HUNTINGTON BEACH LOCKSMITH

Remember what momma says: 'If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is!' There's a bunch of ads out there claiming the best rates around. I've seen "$15 Locksmith," "$19 Locksmith," "We'll beat any price," and so on. Put these claims to the test by doing these three important things: The MOST IMPORTANT thing to ask a locksmith is if they are local. Save yourself the frustration of waiting hours for a locksmith to show up. Even ask if they can show up in less than 20 m

The two major door hardware brands, whether you go to Home Depot, Lowes, or even Ace Hardware, are Schlage and Kwikset. Each brand has its own line of expensive and nicer styles or the alternative cheap and basic product lines. While you have several tiers of quality and price, choices of color, and even discounted sets, the key difference (pun intended) between Schlage and Kwikset is in one small detail: the keyway. The keyway is the profile shape of the key and, to match, t

I was at a job yesterday where my new client talked about how much they liked their previous locksmith. They said that their locksmith was really fast and had good pricing. As I was taking apart the locks in preparation to rekey, I realized why this locksmith was so fast; he was only doing half the job! This locksmith was taking shortcuts at the risk of his client’s security. I made sure my client was aware and then I took an extra half-hour adding back pieces that were missi

You just walked out of your house and as you approached your car and reached into your pocket, you realized; “I forgot my keys!” You locked the door behind you and your windows are securely fastened shut because of the weather. You wish that you had followed your instinct to hide or give a friend a spare key. You need someone to bail you out this time. It’s time to call a locksmith. This are horrible images, I know. Don’t beat yourself up. Getting locked out or losing keys is

Huntington Beach is a great place to live, but the weather is harsh on both metal and grease. The humid, salty air is especially rough on the hardware of your doors causing sticking, grinding and malfunction. You may be able to accept the eroded cosmetics of your locks but if your locks don’t work, your security may work against you or fail completely. Don’t live with grinding, sticky locks another day. Call NuKey Locksmith and we will lubricate and repair the mechanics of yo

Re-key /ri’kē/ verb: Reconfigure the pins of a lock to work with a different key code. This is NuKey Locksmith’s definition, less the balderdash. People are always asking, “why should I re-key when I can just buy new locks?” We love it when we get to answer this question! When NuKey Locksmith re-keys your locks you are able to keep your existing locks by simply changing the operating key. Why does this benefit you? Three reasons: 1. Saves you money, time, and effort. Simply

If you live in, or near, Huntington Beach, NuKey Residential Locksmith is your neighbor. As your neighbor, we want to offer you the best and most honest locksmith services available in town. Why is it important to call a local locksmith? Have you seen the ads for locksmith services that seem too good to be true? My parents always taught me that if it seems too good to be true, then it most likely is! $19, $25, or even $30 locksmith ads are designed to get you to make the call

If you can’t remember the last time your locks were changed, it’s time you invested in NuKey’s professional locksmith rekey service. We work with your current door hardware and provide a new key that works in all your locks (in most cases). The old key can be discarded along with all the copies that were ever made of the old key. Your randomly coded and freshly cut 'new key' will give you the confidence that you need that no one else has a copy. It’s like starting fresh witho

I had a client call NuKey Residential Locksmith to ask for a quote. After I explained our affordable $99 re-key flat rate, the client told me that our price is way more reasonable than any of the locksmiths that she had called and she wanted to know why. She continued her search for more quotes and called me again 15 minutes later to explain that the other locksmiths came up with some funny, made-up reasons to not use NuKey. She decided to save $100 and scheduled her re-key w