Non-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
You get a price before we start. It does not change when we arrive. No surprises.
Fast, Reliable Residential Locksmith Across Calabasas
Residential locksmith work in Calabasas runs about $95 to $450 for most jobs, with rekeying a standard lock at $85 to $180 and full lock replacement between $150 and $400 depending on hardware. We get to most Calabasas neighborhoods within 30 to 45 minutes, whether you’re locked out on Mulholland Highway or need a deadbolt replaced in The Oaks. Call (910) 714-4287 and you’ll talk to a live person who can quote the job before anyone gets in a truck.
What makes Calabasas different from Agoura Hills or Westlake Village is the sheer number of gated communities and the older luxury homes behind those gates. A locksmith who only knows how to drill a lockout will struggle here. The front door on a 1987 Spanish Colonial off Parkmor Road is not the same job as a 2015 tract home in Oak Park. We know that because we’re working those doors every week.
Why Dunmore Locksmith Is Calabasas’s Preferred Residential Locksmith Company
Dunmore comes from old words for a great fort, a stronghold built to keep what’s inside safe. That’s the standard we apply to every Calabasas job, and it’s backed by the Threshold Standard, the vetting process every technician goes through before they ever ring your bell. You get the tech’s name and photo sent to your phone before the visit. The person at your door matches that photo, carries a photo ID badge, and arrives in a clean marked uniform. If someone shows up you weren’t told to expect, that visit is covered at no charge.
Since 2007, our Residential Locksmith team has handled lock changes, rekeys, deadbolt installations, and lockouts for homeowners across Calabasas. Every job includes the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If a repair fails within a year, we come back at no charge. Not a vague satisfaction pledge. A written guarantee stamped on the invoice.
Prices are delivered in writing before any work starts. The price we quote on the phone is the price on your invoice. No call-out surcharge added on arrival, no bait-and-switch. Calabasas homeowners tend to be skeptical of that because they’ve seen the ads with teaser rates. We don’t play that game.
Perry Osgood, who leads our team, has built the Calabasas service around one reality: the people here want to know exactly who is coming to their door before they open it. So we tell you. By name. With a photo.
Locksmith Key Replacement in Calabasas
Locksmith Key Replacement in Calabasas usually means one of two things: cutting new keys for an existing lock, or replacing the keyway and cylinder entirely when keys are lost and you want to be certain no old copy still works. For older Calabasas homes with original mortise locks and Baldwin or Schlage cylinders, this job often runs $95 to $220 depending on the cylinder type and key blank. Standard Kwikset or Schlage knob and deadbolt replacement keys run $20 to $60 per key.
When rekeying beats replacement
If the lock body is sound and the cylinder isn’t worn thin, rekeying the existing cylinder costs less and keeps your original hardware intact. We pull the cylinder, swap the internal pins, and cut new keys. Your old keys stop working immediately. This matters on the original Baldwin mortise locks common in 1980s and 1990s Calabasas estates, where the trim and escutcheon plates are part of the home’s architectural character. Ripping those out for a big-box deadbolt destroys both the look and the key control.
When the cylinder genuinely needs replacing
Calabasas homes that went through post-Woolsey Fire rebuilds sometimes got rushed hardware installs. We see cylinders that were never properly shimmed, keys that grind, or keyways sloppy enough that the wrong key turns halfway. In those cases, replacement is the honest call. A new Schlage or Kwikset cylinder typically runs $60 to $140 installed.
Smart Lock Installation in Calabasas
Smart Lock Installation in Calabasas carries an extra set of challenges, because so many homes here use solid-core mahogany or fiberglass doors with mortise locks rather than standard bored cylindrical prep. Retrofitting a keypad or Wi-Fi smart lock onto a mortise-pocked door without destroying the original trim takes real care. Installation typically runs $180 to $400 depending on the lock model and whether we’re modifying an existing bore or working around a mortise pocket.
Smart locks on solid-core doors
Solid-core mahogany doors found throughout The Oaks and along Parkmor Road don’t flex the way hollow-core doors do, which is good for security but bad for rushed smart lock installs. If the bore is even slightly off-axis, the deadbolt binds. We see that constantly on post-Woolsey rebuilds where contractors moved fast. The fix often involves adjusting the strike plate or slightly reaming the bore, not necessarily replacing the door.
Integration with existing hardware
We install smart locks from Schlage, Kwikset, and Yale that work with Apple Home, Google Home, and Control4 or Crestron systems already running many Calabasas estate homes. If your existing deadbolt uses a Mul-T-Lock or Medeco cylinder, we can often match the smart lock around it or rekey a compatible high-security cylinder to keep one key operating everything.
Trusted Brands We Service in Calabasas
We’re factory-authorized to install and service Schlage, Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, and Yale hardware, and we stock common cylinders, key blanks, and strike plates for those brands so Calabasas customers aren’t waiting on parts shipped from a warehouse across the country. Whether it’s a Medeco high-security cylinder on a Mulholland Drive gate or a Schlage smart lock on a new build off Las Virgenes Road, we carry the keyways and pins to finish the job on the first visit. That local parts stock is one reason our return-trip rate in Calabasas stays low.
Common Residential Locksmith Problems We See in Calabasas Homes
- Deadbolt binding from seasonal door frame movement. Calabasas sits inland, flanked by the Santa Monica Mountains, and Santa Ana wind events plus extreme dry-heat cycles cause wood door frames to swell, warp, and contract. Every fall and spring, our phones light up with deadbolts that won’t throw. Often the fix is a strike plate adjustment and a rekeyed cylinder, not a new lock.
- Mortise locks treated as disposable. Too many homeowners are told their 1989 Baldwin mortise lock has to be swapped for a modern cylindrical deadbolt. A drop-in swap over-bores the mortise pocket and wrecks the original trim. We rebuild and rekey those mortise bodies whenever the case is intact, preserving both the look and the function.
- Post-Woolsey rebuild hardware failures. The 2018 fire pushed a wave of hillside reconstruction in Calabasas, and some of those builds got hardware installed fast instead of right. We see misaligned strikes, loose cylinders, and smart locks that never seated properly on heavy fiberglass doors. Most are corrected without full replacement.
- Lockout calls that don’t need drilling. Santa Ana-swelled frames can jam a deadbolt hard enough that an inexperienced tech reaches for a drill. Most Calabasas residential lockouts open non-destructively with the right tools and a little patience. We always try non-destructive entry first.
Pricing for Residential Locksmith in Calabasas, CA
Here are honest ranges for Calabasas’s market. Rekeying a standard knob or deadbolt runs $85 to $180 depending on cylinder condition. Lock changes run $150 to $400 including hardware, with high-security Medeco or Mul-T-Lock cylinders landing at the upper end. Smart lock installation runs $180 to $400. Residential lockout service runs $95 to $185 for non-destructive entry, more if a lock was actually drilled by someone else and we’re replacing it. The price we quote on the phone is the full price, written down before anyone is dispatched. Calabasas has one of the more expensive cost structures in the LA area because the housing stock is older and heavier, and because HOA coordination, especially in gated communities, adds real steps to the job. Call (910) 714-4287 for a free, no-obligation estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Calabasas
Our Calabasas coverage extends to the surrounding communities where many of our customers live and work. We regularly serve homeowners in Topanga, Agoura Hills, Oak Park, and Westlake Village with the same written pricing, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same named technician protocol. If you’re just over the line from Calabasas, call (910) 714-4287 and we’ll confirm coverage for your street.
Serving Calabasas, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Calabasas area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Residential Locksmith in Calabasas
Most original mortise locks in Calabasas can be rekeyed if the lock case and cylinder are intact. We remove the cylinder, swap the internal pins, cut new keys, and your old keys stop working. Replacement is only necessary when the case is cracked, the cylinder is worn beyond tolerances, or someone already over-bored the pocket for a modern deadbolt. Call (910) 714-4287 and describe the lock; we’ll tell you what’s realistic before we arrive.
Calabasas’s inland valley climate, with Santa Ana wind events and extreme dry-heat cycles, causes wood door frames to swell with moisture and contract in dry heat. On heavier solid-core doors common in estate homes, that seasonal movement pulls the strike plate out of alignment so the deadbolt won’t throw cleanly. The fix is usually a strike adjustment combined with rekeying the existing cylinder, not a full lock replacement. Estimates are free at (910) 714-4287.
In The Oaks, a proper move-in service includes rekeying all exterior locks, and just as critically, deactivating the departing owner’s RFID gate transponder and app credentials through the HOA’s access-control vendor. The rekey is only half the job. If the old owner’s transponder still works the gate, the new family’s keypad access is compromised. We coordinate directly with the HOA’s gate management vendor, a two-party handoff that’s built into our standard move-in package. Call (910) 714-4287 to schedule a move-in assessment.
Yes. We install Schlage, Kwikset, and Yale smart locks on solid-core mahogany and fiberglass doors throughout Calabasas, including homes with mortise lock prep. The key is a precise bore, correct alignment, and often a strike plate adjustment so the deadbolt throws smoothly in both directions. Rushed installs on these heavy doors are the leading cause of smart lock failures we see in Calabasas. Call (910) 714-4287 for a free estimate on your specific door.
We’re factory-authorized to install and service Medeco and Mul-T-Lock high-security cylinders and keyways, and we stock common Medeco and Mul-T-Lock parts for Calabasas customers. These systems are popular in gated communities here, including The Oaks, where homeowners want key control that prevents unauthorized duplication. A high-security rekey runs $150 to $300 depending on cylinder count. Call (910) 714-4287 for a written quote before any work begins.
On a 1994 Spanish Colonial on Parkmor Road in The Oaks, our tech faced an original Baldwin mortise lock on a solid-core mahogany door where a power deadbolt had already been half-installed. We pulled the incompatible deadbolt, rebuilt the mortise lock with a fresh pin and tumbler set keyed to the homeowner’s Mul-T-Lock keyway, and restored alignment by adjusting the strike rather than rerouting the mortise pocket. The same visit included deactivating the prior owner’s gate transponder through the HOA’s access-control vendor so the new family had working keypad entry.
When you’re ready, call (910) 714-4287. You’ll get a live person, a written price, and the name of the technician coming to your Calabasas door before you ever open it.
Written by Perry Osgood, Owner at Dunmore Locksmith, serving Calabasas through the Threshold Group since 2007.