Take your doorknob and or deadbolt to a locksmith or hardware store that makes keys.
How to get a new key for a door lock.
Take the lock locking knob or deadbolt to the locksmith local lumberyard or hardware store.
Insert the key for the current lock into the cylinder and turn it to separate the upper and lower lock pins.
You ll have to remove the lock from the door for this option and bring the key that currently opens.
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Push the plug follower through the cylinder using constant pressure to remove the plug.
Complete the entire process in a matter of seconds without having to remove the lock from the door.
If you are adding something like a deadbolt you will need to cut a hole with a hole saw which is a large drill bit.
Take out the cylinder plug.
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A locksmith will require the use of additional tools to accomplish some of the processes that were discussed above.
Ask for the service of re keying the lock.
Remove the two screws on the inside of the doorknob.
If the door is already fitted with locks the new ones should fit very easily in the same openings.
This will allow you to use the same doorknob hardware but makes the lost key useless in this re keyed lock.
Insert the pins and reassemble the lock dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to the color code on the special instruction sheet.
Prop the door slightly open.
Normally how they work is you open the door and insert the new key and then insert a setting pin to reset the lock and the combination pins will use the new setting.
Slide the exterior half of the doorknob off while leaving the interior half of the doorknob in place.
Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock.
Use wire to secure this knob s key to the knob.