Smart locks
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Car keys & fobsNon-destructive entry first, always - and we re-key Schlage, Kwikset, and Baldwin locks on the spot while you watch
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Get your free estimateLocksmith in Tiburon, CA
Rekey Locks is the service we handle most in Tiburon, and the work here looks different than it does in most of Marin County. Tiburon is a water-locked peninsula where many homes sit empty for months, hardware ages fast in the salt air off Richardson Bay, and the streets climb steeply off Tiburon Boulevard. If you’ve just bought a house in 94920 or you’ve had a tenant or caregiver rotate out, rekeying is usually the fastest way to confirm exactly who has a working key. Call Cypress Lock & Key at (877) 265-4385 and we’ll talk through what your locks actually need.
Why Tiburon Homes Are Different
Three things shape locksmith work in Tiburon more than anything else. First, the housing stock. The hillsides above the bay hold a lot of mid-century ranch and split-level homes that still have their original entry hardware. Wooden doors with old mortise locks and knob-and-deadbolt combos are common, and those locks were not built for modern key control. Retrofitting them to accept today’s deadbolts, smart locks, or rekeyable cylinders is a regular part of the job. Down near the downtown waterfront and the edges of Belvedere, you see older cottages and converted boathouses where doors have settled over decades and lock alignment has to be addressed before anything else.
Second, the climate. Salt air and bay moisture move through nearly every neighborhood, and west- and south-facing doors take the worst of it. We routinely pull strike plates and hinges on Tiburon homes and find corrosion that has been quietly chewing through the hardware. That matters when you rekey: the cylinder might be fine, but if the strike plate is rotting and the deadbolt doesn’t throw cleanly, the new key only solves half the problem. Third, the terrain and access. A lot of the hillside estates and waterfront properties sit behind shared private lanes, with one gate serving multiple homes. We know the address-finding realities of those streets because we work them regularly.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Tiburon Services
Most calls we answer in Tiburon fall into two categories: people who need new car keys without a dealership run, and people who need a lock opened or secured right now. Both are services we staff for locally.
Car Key Replacement in Tiburon
Car key work in Tiburon tends to happen at awkward moments: a key snapped in the ignition at the ferry parking lot, a fob dead at the Tiburon Boulevard shopping center, or a spare lost somewhere between the car and the front door. We cut and program replacement keys and fobs for most makes, which means you skip the tow and the dealership markup. The peninsula layout means we know how to reach the parking areas and private driveways that GPS sometimes mangles. Car Key Replacement in Tiburon has the full scope of what we do for vehicles.
Emergency Locksmith in Tiburon
Lockouts in Tiburon often arrive on a Friday night, when a family shows up to the weekend house and realizes the key didn’t make the trip. Or a property manager gets a call that a guest lost the only key to a waterfront rental. We handle those without drama: get there, open the lock, and if the key is truly gone, rekey on the spot so nobody else can use what was lost. Emergency Locksmith in Tiburon explains how we respond when time matters.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Rekey Locks in Tiburon
Rekeying in Tiburon usually comes down to one question: who has a key to this house right now, and do you still trust every one of them? Given how many Tiburon properties are second homes or rentals, the answer is frequently no. A house that sat vacant for eight months, then hosted contractors, cleaners, a property manager, and two sets of guests is a house where the key count is unknown. We rekey the locks so that every old key stops working on the spot, and you get a fresh set. It costs a fraction of replacing the hardware, and it’s the only way to confirm control without ripping out perfectly good locks. That’s the core of our Rekey Locks service.
Lock Rekey
Signs you need it
You just closed on a home in 94920, a tenant moved out, or you can’t account for how many copies of your key are floating around town.
What it costs in Tiburon
A single-lock rekey in Tiburon typically runs $50 – $120 per lock, with discounts of $10 – $25 per lock when we handle multiple cylinders in one visit.
How we do it
We remove the cylinder, swap the internal pins and springs to match a new key, reassemble, and test the lock in place before we call the job done.
Rekey Service
Signs you need it
You’d rather make the old keys useless than replace hardware, and you want it done in one scheduled visit instead of piecemeal over weeks.
What it costs in Tiburon
A whole-home rekey of three or four entry locks in Tiburon typically lands between $180 and $300, with each additional lock beyond the first priced at a lower rate.
How we do it
We work through every entry lock on the property, key them all to one new key, and confirm each door still closes and locks smoothly before we finish.
What Rekey Locks Costs in Tiburon
| Item | Typical range in Tiburon |
|---|---|
| Single lock rekey (labor included) | $50 – $120 |
| Whole-home rekey (3 – 4 locks) | $180 – $300 |
| Additional lock beyond the first | $10 – $25 off per lock |
How much does it cost to rekey a house in Tiburon?
A whole-home rekey in Tiburon usually lands between $180 and $300 for three or four entry locks. The exact number depends on the hardware type, mortise or cylinder, and how many locks you have. Call (877) 265-4385 for a firm quote before we dispatch anyone.
Can you rekey my Tiburon home if I just moved in?
We can usually rekey the same day or schedule within a day or two. Just know that some old mortise locks have seized-up cylinders from years of salt air, and those may need replacement rather than rekeying. We’ll tell you what you’re dealing with before any work starts.
Brands We Service in Tiburon
We work on the lock you already have, which in Tiburon means a lot of Schlage, Baldwin, and the high-security lines from Mul-T-Lock and Sargent. We carry common pins, springs, and key blanks for those brands locally, so most rekeys and repairs happen the same visit. For details on the full brand list and what we stock, see our brands.
Pricing for Locksmith in Tiburon, CA
| Service | Typical range in Tiburon |
|---|---|
| Rekey a door lock (single cylinder) | $50 – $120 |
| Whole-home rekey (3 – 4 locks) | $180 – $300 |
| Additional rekeyed lock (after the first) | $10 – $25 off per lock |
| Keyed alike (multiple locks, one key) | $50 – $120 per lock, volume discounts applied |
| Locksmith rekey (basic knob or deadbolt) | $50 – $120 per lock |
| New deadbolt installation (standard) | $120 – $200 installed |
| Smart lock installation | $150 – $350 installed |
| Car key replacement (basic) | $150 – $400 |
| Transponder key or fob programming | $200 – $450 |
What pushes a Tiburon job higher is usually access and hardware age. Properties behind shared gates or up narrow private lanes take longer to reach, and old mortise locks that haven’t been opened in years sometimes need more labor than a clean modern deadbolt. Whatever the case, the price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice, with no arrival surcharge added at your door.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Tiburon
Tiburon is compact but the access varies block to block. We work the downtown waterfront, the hillside streets above Tiburon Boulevard, the gated lanes off Paradise Drive, and everything clustered around the Belvedere side of the peninsula. Response time for the peninsula is usually short because we’re already working in the area most days.
- Downtown Tiburon waterfront
- Belvedere
- Corinthian Island
- Paradise Drive hillsides
- Rafael Drive / upper Tiburon
Service Area – Cities Near Tiburon
When we’re not on the Tiburon peninsula, the next stops are usually Belvedere, CA, Sausalito, CA, Marin City, CA, and Tamalpais Valley, CA. The same locks, the same salt-air realities, the same key-control questions. If your property is anywhere in that ring, we can get there.
Serving Tiburon, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tiburon 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 Locksmith in Tiburon
Because Cypress Lock & Key has served Tiburon since 2017 and works the peninsula regularly, response times are typically short on weekdays and evenings. Weekend arrivals to second homes often need a rekey on the spot. Call (877) 265-4385 and we’ll give you a straight arrival window.
If you own the home, no. If you rent, your lease may require notifying the landlord, and some Tiburon HOAs with shared gates have key-control rules worth checking. We can coordinate with property managers and we’ll key to whatever system the association requires.
Yes. The quote we give you before dispatch is the price on the invoice, with no arrival fee and no surprise upcharge. The only variable is when the lock itself needs replacement rather than rekeying, and we’ll confirm that with you before any work happens. Call (877) 265-4385 for an exact figure on your job.
If your lock situation in Tiburon is urgent or you’re planning a rekey between tenants or after a close, call Cypress Lock & Key at (877) 265-4385. We’ll give you a straight answer and a firm quote before anything gets scheduled.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees — talk to a local locksmith pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you — the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Tiburon Customers Say
"Quoted a price on the phone and honored it. After the last locksmith I called, that alone is worth a review."
— Sarah Vaughn"Got me back in and the price was fair for the hour. He did arrive closer to 45 minutes than the 20 he estimated, which felt long standing outside, but he was honest that traffic was the problem."
— Marcus Prince"The old deadbolt was mounted crooked by whoever lived here before and had been sticking for years. He redrilled and reset it properly rather than just replacing the hardware."
— Lisa Sullivan