased a property that used 21 knobsets, 21 deadbolts (6 double cylinder), and needed reboring 10 doors due to bad prep. They wanted all keyed alike,, plus master keying on a cottage on the property that folks could stay with them, use their issued keys with no other access.. That was a very long day indeed. I should have rented the cottage myself for the night...

@LockandKilo

2 жыл бұрын

Man, that sounds like a day! Those massive properties can make ya clear your schedule sometimes! It's always fun to fix bad prep work... a few times I had to fix some pretty bad jobs rookies did at shops I worked at in the past... felt less like a Locksmith and more like a magician sometimes lol I recently rekeyed a home with 24 locks, but at least they were all compatible. Took me a little over an hour because the client wanted to chat about how cool he thought my job was during half the job haha

I definitely am not charging enough

@LockandKilo

2 жыл бұрын

The pricing is subject to your area lol Here in California rekey rates hover around $10-$13 per cylinder. Small town shops sometimes charge less than metro shops. It all depends on your bottom line in the end! Mobile vs Brick and Mortar plays a big factor in pricing as well!

Ok. I got a good one for you to answer How do you key locks to allow a master key for all locks And “slave” keys that would only open 1 lock say in a set of 4-6 locks

@LockandKilo

2 жыл бұрын

This is a question I get everyday! I have been working on getting a video done on that. I have been trying to make a video that doesn't drag on too long, so I may end up putting a Master Key series of videos up soon!

@edparadis1578

2 жыл бұрын

The magic is knowing what the master key bitting will be, and what the individual bitting will be. The rest is mathematics...

@LockandKilo

2 жыл бұрын

@@edparadis1578 Trying to make it seem that simple on camera is the tricky part haha