Lock rekey or replacement?

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Jul 1st, 2021 9:09 pm

a3dview [OP]: Jr. Member; Sep 1, 2010; 152 posts; 24 upvotes; GTA

Jul 1st, 2021 9:09 pm

Lock rekey or replacement?

I need to replace locks (Taymor) due to tenant change.
The front door and garage door need to be the same key. What is an easy way to rekey these two locks?
Where can I get inside parts of both with a new key? Do I need to remove both and take to homedept to get exact match/fit?
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Jul 1st, 2021 10:11 pm

willdaman: Jr. Member; Aug 17, 2011; 198 posts; 160 upvotes; TORONTO

Jul 1st, 2021 10:11 pm

Search Amazon for “ Electronic Keypad Deadbolt ”, Amazon basics version for $65. Buy two, you keep physical keys.

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Jul 1st, 2021 10:30 pm

zerod: Member; Feb 9, 2008; 408 posts; 331 upvotes; Vancouver, BC

Jul 1st, 2021 10:30 pm

You can get the Weiser deadbolts with SmartKey feature, which lets you easily re-key.
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/weiser-welcome-home-deadbolt-black/1001303729

Otherwise, you can call a locksmith, take to HomeDepot/Home Hardware/Rona, etc and see if they can re-key for you (depends if the store has someone who can, call first).

You can try to DIY, but not worth the hassle IMO.
Re-key kits can be bought relatively cheap.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 7:16 am

Canadadesi: Sr. Member; Nov 13, 2016; 902 posts; 539 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 7:16 am

Lots of resources on the web.

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-rekey-a-lock/

Google for more.

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Jul 7th, 2021 5:22 pm

2000teamti: Jr. Member; May 12, 2021; 138 posts; 62 upvotes

Jul 7th, 2021 5:22 pm

I wasn’t able to find any consumer grade rekeying kits for Taymor locks, only the pro kit.

Weiser, Schlage and Kwik-set have consumer rekeying kits available and are usually available at Home Depot but my local store does not carry rekeying kits anymore.

If you buy new locks, get one of the above brand so you can rekey in the future or buy the SmartKey locks.

zerod wrote: ↑ You can get the Weiser deadbolts with SmartKey feature, which lets you easily re-key.
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/weiser-welcome-home-deadbolt-black/1001303729

Otherwise, you can call a locksmith, take to HomeDepot/Home Hardware/Rona, etc and see if they can re-key for you (depends if the store has someone who can, call first).

You can try to DIY, but not worth the hassle IMO.
Re-key kits can be bought relatively cheap.

Jul 8th, 2021 10:26 am

GoodFellaz: Deal Fanatic; Jun 24, 2015; 7910 posts; 2653 upvotes; 0 downvotes

Jul 8th, 2021 10:26 am

yup i second getting weiser to re-key them yourself, very simple and effective

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Jul 8th, 2021 12:53 pm

tebore: Deal Guru; Feb 9, 2006; 13102 posts; 7941 upvotes; Brampton

Jul 8th, 2021 12:53 pm

Taymor is low quality stuff (relatively speaking compared to say a Schlage or even Kwikset)

If you're not too concerned about security and want ease of rekey Kwikset/Weiser Smartkey to easily rekey yourself.

Or just get a Schlage and a Schlage rekeying set at Home depot.

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Jul 12th, 2021 9:00 am

GoodFellaz: Deal Fanatic; Jun 24, 2015; 7910 posts; 2653 upvotes; 0 downvotes

Jul 12th, 2021 9:00 am

a lot of builders used to use Kwickset, but now I noticed theyre switching to Weiser, some are weiser but the key is branded by the builders name but its still a weiser. this might throw off people but you can re-key these even if it does not say weiser just look for the hole in the lock

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