In this blog entry, the professional Chicago lock rekeying service team here at Chicago Locksmith will detail the situations in which it’s essential to rekey the locks at your property.
When should I definitely rekey the locks at my Chicago property?
- Rekey After Moving In– We encourage anyone who moves into a new home, apartment, or commercial property to rekey their locks. The previous tenants of the building may have made different copies of the keys – which could have also been stolen or lost – meaning it’s possible that someone could use an old key copy to access your property. The only way to ensure that only you, your family, or your employees can enter your property is to fully rekey your locks to make older keys useless.
- Rekey After Security Issues – We recommend anyone that experience a security breach, a burglary, or a break-in to rekey their locks. If your locks were picked, we additionally recommend that you contact our team to help you replace your locks with a stronger, tamper-proof model. Even if your property wasn’t broken into, we recommend rekeying your locks if you misplaced or lost any of your keys or key copies.
- Rekeying for Maintenance Needs – We advise clients to rekey their locks to make maintenance easier without any diminishment in security. By rekeying your locks to a master key system, you can have a key that will open all, or many of, the locks in your building. These master keys or Grandmaster keys can be provided to employees, management, or maintenance workers, making it easier for them to get into multiple areas of your property for cleaning and repairs while reducing the risk of lost or misplaced keys associated with those who have to carry a giant keyring packed full of multiple rings for many locks on a single property.
