Commercial-Grade Lock Replacement: comparing quotes

Once a cylinder is replaced or rekeyed, any key that was not reissued for the new combination simply stops working on that door. This is the direct answer to a key that walked out with someone who left the business, and it is worth doing across every door that key used to open, not only the one that prompted the call.

Condition of the existing door and frame

A door and frame in good condition accept new hardware into the existing prep with little extra work. Damage from a break-in, a cracked frame or a previously mis-cut mortise pocket adds repair time the quote accounts for separately.

Removal of old hardware

Whether old locks, cylinders and strikes are left with the business, disposed of, or kept as spares for a wider system is a small choice that can affect the time and scope named in the quote.

Type of hardware the door takes

A mortise lock body, a heavy cylindrical lockset and a narrow-stile lock or hookbolt are priced differently as hardware and take different amounts of labour to fit, so the quote follows what the door's own construction requires.