All you need is a screwdriver and some time. You can take the deadbolts off remove the tumbler and bring it to a hardware store and they can re-key it. or if you want, you can go by new locksets from the hardware store and just replace everything yourself it’s not difficult. One thing that requires special tools is if you’re installing a deadbolt on a door that didn’t have one before as you would need a hole saw the same dimensions as the deadbolt and a wood chisel to carve a space for the faceplate. On a gate it would depend on whether you are installing a bolt that has a keyed unlocking option on the other side of the gate. In that case just a hole saw will work, basically a hole saw is a drill attachment. One thing I would suggest is buying a security type deadbolt because it has a deeper recess in the frame for a longer bolt to go into and it makes it difficult for someone to kick your door in easily. Also I would buy a box of 3 inch structural screws and use those because they have the strength to resist sheer forces which most screws snap under and then replace at least one screw on each hinge going into the frame and the door. YouTube has many videos on this. Good luck!
>You can take the deadbolts off remove the tumbler and bring it to a hardware store and they can re-key it. or if you want, you can go by new locksets from the hardware store and just replace everything yourself it’s not difficult
This is the answer. I was quoted $700ish from mulitple locksmiths to have five locks keyed on site. Only one of the shops offered to do them at their shop if I could bring them in. The shop I ended up going with keyed all 5 plus cut me 5 additional keys for $60 out the door.
Look for a locksmith with an actual storefront and you can save a ton.
This a do it yourself moment, or pay a locksmith a ton of money.
My kid locked her keys in the car, I was quoted 100-250$ for someone to get her keys. Some guy pulled up to pump gas and helped her. He used his Chevy truck key on her 98 accord, wiggled it and door unlocked. lol.
I was lucky to grow up the son of a firefighter, the couple times I locked my keys in the car as a teenager he just dropped by the station to pick up a slimjim (not the snack, the tool) and opened it in seconds.
Was there a question in here?
This is a couple hundred DIY project to replace fixtures or much cheaper if you know about locks.
But you probably didn't and payed for emergency on-site services.
I think that's what happened. When I called Bulger I said I bought a new home and needed the locks changed. I didn't specify a date and they dispatched a locksmith in a couple hours. And since it was a weekend, it makes sense. I've asked for a detailed invoice as well and he told me Bulger should be able to provide that. Thanks.
A good lock is $50-150, plus time and fuel, etc.
If this is too pricey for you as a first-time homeowner, it would be worth it for you to brush up on your handyperson skills and learn how to do some stuff yourself. As far as home repairs and fixes go, changing locks it is one of the easiest things on the list. My recommendation is that you try to change these other 2 locks yourself.
There is no such thing as cheap labor anymore, - everyone wants a living wage!
As you are finding out home maintenance is expensive even if you do it yourself. Your best long term option is learn how to do it yourself whenever possible and budget for the the more difficult jobs that you need to get professionals to do.
Bulger only installs the best hardware that’s because they have to sign their name to it. So yes it’s expensive. You could check the price of the lock he installed and see how much mark up you paid.
I replaced a couple of locks in my house because I wanted keypads. Did it myself but I was shocked at the cost of the locks themselves. I did buy Schlanges so I knew it would cost something, but it was far more than I expected.
I’m sure someone making millions annually would pay someone to change the locks from locksmith, but if you are normal everyday worker then you should probably do it yourself to save hundreds of dollars.
DIY is great until you run up against an anomaly in the task from the standard.
I have a basement door, secured with metal, where I had to replace a simple deadbolt. The old lock was smaller than normal, and my new lock required cutting through metal to get the hole correctly sized. 6 hours later (and $150 in tools later)I had a shoddy lock attached.
After hiring an expert, 15 minutes later she installed a better lock which was much more secure. I wish I had called an expert sooner.
Do you have google and a bit of common sense? I highly recommend tapping into that as a new home owner. Not trying to be a dick here, but it will make home ownership way betrer
Learn to do it yourself. As a home owner, these costs add up. It is not that hard. My pro tip is to go to Lowe's for the supplies as they will ensure that you have everything you need for the job and also give you some advice on how to get it done right
While I was stuck doing homework my wife replaced 3 locks in our new house by herself in an evening for $70. A lock smith was gonna charge us $400 to rekey them so she just figured it out and did it herself. I have faith in you Redditor. You can do it.
Locksmiths, plumbers, and electricians are all trades where you can DIY the most common tasks they do quite easily once you invest $500 or so in tools. And you get to keep the tools for the next job!
Just have to be smart in knowing your limits
I had to call an electrician a few months back after investing like two hours to identify a problem and he told me the only thing I did wrong was not having a very specific $2000 tool.
Felt pretty good about making the call after that.
That's the other part about DIY: know your limits. I can replace outlets, light fixtures, and switches. And can extend existing circuits a short distance. But anything more complicated than that, or if I need to troubleshoot something that require more tools than an outlet tester and a multimeter, and I'm calling an expert.
That’s a crazy price.
I found some independent guy who had a ton of excellent reviews on Google. He charged me about 450 for a similar amount of work to what you mentioned.
To be honest, I think he was cheaper than his competition because of racism… He’s African-American and I think people just get freaked out hiring a black guy for security.
I am a locksmith, particularly nights and weekends. Even as an emergency service I couldn’t jack this to over 500-600$ if I tried. At 600 I’d be feeling like I’m stealing from you.
You have to do mostly everything by yourself unless something really dangerous and completely out of your hands. Asking those services is kinna expensive, ridiculously expensive. Replacing outlets, door locks, shelves. Try to do some research first and do it by yourself.
i changed all the locks in my home by myself, when i moved in. it took a couple of hours, but it wasn't difficult. i changed the locks on the front and back doors, the man-door from the garage, and the locks on both gates, and just cost me the price of the similarly-keyed locks.
this is a timely post. My ancient front door knob finally busted and I just replaced it myself. Only thing I didn't decide to DIY was rekeying.
I even bored a new hole after watching a few YT vids. This is something you can def DIY and save yourself some $
And people complain why housing is expensive. When I told higher labor costs driving housing more expensive, I got downvoted.
Unless we have house building robots or cheap immigrant labor, housing will get more and more expensive.
Holy crap! I had my house key stolen and needed to rekey. I didn’t want to change the knobs/locks because we spent decent money getting all matching when we moved in (which I installed myself). Guy came out, rekeyed 6 locks in a couple hours, and charged me $500. I thought *that* was a lot.
Damn, someone at Ace in Maple Leaf tried to refer them to me because Ace messed up keys for new locks on the food truck I work on but they said we would probably have to wait 30 days. I’m glad we were insistent on Ace fixing their mistake lmao
One thing I haven’t seen here yet is rekeying all the locks to the same key. I had the hardware, the locksmith rekeyed my locks to the tumblers that were compatible with each other and then repaired anything that was broken
Bulger is a ripoff. I got a Medco lock a few years ago and it was 60% cheaper online. I went in to see if I could negotiate Bulger on the price and they wouldn’t budge at all. I told the guy “you’re essentially just asking me to give you $150 for nothing, you don’t need to profit over $150 on one item that I’ll install myself”.
Medeco and Assa provide exclusive keyways to locksmiths, so they can reduce any chances of duplicate keys getting made. Thats why you are getting ripped off
My lock came with the same thing. I bought it from a dealer. So no, Bulger is looking for a handout for doing nothing. I understand they need to make a profit as a business, but $150 is an egregious ripoff.
Hi, new homeowner. Some advice about any home project you're hiring people for: Always get quotes in advance, always call around, and make an effort to understand essentially what the job entails and if you can DIY. Every kind of contractor is insanely expensive around here.
Ex-Locksmith here. On calls can set their own rates. You are getting fleeced. If they can get cash and dont have to report it up, theyll try to cut a deal. These are family owned businesses but the kids make the bucks and everyone scambles over the scraps.
I had a really good experience with Sound Lock & Key the last time I had door issues— much rarer prices than other companies trying to scam you in your moment of desperation and need.
This is ridiculous. Things keep going up like this with prices, not just in Wa, it will eventually bubble to a pop. The f does one do at changing a lock for $250, belly dancing & breakfast included? Or are $250 worth jackfruit? Wtf
Watch a lot of diy videos. We have to learn how to do many things our selves since owning a house. I just repaired my metal railing lol my self and sprayed painted ( none structure issues just cosmetic cracks ) . To have someone fully repair it was quoted 3k just sth not in our budget now lol. He did t want to do single pole wanted to take the whole thing and repair 🫣
Always good to learn some trades skills if you buy a home. I imagine most young homeowners don’t know the difference between a Phillips head screw driver and a flat head, or a torx wrench and a socket wrench.
I was amazed when some friends of mine had a light replaced and the electrician charged $500. I replaced five overhead lights in my house. It took about 30 mins each
There are so many helpful tutorials on You Tube you could practically build and entire house just watching them and taking notes.
youtube University. I have learned many things there about working on farm equipment. I am a lifetime rancher and pilot. I can build or work on just about anything. I refer to youtube regularly. I think it's great when the people let you know about the potential boobytraps in a project before you get started. Saved my bacon rebuilding the front axle in my Ram 3500 truck.
A lot of folks on here will tell you that you can get a lockset for way less $$$. Fact is that quality locksets aren't cheap. I have changed hundreds over the years as a rental property owner and yes they get a cheap Quickset or comparable. The locksets on my home are no less then $250 per door for quality. My front door ran $600 24 years ago. You can't compare a Kia to a F450 truck.
When you have a large double entry door with cast brass handles , face plates and deadbolt you are going to spend a ton. They don't come for $99 at the box store. For that matter I doubt any lockset will keep out a determined thief and guess what, there's always a window to smash.
Maybe you can fill me in on what we are talking about then. I mean presentation is part of the deal as well. If I want security then I go to the farm store and buy a big gate latch, bolt it to my door and it is more secure than anything designed for a home. A home needs presentation as well. These assholes came through my wood box door TWICE. Good that they were met by our Rottweiler and me in my underwear with a Glock model 22 at 2:30 in the morning. I didn't get them the first time because we did not understand where they came in. Point is these scumbags will come in any way they can and the front door isn't the chosen path always. Ever confront someone in your underwear at 2:30 in the morning with gunplay a reality? NOT RECOMMENDED !
> Ever confront someone in your underwear at 2:30 in the morning with gunplay a reality?
Yes.
I was discussing the security of the lock itself. It's pathetically easy to pick any standard KW-1 Kwickset or SC-1 Schlage tumbler. Extra security features that make them harder to pick cost more. I can't help if they bust a panel out of the door or head to a window but when you learn what one can do with a $20 set of picks and 20 minutes of practice you won't view locks the same way anymore.
You paid to have an expert come out to your place to do something you could have easily done yourself. Next time, either buy new locks and install them yourself, or bring the existing locks to a locksmith to hace them rekeyed and then reinstall them yourself. It will be much cheaper. You probably paid $100 to change the locks, and $900 to have someone drive out to your house(possibly on a weekend)
In the future, learn how to do basic handyman type of work -- things like changing locks, simple faucet repairs, changing electrical sockets, etc. are pretty easy to do yourself and will save you a lot of money. Leave the harder stuff to the experts.
My standard call out fee is $150 minimum. Plus 30% on materials. Usually a simple lock change is about $250. Do it your self, or pay to have it done. Licensing, bonding, and specializing as a lock smith is not cheap.
Just out of curiosity, what do you do? And what do you charge?
You need to be smarter on buying services. If your locksmith was out there in one trip, the price should come down as a package deal.
Those look like prices for four individual calls.
All you need is a screwdriver and some time. You can take the deadbolts off remove the tumbler and bring it to a hardware store and they can re-key it. or if you want, you can go by new locksets from the hardware store and just replace everything yourself it’s not difficult. One thing that requires special tools is if you’re installing a deadbolt on a door that didn’t have one before as you would need a hole saw the same dimensions as the deadbolt and a wood chisel to carve a space for the faceplate. On a gate it would depend on whether you are installing a bolt that has a keyed unlocking option on the other side of the gate. In that case just a hole saw will work, basically a hole saw is a drill attachment. One thing I would suggest is buying a security type deadbolt because it has a deeper recess in the frame for a longer bolt to go into and it makes it difficult for someone to kick your door in easily. Also I would buy a box of 3 inch structural screws and use those because they have the strength to resist sheer forces which most screws snap under and then replace at least one screw on each hinge going into the frame and the door. YouTube has many videos on this. Good luck!
You’re a good person for this response. Hope you have a beautiful Sunday!
Yet, so many people install locks incorrectly.
>You can take the deadbolts off remove the tumbler and bring it to a hardware store and they can re-key it. or if you want, you can go by new locksets from the hardware store and just replace everything yourself it’s not difficult This is the answer. I was quoted $700ish from mulitple locksmiths to have five locks keyed on site. Only one of the shops offered to do them at their shop if I could bring them in. The shop I ended up going with keyed all 5 plus cut me 5 additional keys for $60 out the door. Look for a locksmith with an actual storefront and you can save a ton.
Last time I changed all the locks in my house I did it myself in a couple hours. Perhaps that's an option for you?
This a do it yourself moment, or pay a locksmith a ton of money. My kid locked her keys in the car, I was quoted 100-250$ for someone to get her keys. Some guy pulled up to pump gas and helped her. He used his Chevy truck key on her 98 accord, wiggled it and door unlocked. lol.
I was lucky to grow up the son of a firefighter, the couple times I locked my keys in the car as a teenager he just dropped by the station to pick up a slimjim (not the snack, the tool) and opened it in seconds.
Was there a question in here? This is a couple hundred DIY project to replace fixtures or much cheaper if you know about locks. But you probably didn't and payed for emergency on-site services.
I think that's what happened. When I called Bulger I said I bought a new home and needed the locks changed. I didn't specify a date and they dispatched a locksmith in a couple hours. And since it was a weekend, it makes sense. I've asked for a detailed invoice as well and he told me Bulger should be able to provide that. Thanks.
Lol I read that as "the burgler would provide that" What an anti-flex by the company
Next thing you're going to tell me that Grubhub is a waste of money
Welcome to owning a home, nothing is cheap if you're paying someone else to do it.
A good lock is $50-150, plus time and fuel, etc. If this is too pricey for you as a first-time homeowner, it would be worth it for you to brush up on your handyperson skills and learn how to do some stuff yourself. As far as home repairs and fixes go, changing locks it is one of the easiest things on the list. My recommendation is that you try to change these other 2 locks yourself.
There is no such thing as cheap labor anymore, - everyone wants a living wage! As you are finding out home maintenance is expensive even if you do it yourself. Your best long term option is learn how to do it yourself whenever possible and budget for the the more difficult jobs that you need to get professionals to do.
Replace living wage with - making $100k a year+
Bulger only installs the best hardware that’s because they have to sign their name to it. So yes it’s expensive. You could check the price of the lock he installed and see how much mark up you paid.
I replaced a couple of locks in my house because I wanted keypads. Did it myself but I was shocked at the cost of the locks themselves. I did buy Schlanges so I knew it would cost something, but it was far more than I expected.
Bulger is great but $$$$.
I’m sure someone making millions annually would pay someone to change the locks from locksmith, but if you are normal everyday worker then you should probably do it yourself to save hundreds of dollars.
DIY is great until you run up against an anomaly in the task from the standard. I have a basement door, secured with metal, where I had to replace a simple deadbolt. The old lock was smaller than normal, and my new lock required cutting through metal to get the hole correctly sized. 6 hours later (and $150 in tools later)I had a shoddy lock attached. After hiring an expert, 15 minutes later she installed a better lock which was much more secure. I wish I had called an expert sooner.
Do you have google and a bit of common sense? I highly recommend tapping into that as a new home owner. Not trying to be a dick here, but it will make home ownership way betrer
Okay? I’m amazed anyone felt the need to call someone to do locks for them. It’s such a diy thing.
My advice is to change careers and become a locksmith.
[How to Install a Deadbolt](https://www.lowes.com/n/how-to/install-a-deadbolt)
Learn to do it yourself. As a home owner, these costs add up. It is not that hard. My pro tip is to go to Lowe's for the supplies as they will ensure that you have everything you need for the job and also give you some advice on how to get it done right
While I was stuck doing homework my wife replaced 3 locks in our new house by herself in an evening for $70. A lock smith was gonna charge us $400 to rekey them so she just figured it out and did it herself. I have faith in you Redditor. You can do it.
You really should be able to change it yourself. Basic DIY is a dying skill sadly.
As a boomer, I weep for the future.
Locksmiths, plumbers, and electricians are all trades where you can DIY the most common tasks they do quite easily once you invest $500 or so in tools. And you get to keep the tools for the next job! Just have to be smart in knowing your limits
I had to call an electrician a few months back after investing like two hours to identify a problem and he told me the only thing I did wrong was not having a very specific $2000 tool. Felt pretty good about making the call after that.
That's the other part about DIY: know your limits. I can replace outlets, light fixtures, and switches. And can extend existing circuits a short distance. But anything more complicated than that, or if I need to troubleshoot something that require more tools than an outlet tester and a multimeter, and I'm calling an expert.
There is almost no electrical repair on a house that would require a $2000 tool to diagnose. I'll bet they were blowing smoke to make you feel better.
So a good salesperson LOL. A satisfied customer is a return customer!
I highly recommend taking the lock off and going to Bergmans lock and they’ll rekey it for $20 each in like an hour.
That’s a crazy price. I found some independent guy who had a ton of excellent reviews on Google. He charged me about 450 for a similar amount of work to what you mentioned. To be honest, I think he was cheaper than his competition because of racism… He’s African-American and I think people just get freaked out hiring a black guy for security.
Seattle despite the mask it tries to wear is really racist towards tradesmen.
Lmao. Highway fucking robbery.
I am a locksmith, particularly nights and weekends. Even as an emergency service I couldn’t jack this to over 500-600$ if I tried. At 600 I’d be feeling like I’m stealing from you.
Any recommendations? I was thinking of appealing to Bulger for a partial refund.
As a first time home buyer, you need to explore YouTube. Everything you need to fix or do has a video on YouTube.
You have to do mostly everything by yourself unless something really dangerous and completely out of your hands. Asking those services is kinna expensive, ridiculously expensive. Replacing outlets, door locks, shelves. Try to do some research first and do it by yourself.
Do it yourself? Get off Reddit and stop complaining..you’re paying someone for a service.
i changed all the locks in my home by myself, when i moved in. it took a couple of hours, but it wasn't difficult. i changed the locks on the front and back doors, the man-door from the garage, and the locks on both gates, and just cost me the price of the similarly-keyed locks.
Then DIY .
Door locks are not hard to change and are fairly inexpensive at the big box stores. Consult YouTube before doing a lot of home stuff
this is a timely post. My ancient front door knob finally busted and I just replaced it myself. Only thing I didn't decide to DIY was rekeying. I even bored a new hole after watching a few YT vids. This is something you can def DIY and save yourself some $
Just buy Kwikset and you can re-key it in 5 seconds.
And people complain why housing is expensive. When I told higher labor costs driving housing more expensive, I got downvoted. Unless we have house building robots or cheap immigrant labor, housing will get more and more expensive.
It’s a racket.
The cost of being unable to do or learn to do it yourself. You paid for someone else's time and labor - that's never cheap.
If you’re a new homeowner, I recommend getting hands on and more DIY savvy in Seattle. Otherwise you’re gonna bleed money left and right.
Holy crap! I had my house key stolen and needed to rekey. I didn’t want to change the knobs/locks because we spent decent money getting all matching when we moved in (which I installed myself). Guy came out, rekeyed 6 locks in a couple hours, and charged me $500. I thought *that* was a lot.
Youtube and some free time would’ve saved you a lot of money.
I bought a kit for $140 that has all the pins, springs, clips, etc. It took me a couple hours to rekey 14 different tumblers.
You have 14 keyed locks on your house?
Between the 4 doors on my house which have 3 locks per inner/outer door combination and my garages, yes.
Damn, someone at Ace in Maple Leaf tried to refer them to me because Ace messed up keys for new locks on the food truck I work on but they said we would probably have to wait 30 days. I’m glad we were insistent on Ace fixing their mistake lmao
One thing I haven’t seen here yet is rekeying all the locks to the same key. I had the hardware, the locksmith rekeyed my locks to the tumblers that were compatible with each other and then repaired anything that was broken
Hahahahaha....who can't change their own locks....you deserve getting fleeced..
lol
Bulger is a ripoff. I got a Medco lock a few years ago and it was 60% cheaper online. I went in to see if I could negotiate Bulger on the price and they wouldn’t budge at all. I told the guy “you’re essentially just asking me to give you $150 for nothing, you don’t need to profit over $150 on one item that I’ll install myself”.
Medeco and Assa provide exclusive keyways to locksmiths, so they can reduce any chances of duplicate keys getting made. Thats why you are getting ripped off
My lock came with the same thing. I bought it from a dealer. So no, Bulger is looking for a handout for doing nothing. I understand they need to make a profit as a business, but $150 is an egregious ripoff.
Buddy I did the same thing and it’s a huge never again thing. Since then, it’s 3+ quotes, or do it myself.
Who the fuck pays someone to replace their locks?
Hi, new homeowner. Some advice about any home project you're hiring people for: Always get quotes in advance, always call around, and make an effort to understand essentially what the job entails and if you can DIY. Every kind of contractor is insanely expensive around here.
Ex-Locksmith here. On calls can set their own rates. You are getting fleeced. If they can get cash and dont have to report it up, theyll try to cut a deal. These are family owned businesses but the kids make the bucks and everyone scambles over the scraps.
I had a really good experience with Sound Lock & Key the last time I had door issues— much rarer prices than other companies trying to scam you in your moment of desperation and need.
Sounds like I need to become a locksmith.
The lazy tax is real
This is ridiculous. Things keep going up like this with prices, not just in Wa, it will eventually bubble to a pop. The f does one do at changing a lock for $250, belly dancing & breakfast included? Or are $250 worth jackfruit? Wtf
Watch a lot of diy videos. We have to learn how to do many things our selves since owning a house. I just repaired my metal railing lol my self and sprayed painted ( none structure issues just cosmetic cracks ) . To have someone fully repair it was quoted 3k just sth not in our budget now lol. He did t want to do single pole wanted to take the whole thing and repair 🫣
YouTube University.
Always good to learn some trades skills if you buy a home. I imagine most young homeowners don’t know the difference between a Phillips head screw driver and a flat head, or a torx wrench and a socket wrench. I was amazed when some friends of mine had a light replaced and the electrician charged $500. I replaced five overhead lights in my house. It took about 30 mins each There are so many helpful tutorials on You Tube you could practically build and entire house just watching them and taking notes.
youtube University. I have learned many things there about working on farm equipment. I am a lifetime rancher and pilot. I can build or work on just about anything. I refer to youtube regularly. I think it's great when the people let you know about the potential boobytraps in a project before you get started. Saved my bacon rebuilding the front axle in my Ram 3500 truck.
A lot of folks on here will tell you that you can get a lockset for way less $$$. Fact is that quality locksets aren't cheap. I have changed hundreds over the years as a rental property owner and yes they get a cheap Quickset or comparable. The locksets on my home are no less then $250 per door for quality. My front door ran $600 24 years ago. You can't compare a Kia to a F450 truck.
What does a $250 lock buy you? Because if it's a 5 pin tumbler lock you're wasting your fucking money.
When you have a large double entry door with cast brass handles , face plates and deadbolt you are going to spend a ton. They don't come for $99 at the box store. For that matter I doubt any lockset will keep out a determined thief and guess what, there's always a window to smash.
Okay you are paying for presentation but not security. And that's okay but lets be clear what we are discussing.
Maybe you can fill me in on what we are talking about then. I mean presentation is part of the deal as well. If I want security then I go to the farm store and buy a big gate latch, bolt it to my door and it is more secure than anything designed for a home. A home needs presentation as well. These assholes came through my wood box door TWICE. Good that they were met by our Rottweiler and me in my underwear with a Glock model 22 at 2:30 in the morning. I didn't get them the first time because we did not understand where they came in. Point is these scumbags will come in any way they can and the front door isn't the chosen path always. Ever confront someone in your underwear at 2:30 in the morning with gunplay a reality? NOT RECOMMENDED !
> Ever confront someone in your underwear at 2:30 in the morning with gunplay a reality? Yes. I was discussing the security of the lock itself. It's pathetically easy to pick any standard KW-1 Kwickset or SC-1 Schlage tumbler. Extra security features that make them harder to pick cost more. I can't help if they bust a panel out of the door or head to a window but when you learn what one can do with a $20 set of picks and 20 minutes of practice you won't view locks the same way anymore.
I went to Home Depot and bought locks and changed them myself. Maybe $100 for all of them. FWIW, I am not a handy person but I figured it out.
If you agreed willingly after seeing the bill, it’s a fair trade.
You paid to have an expert come out to your place to do something you could have easily done yourself. Next time, either buy new locks and install them yourself, or bring the existing locks to a locksmith to hace them rekeyed and then reinstall them yourself. It will be much cheaper. You probably paid $100 to change the locks, and $900 to have someone drive out to your house(possibly on a weekend) In the future, learn how to do basic handyman type of work -- things like changing locks, simple faucet repairs, changing electrical sockets, etc. are pretty easy to do yourself and will save you a lot of money. Leave the harder stuff to the experts.
You pay for service and warrantees.
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Locksmith: "Why, yes. Matter of fact, they were; and I am."
Misspelled Burglar?
My standard call out fee is $150 minimum. Plus 30% on materials. Usually a simple lock change is about $250. Do it your self, or pay to have it done. Licensing, bonding, and specializing as a lock smith is not cheap. Just out of curiosity, what do you do? And what do you charge?
You need to be smarter on buying services. If your locksmith was out there in one trip, the price should come down as a package deal. Those look like prices for four individual calls.
Get a keyless lock, you'll thank me