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Home Rekeying Service

Moving into a new home in Toronto — whether it's a semi-detached in The Annex, a high-rise condo near Yonge and Eglinton, or a townhouse in Scarborough — is exciting, but it also comes with a security question most people overlook: who else still has a key to your front door? Previous owners, former tenants, real estate agents, contractors, or building staff may all have had copies made over the years, and there is no reliable way to track them all down. Rekeying your locks is the most direct way to take full control of who can enter your home from day one.

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Astral Pass Lock & Key provides a professional home rekeying service across Toronto and the surrounding area, dispatching trained and insured mobile technicians directly to your door — no shop visit required. Whether you have just received the keys to a resale property, lost a key set, ended a tenancy, or simply want to refresh your home's security after a life change, our team can rekey your existing deadbolts, door knob locks, and mortise locks quickly and with no unnecessary damage to your doors or hardware. We operate around the clock, every day of the year, so the timing of your move or your security concern never has to wait.

What we do

Available 24/7

Day, night, weekends and holidays — a real local locksmith answers and rolls a fully-stocked van.

Fast local response

Based in Toronto, we reach the Toronto area in well under an hour.

Insured & background-checked

Vetted technicians, up-front pricing, and no surprise add-ons when we arrive.

Damage-free entry

We pick and bypass locks the right way, so most lockouts are solved without drilling anything.

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What Rekeying Actually Does — and Why It Beats Changing Every Lock

When a locksmith rekeys a lock, the internal pin tumblers inside the cylinder are replaced with a new set cut to a different height configuration. The result is that your existing lock hardware stays in place, but every old key that once opened it becomes permanently useless. Only the newly cut key — or keys — will work. This is not a workaround or a temporary fix; rekeying is a permanent, industry-standard security reset that locksmiths perform every day on deadbolts, door knob locks, and the more complex mortise lock assemblies common in older Toronto homes and commercial-grade residential buildings.

Replacing an entire lock makes sense when the hardware itself is damaged, outdated, or you want to upgrade to a higher-security grade. But when the lock is in good working condition and your only concern is controlling access, rekeying delivers the same outcome at a fraction of the disruption. A skilled technician can rekey most standard cylinders in minutes, and because it is a non-destructive process, your door frame, strike plate, and finish are left exactly as they were. For condos along St. Clair Avenue West or older brick homes in Leslieville where door hardware can be period-specific and difficult to match, preserving existing hardware is often the smarter choice.

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Our Home Rekeying Service: Locks We Work With Across Toronto

Our mobile technicians carry the tools and pin kits to rekey a wide range of residential lock types on the spot. This includes single-cylinder and double-cylinder deadbolts, door knob locks, lever-set locks, padlocks, and mortise lock units — the large, rectangular lock bodies common in pre-war and mid-century Toronto housing stock and in many newer high-security residential installations. Mortise locks have a more involved cylinder removal process than a standard deadbolt, requiring experience with the internal mechanism so the lock is reassembled correctly and functions smoothly afterward. Our technicians work with mortise lock hardware regularly and approach each one with the care it requires.

Beyond standard pin-tumbler cylinders, we also work with Schlage, Kwikset, and other common residential lock families, and we can rekey multiple locks in your home to a single key — a convenience upgrade many Toronto homeowners request so that one key operates the front door, back door, and garage entry. If during the visit our technician finds a lock that is worn, damaged, or simply not worth rekeying, they will explain the situation clearly, present your options, and confirm the cost before touching anything. We also service smart lock installations, mailbox locks, storage locks, sliding door locks, window locks, deadbolts with reinforced strike plates, high-security restricted keyway cylinders, and auxiliary locks. Whatever combination of hardware secures your home, we can assess and address it in a single visit.

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When to Call an Emergency Locksmith for a Rekeying — Not Just a Lockout

Most people associate an emergency locksmith call with being locked out of their home, but there are rekeying situations that are just as time-sensitive. If you have lost your keys in a public place — on the TTC, at a restaurant on College Street, or anywhere keys could be found by someone who then traces them back to your address — waiting until a convenient weekday appointment is a real security risk. The same applies if a key was stolen, if you have just ended a difficult tenancy and a former occupant has not returned their copy, or if there has been an attempted break-in and you want to ensure your cylinders have not been tampered with.

Because Astral Pass Lock & Key operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you do not have to leave a vulnerable window open overnight or over a weekend. Call us at (647) 492-0903 any time and a mobile technician will be dispatched to your location. We will verify your identity and ownership before beginning any work — a step we take seriously to protect you and every resident in the building or street. Once verified, our technician will assess the locks, explain what they found, confirm the exact price upfront, and complete the rekeying with the tools already on board the vehicle.

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Factors That Shape Your Rekeying Quote — No Surprises, Ever

Every rekeying job is quoted honestly before any work begins, and the final price reflects the actual specifics of your situation. The factors our technicians weigh include the number of locks being rekeyed, the type of lock hardware involved (a basic door knob lock and a multi-point mortise lock are meaningfully different in labour and parts), whether you also need new keys cut on-site, the time of the call relative to standard business hours, and travel distance within our Toronto service area. If replacement parts are needed — new pins, a worn cylinder that should be swapped rather than rekeyed, or additional keys beyond a standard set — those are itemized and explained before they are added.

There are no hidden fees and no pressure to approve work you did not ask for. Our goal is that you know exactly what you are paying for and why before our technician picks up a single tool. Toronto residents in particular deal with a range of housing types — older homes with original hardware in Roncesvalles, newer condos with building-mandated lock specifications near the waterfront, multi-unit properties in North York — and pricing needs to reflect that real-world variety rather than a flat-rate guess made before we have even seen the lock.

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Frequently asked questions

How is rekeying different from replacing my locks entirely?

Rekeying changes the internal pin tumblers inside your existing lock cylinder so that old keys no longer work and only a newly cut key operates the lock. The hardware — the lock body, the door knob or handle, the mortise lock casing — stays exactly where it is. A full lock replacement involves removing the entire unit and installing new hardware. Rekeying is the right choice when your existing locks are in good working condition and your concern is access control, not hardware quality. If your locks are damaged, outdated, or you want to upgrade to a higher-security option, our technician can discuss a replacement instead.

I just moved into a resale home in Toronto. Do I really need to rekey?

Yes, and it is one of the most practical first steps you can take. In a typical Toronto resale transaction, keys may have been distributed to the previous owners, their family members, real estate agents, house stagers, contractors, cleaning crews, and neighbours. There is no standard process for collecting them all before closing. Rekeying every exterior lock — including any mortise lock on older doors and any door knob locks on side or back entrances — resets access completely. You leave the appointment knowing with certainty that only the keys in your hand open your home.

What types of locks can Astral Pass Lock & Key rekey at my home?

Our trained technicians carry pin kits and tools for a wide range of residential lock hardware. This includes standard pin-tumbler deadbolts, door knob locks, lever-set locks, mortise lock cylinders, high-security restricted keyway cylinders, padlocks, sliding door locks, and mailbox locks. We regularly work with Schlage and Kwikset hardware, among other brands common in Toronto homes and condos. If you want all your exterior doors keyed alike — one key for everything — we can arrange that in a single visit as well.

How much does rekeying cost?

We do not quote prices before understanding the specifics of your job, and we never apply a generic flat rate that ignores what your locks actually require. The factors that shape your quote include the number of locks being rekeyed, the type of hardware (a mortise lock involves a different process than a door knob lock), the time of day you call, travel distance, and whether any parts — additional pins, new keys, or a replacement cylinder — are needed. What we guarantee is that your technician will confirm the exact price with you before any work begins. There are no charges added afterward that were not discussed upfront.

Is it safe to call a locksmith late at night or on a weekend for a rekeying?

Absolutely. Astral Pass Lock & Key operates 24 hours a day, every day, precisely because security concerns do not follow business hours. If you lost your keys on a Saturday night or realized after moving in on a long weekend that your locks needed to be rekeyed, call us at (647) 492-0903 and a mobile technician will be dispatched to you. Before any work begins, our technician will ask you to verify ownership or tenancy — this is standard practice we follow every time, both to protect you and to ensure the security of everyone in the building or on the street.

Can you rekey just one lock, or do I have to do all of them at once?

You can rekey any number of locks you choose — one, several, or all of them. Many Toronto homeowners start with the front door deadbolt and mortise lock after a move and add other entry points during the same visit once they see the process. Others call us specifically for a back door or garage entry lock that concerns them. Our technician will assess each lock individually, advise you on its condition, and work on exactly what you authorize. There is no requirement to bundle services you do not want.

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