What is included
- Entry door rekey to your required keyway
- Secondary, garage, and outbuilding locks addressed
- Lockbox installed and the code reported to you
- Padlocks and hasps where an opening has no working lock
- Key codes and lockbox codes recorded on the work order
- Photographs of each lock installed
How we handle it
Rekeys are simple work that goes wrong when the documentation is sloppy. Every code we set is written to the file and reported back, so the next inspector or contractor is not calling you from the driveway. If we find a door that cannot hold a lock, or a frame that has been forced, we flag it as a repair rather than fitting hardware that will fail on the next visit.
Why rekey a property the moment it comes under management?
Because whoever held keys before, tenants, contractors, or a prior owner, should not have access any more. A rekey replaces that unknown with one controlled, documented set of access: locks keyed to your required keyway, a lockbox with the code recorded on the work order, and photographs of every lock installed.
Where we do this work
Rekeys runs out of A&D's Chicago office across Cook, Will, Kane, and Lake counties in Illinois, plus Northwest Indiana. Coverage for a specific address is confirmed by the office before the work is accepted.
- Chicago, IL
- Calumet City, IL
- Dolton, IL
- Harvey, IL
- Riverdale, IL
- South Holland, IL
- Markham, IL
- Country Club Hills, IL
- Chicago Heights, IL
- Blue Island, IL
- Oak Lawn, IL
- Cicero, IL
- Berwyn, IL
- Maywood, IL
- Bellwood, IL
- Joliet, IL
- Aurora, IL
- Elgin, IL
- Waukegan, IL
- Gary, IN
Common questions
- Can you match an existing keyway across a portfolio?
- Yes, tell us the keyway on the work order and we will key to it where the existing hardware allows.
- Do you install a lockbox as part of a rekey?
- Yes, and the code is recorded on the work order and reported back to you.
- What if the door will not hold a lock?
- We photograph it and report it as a repair. Fitting hardware to a broken frame is not a secure property.