New Home Move-In Rekey in Ottawa

Genuinely, yes. Some Ottawa closings happen with weeks of lead time between an accepted offer and possession, giving you a real chance to schedule a rekey for the exact moment you get keys. Others move faster, sometimes with only days of notice, which means booking as early as your possession date is confirmed is worth doing rather than waiting until moving day itself.

It changes what we're likely to find, not the underlying need. A home that's been through several owners in an established Ottawa neighbourhood often has mismatched hardware from different renovations over the decades, sometimes needing more than a simple rekey to bring everything onto one working key. We assess this honestly rather than assuming every resale home is identical.

Yes, and this genuinely surprises some new-build buyers. Construction involves multiple trades, framers, electricians, site supervisors, who may have had some form of key access before you ever moved in, regardless of how new the home is. A rekey resolves that uncertainty completely rather than leaving it as an open question.

It's worth mentioning, since a technician already assessing your locks can flag anything stiff or sluggish at the same visit, and cold weather tends to make an existing minor issue noticeably worse than it would seem in milder months. Better to catch that during the rekey than discover it later during an actual cold snap.

For the large majority of Ottawa move-ins, rekeying alone is genuinely sufficient, keeping your existing hardware exactly as it is while resetting who holds a working key. Replacement only makes sense if hardware is actually damaged or you specifically want a style or security upgrade, and we'll tell you honestly which situation applies to your home.

Often yes. Smart locks, a higher security-grade deadbolt, or consolidating years of mismatched hardware into one working key are all reasonable additions to discuss during the same visit, particularly for an older Ottawa home with real accumulated hardware history.

Most homes are done well within an hour, depending on how many doors and locks are involved.

Before, if possible, so there's no window where the home is accessible to anyone else.

In most cases, yes, a common and straightforward request.

Street names do not set move-in rekeying prices in Ottawa. Worn hardware, restricted keyways, multi-door keying, and emergency timing do.

When destructive entry is required, we discuss immediate securement and follow-up hardware for Ottawa openings.

Mapping multiple doors first prevents pinning the wrong system during move-in rekeying in Ottawa.