Stop paying $150 for a lockout!

The following price list is meant to be a general guide to give you an idea of what it might cost to have some of the more common services performed by  myflatrate Locksmith in the orange county area. Every job and situation can be a little different from the previous job and these different situations make it impossible to have an exact price without detailed information about the specific job. Myflatrate locksmith offers competitive rates for all Locksmith services including Emergency Service, After-hours Service and Weekend Service.

We specialize in:

- Emergency Lock Out Service- Dead Bolts- Locks Rekeyed- Lost Keys- Lock Repairs- Cut Keys- Install Locks

- Change Locks- Panic Hardware- Electronic Locks- Door Closers- Safe Combination Change- Transponder Keys

Call us first and save time and money (714)-376-5148

*Trip Charge…………………………………………… $29

Open a Residence………………………………………$49

Open a Vehicle…………………………………………. $49

Open a Padlock………………………………………….$ 29

Re-key a House or Business…………………………$17cylinder

Master re-key……………………………………………$27

That mean’s that 1 cylinder will work with 2 or more different keys

Install a Deadbolt (fresh install)…………………….$85

Repair a Sagging Door………………………………… $25

Replace a Failing Doorknob, Latch……………….. $25

Replace a Mailbox Lock………………………………. $45

Trip charge

All jobs require a trip charge – I am never just “in the neighborhood.”  If you have an additional job site within one mile of your first job site, you only have to pay one trip charge.  If you require special-order parts that must be shipped to me, there is an additional trip charge, as I must go to pick them up and then go back to your location.

Open a residence

Most of the time, I can pick the lock, which does not damage it.  If I cannot pick it, then you must purchase a replacement lock cylinder if you wish me to proceed with drilling it.  Replacement cylinders are usually about $25, though I will advise you of the exact price.High security locks such as Abloy, ASSA, Best or Medeco are an additional charge and, in some cases, may be impossible.  Opening them always involves destroying them.

Open a vehicle

I cannot open a BMW.  No locksmith can, so beware of hiring someone who says that he can open any vehicle, as he probably does not know what he is doing.  The BMW dealership can make you a new key.  No vehicle other than BMW is a problem.

Open a padlock

I can pick some padlocks, but most of the time I cut them off or drill them.  The key way must be facing outward so I have a straight shot at it with a drill.  If the padlock is mounted so the key way is shrouded or facing a wall, I cannot help you.  I cannot open U-shaped bicycle locks, though bicycle chains and cables can be cut off.

Re-key a house or a business

Each place that you use a key is a lock cylinder.  If you have a double-sided deadbolt where you use the key on both the inside and the outside, that would count twice.

Install a deadbolt

This refers to a new installation on an exterior door.  Interior residential doors (e.g. bedrooms) are $60, though you should be aware that your door is cardboard, so the deadbolt is not going to be particularly strong.  I do not install deadbolts on mobile homes as the doors are too thin and there is a danger of hitting a crosspiece with one’s drill, which could collapse the whole door.

Repair a sagging door

When a door sags, the deadbolt and sometimes the latch no longer line up with the holes in the frame.  I can repair this, but not for free – people sometimes think that this repair is included when I rekey their lock, but it is not.”     

Replace a failing doorknob latch.Some latches will sometimes fail so, when you turn the knob, it does not retract the latch enough to clear the strike and open the door.  If I am rekeying your house and observe that a latch (usually on the garage door, which gets the most use) is starting to fail, I will advise you of this.  If it fails and there is some other way into your house, there is a $55 labor charge for getting the door open(lockout).  If it is the only door into your house, it cannot be opened without some damage to the door and, unless you sign a release form, I’m not going to help you with that.

Replace a mailbox lock.This includes drilling out the old lock.  If you have a key for the existing lock, replacing it is only 35$.Recently, in 2008, a hardened mailbox lock was introduced because of all the identity thieves stealing mail. This is still very rare – I have not yet encountered one – but I must mention it here because I cannot open these with the battery-powered tools that I have. You must call someone with an inverter in their van that allows them to use 110-volt power tools.     

My personal guarantee

if i agree to come out and unlock your auto, home, or business and i find that i am unable to do the job i will not charge you a penny.

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