2006-12-14 02:48:50 · 25 answers · asked by katie t 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes! I had six locks to change on my new house - 4 door handle locks and two dead bolt locks. I went and had them all rekeyed to be the same key so I would not have to deal with multiple keys. It only cost $50 and that included 6 new keys. Then you know who has each one as you control who you give them to. A cheap price to pay for piece of mind.
2006-12-14 03:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Joe S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved into an apartment once without changing the locks. A lovely young crack addict type let herself in while I was cooking dinner. She seemed to disapprove of my living there now and was not quick to leave even though I was freaking out more than she was. She was friends of the previous tenant. The police came by in search of the previous tenant as well. Later on I learned some of their secret stash points in the apartment... too bad I didn't use drugs...You never know what went on there before. Change your locks!
2006-12-14 03:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Whether it is new or old, whenever you buy a home the locks should be changed. You never know how many spare keys were out there and who lived where, was there a tenant in the house, yada, yada, ........
Yup, you ought to do it right away. I do this. I have changed 4 homes in my brief life and that's the first thing I do after I take possession of the home.
2006-12-14 02:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't move into a new house without immediately changing the locks. It's the very first thing I do. With multiple locks it is probably cheaper to have a locksmith replace the cylinders of the locks.
2016-05-24 02:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes anyone from the real estate agency all the way down to there maintainance man can have a copy of the keys. It's better to be safe than sorry. Change the locks yourself here we had a locksmith that made duplicates of keys and then robbed his customers. He wasn't charged with breaking and entering because he had the keys.
2006-12-14 03:11:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. You have no idea how many people have the keys for your house. Better to spend a couple of bucks and change the locks then have someone that you don't know come in whenever they feel like it because they still have a key.
2006-12-14 03:47:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u wanna get robbed then i suggest u stick with ur old locks. a change of home deserves a change in locks
2006-12-14 02:56:53 · answer #7 · answered by devilzpl4y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. It's plain common sense. It's also quite easy if they're Yale-type locks. You just have to buy a new barrel for the exisiting lock.
2006-12-14 04:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you take the barrel out of your old home and replace it with your new home . providing they are the same it will save you money and time getting new keys cut for the family dont forget to put the other one in the back in yourold home
2006-12-17 13:50:59 · answer #9 · answered by alenn big man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, if someone else used to live there.
The peace of mind you'll feel will make the cost of new locks worthwhile.
2006-12-14 04:19:43 · answer #10 · answered by kiwi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋