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Lock Installation in Detroit: what to expect
Lock installation in Detroit covers new entry handlesets, knob and lever locks, deadbolts, patio door locks, garage entry doors and storm door hardware. Most homeowners call after buying a house, upgrading hardware style, or when old locks are worn and sticky.
Fit is the first question. Doors have a set backset and bore size, and older homes in Detroit, Grosse Pointe and Ferndale may have mortise locks that need a special retrofit or a mortise replacement rather than a standard cylindrical lock. A good locksmith checks the door, recommends hardware grade, keys everything alike and adjusts the strike so the latch catches cleanly in every season. For a key change without new hardware, see lock rekeying, or compare Detroit locksmiths.
What a proper job includes
- Measuring backset, bore size and door thickness
- Recommending hardware grade and finish
- Installing locks, handlesets or levers
- Keying all new locks alike, if requested
- Strike plate adjustment or reinforcement
- Testing locks and providing keys
What drives the price
- Number of doors and locks
- Hardware grade, finish and style
- Mortise lock retrofits on older doors
- New boring or filling old holes
- Keying alike or to an existing key
- Supplied by the locksmith vs by you
Rebuild Detroit does not publish price ranges. Get written quotes for the same scope and compare.
Checking a locksmith in Michigan
Replacing door locks on a home does not need a building permit. On a rental, check the lease and tell the landlord before changing locks.
Michigan does not list locksmiths among the occupations it licenses, so there is no state locksmith license number to look up. Instead, confirm the business name and address, check the company in the LARA business entity search (a sole proprietor may file an assumed name with the county clerk instead), ask for proof of insurance, and ask the technician for photo ID. Get a written estimate before work starts, and a final invoice with the business name on it.
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How to compare quotes
- Ask each locksmith to quote the same brand and grade.
- Confirm keying alike and the number of keys included.
- Ask whether old holes will need filling or plates.
- Confirm the business name, address and registration, and ask for proof of insurance.
- Compare hardware and labor warranties.
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