Home lock service
We come to your home in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Martin County and Melbourne to open, rekey, repair and upgrade door locks. You hear the total price on the phone before we drive out.
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A residential locksmith in Port St. Lucie handles home lockouts, rekeying, new deadbolts, sliding glass door and storm door locks, and smart lock installs. Tradition Locksmith is mobile, so the work happens at your door. We quote the full price on the phone, show ID when we arrive, ask for proof you live there, and try damage-free methods first.
Lock and car brands we work on
A residential locksmith in Port St. Lucie opens, repairs, rekeys and upgrades the locks on your house, right at your house. That covers front doors, back doors, the door from the garage, sliding glass doors, storm doors and smart locks. Our van works out of Port St. Lucie, so parts and tools come to your driveway.
Homes here were built in waves, and the locks show it. General Development Corporation bought about 40,000 acres in 1958, St. Lucie West was planned in the early 1990s, and Tradition started in 2006 on old cattle ranch land. So one street can have a lock that has seen decades of sun and storms next to a builder lock that may still be set up for a construction key.
Every home visit follows the same rules: total price on the phone first, a marked van, ID shown at the door, proof that you live there, and options explained before work starts.
Most calls to a house fall into one of these jobs.
Locked out of the house? We try picking and other damage-free methods first, and only drill if nothing else works and you say yes.
New pins in the locks you already have, so old keys stop working. The fast fix after a move or a lost key ring.
Worn, wobbly or low-grade hardware swapped for something stronger, including a lock you already bought.
Single cylinder deadbolts, double cylinder deadbolts where they make sense, and heavy strike plates with long screws that reach the wall framing.
Patio latches that no longer catch, add-on slider locks, track bars, and rusted storm door handle sets.
Keypad and app-controlled deadbolts fitted, set up with your codes, and tested.
Locks for Treasure Coast homes, from front doors to sliders.
Put a deadbolt rated ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 or Grade 1 on every door that leads outside, and save Grade 3 for closets and bedrooms. The grade comes from lab tests written by the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association.
One locksmith’s summary of the deadbolt test minimums shows the gap. Grade 1 has to survive 250,000 open and close cycles and 10 hammer strikes. Grade 2 is 150,000 cycles and 5 strikes. Grade 3 is 100,000 cycles and just 2 strikes.
Many home locks also carry a three-letter rating under the residential standard, A156.40, for security, durability and finish. A is best and C is good, so AAA is the top score. Watch the last letter. Schlage says the finish test measures wear from salt, humidity and UV rays, which is daily life on the Treasure Coast.
Grade is only half the story. A strong deadbolt held by short screws in a soft jamb still gives way when the door is kicked. Ask for a reinforced strike plate with 3-inch screws that bite into the framing. The Schlage B60, for example, is listed as Grade 1 and AAA and ships with a strike reinforcer that uses 3-inch screws.
Block the track, stop the panel from lifting, and fix a weak latch. Older sliders often rely on a single-point factory latch, and some panels can be lifted right off the bottom track.
Most storm doors are aluminum, which holds up to weather better than wood. The weak spots are the corners, which can crack if a gust throws the door open, and the latch. When a storm door latch rusts or stops catching, we replace the handle set so it closes and locks again.
The door between an attached garage and the house should get the same deadbolt as your front door. Burglary prevention guides tell you to keep the garage locked for this exact reason: an open garage leads straight to the hinged door into the house. If yours only has a knob lock, or a deadbolt held by short strike screws, we can add or upgrade the deadbolt and fit a heavy strike plate. One county guide calls for four to six 3-inch wood screws in that plate.
If a door has glass within 40 inches of the lock, a double cylinder deadbolt stops someone from reaching through broken glass to turn the thumb turn. But it needs a key on both sides, and that can trap people inside during a fire. If you choose one, keep the key near the door whenever someone is home.
Call and we will quote the total before we drive out. Sun to Thu 7am to 11pm, Fri 7am to 5pm.
Use this the week you get the keys, for resale homes and new builds alike.
Rekey or change the outside locks every time a tenant moves out. Florida law sets duties around keys, though not a rekey deadline.
Florida Statute 83.51 requires landlords of rental units, other than single-family homes and duplexes, to make reasonable provision for locks and keys. Miya’s Law, passed in 2022, added more for apartments. Apartment operators must keep a log of every key issued and returned for each unit, and landlords now give 24 hours notice before entering for repairs.
A key log only helps if old keys stop working, and rekeying at turnover does that without buying new hardware. If you manage several units, a master key system lets your staff carry one key while each tenant’s key opens only their own door.
Seasonal homes and short-term rentals have a different problem. Cleaners, pool service, property managers and guests all hold keys at some point. A keypad or smart lock lets you give each person a code and delete it when they are done. Rekey the key cylinder at the start of each season.
Heat, humidity and salt air are the main reasons locks seize up on the Treasure Coast. Port St. Lucie has a humid subtropical climate with summer highs in the low 90s, and near the water, salt air is hard on every moving metal part in a lock.
Doors move, too. Wood swells and frames shift, so a deadbolt that slid easily in March can bind in August. That is why the BHMA durability test checks how a lock works as a door’s fit changes with the seasons. If you must push or pull the door to turn the key, the door or strike is often out of line, not the lock.
Tell us the address, which doors, and the lock brand if you know it. You get the total price on the phone, or you can request a quote online.
The technician comes in a marked van, shows ID, and checks your proof that you own or rent the home.
You hear what we found and what each option costs before we start.
Every lock gets tried with each new key, door open and door shut, before we pack up.
These are typical ranges for Port St. Lucie and nearby towns. Your exact total is quoted on the phone before we drive out.
| Job | Typical range | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Home lockout | $90 to $150 | Opening a locked house door, damage-free methods first |
| Rekey, first lock | $95 to $150 | Includes the service call |
| Each extra cylinder | $25 to $50 | Each knob or deadbolt set to the same new key |
| Install a lock you supply | $75 to $150 | Labor to fit your deadbolt or knob set |
| Smart lock install | $125 to $225 | Mount, set up and test your smart lock |
Typical ranges, not a final bill. Your exact total is quoted on the phone before we drive out. See our full price guide.
Other services
Other locksmith services from the same team, with the same rule: total price on the phone first.
Locked out of a house, car or business. Damage-free entry first, proof of ownership every time.
New pins so old keys stop working, or new hardware when the lock is worn out.
Keypad and Wi-Fi deadbolts fitted, aligned and set up with your codes.
Remote head keys, flip keys and push to start fobs, programmed on site.
Storefront and office locks, closers, panic bars and staff change rekeys.
Master key systems, keypads and fob readers for offices and rentals.
FAQ
Go with a deadbolt rated ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 or Grade 1 on any door that leads outside. Grade 3 is fine for a bedroom or closet but it is the weakest of the three. Near the coast, look at the finish rating too. A residential lock rated AAA has the top score for security, durability and finish, and the finish test covers salt, humidity and sunlight.
Yes. We install deadbolts and knob sets you supply, and the labor is a typical range of $75 to $150. Your exact total is quoted on the phone before we drive out. Before you buy, measure the backset, the distance from the door edge to the center of the hole. It is usually 2 3/8 or 2 3/4 inches, and many new locks fit both.
For most homes, a SmartKey deadbolt with a good grade rating is a fair choice. Bump keys do not work on it, and owners can change the key without a locksmith. Independent testers say its parts are made to loose tolerances, which makes it easier to defeat than its key count suggests. If you want more, look at a Grade 1, AAA rated deadbolt with a reinforced strike plate.
No. WD-40 and household oils leave a film that collects dust and dirt, and over time that gums up the pins and makes the lock worse. Use a dry lubricant made for locks, like a dry Teflon spray, then a light puff of graphite. If the key still drags, the door may be out of line or the cylinder worn, and that is worth having us look at.
Yes. We rekey and change locks between tenants for single-family rentals, duplexes, condos and apartments across St. Lucie and Martin counties. Tell us how many units and doors when you call, and you get the total price on the phone first. We ask for proof that you own or manage the property before we touch any lock.
Smart locks like the Schlage Encode run on batteries, not house power, so the lock itself keeps working in an outage. Anything that runs through your home Wi-Fi, like access alerts on your phone, needs the router and internet to be up. Before hurricane season, put in fresh batteries, and if your model has a key cylinder, keep a working key where you can reach it.
Because the same check that slows you down for two minutes stops a stranger from getting into your home by calling a locksmith. We ask every time, before we open, rekey or change anything. Any document that ties your name to the address is fine. If your ID is locked inside, say so on the call and we will work it out.
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