Lock Replacement & Installation in Santa Clara
Deadbolts, knobs, levers and handlesets fitted from the van, $109 to $299.
$109–$299
Typical price
21 min
Avg. arrival
24/7
Availability
Replacement is the right call when the lock itself is done: a deadbolt whose bolt no longer clears the strike, a knob that spins without moving the latch, a keypad lock on a rental that has eaten three sets of batteries and now refuses everyone, a side gate off Kiely Blvd held by a hasp any hand can lift. Wafer Lock & Key carries deadbolts, knobs, levers and handlesets on the van, in the finishes that match what is already on the door.
The tape measure comes out before the screwdriver. Door thickness, backset and bore diameter vary more than people expect. A ranch house from 1959 may carry a two-and-three-eighths backset and a bore a previous owner opened past standard; a townhome from 2015 may have a hollow metal door that needs through-bolts. Where the existing preparation fits, a swap runs twenty to thirty minutes per door. Where it does not, the door is drilled or filled and you see the fit before the lock goes on. Keys are cut on site and matched to your other doors if you want to carry one key. A lever suits an accessibility need better than a knob, and on a rental it outlasts one.
Fitted, the range is $109 to $299 per lock with hardware included. A Grade 3 residential deadbolt is the $109 end. Grade 2 deadbolts, lever sets, a full handleset with matching deadbolt, and a bore enlarged for a modern unit reach $299. The $89 visit is inside the total. Evening work carries $45 and overnight $80, both named before you agree. Restricted cylinders and odd door preparation are quoted at the start, not discovered at the end.
Describe: the door and a photograph of the lock face and the door edge. Agree: the figure comes from that, per lock. Fit: measurement, removal, mounting, strike adjustment, key cutting, and a test with the door closed against compressed weatherstrip, since a bolt that throws with the door open proves nothing. Card or tap, receipt itemized lock by lock.
“Townhome off Rivermark Plaza, door pulled shut behind me with the keys and the baby monitor both inside. Quoted $149 on the call, text with the technician's name two minutes later, van in eighteen. He picked the deadbolt in about three minutes and the keypad on the garage stayed exactly as it was. $149 on the card and the receipt in my inbox before I had the stroller back in.”
Every job is priced from the list below. One figure is agreed on the call; nothing is revised at the door, and the receipt repeats it.
- Daytime (7am–8pm)standard rates
- Evening (8pm–12am)+$45
- Overnight (12am–7am)+$80
FAQ
Lock Replacement & Installation: quick answers
What grade of deadbolt belongs on the front door of a ground-floor unit?+
Grade 2 at minimum, with a reinforced strike into the stud. Grade 3 hardware from the aisle is fine on an interior door and light for a street door. Grade 1 earns its cost on a door that has been forced once, or on a unit that opens onto a shared walkway.
I already bought the lock. Will you fit it?+
Yes, labor only, quoted on the same call. The technician says at once whether it suits the door's preparation, not after the old one is off. The packaging and the spare keys that came with it stay with you.
The knobs on our ranch house are the originals. Can new hardware look right?+
Yes. Several current lines are made in the same rosette diameter and satin brass or bronze finishes those houses used. Bring the technician one of the old knobs to match against. If the door has never been bored for a deadbolt, that hole is cut the same visit and shown to you before the lock goes in.
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One call, one figure, nothing revised at the door
Calls answered 24/7 across Santa Clara and the neighbouring cities. The $89 service call, the labour and the parts are inside the number you agree to, and the receipt repeats it line for line.