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What are some of the going rates for locksmith services.

  What are some of the going rates for locksmith services ? But first we need to understand that the locksmith industry does not have a going rate. This means that each company is responsible for creating it's own rates as the industry is not regulated. So what does that mean to you? It means that if you live in Las Vegas for example, you should call multiple Las Vegas locksmiths and see what seems right for you. But now that we got that out of the way lets see what a recent retired locksmith thinks the going rate should be.  A locksmith Las Vegas service provider who is hired to unlock a vehicle (a common vehicle like GM, Ford, Honda, Toyota) should be in the price range of $80 to $100 max.  Looking to hire a locksmith in Las Vegas to rekey your home? In most cases your home should have between two to four locks. The first two locks ( as long as you have simple common locks like Kwikset) that your having rekeyed should be priced around $85 to $125. This seems very fair as the

What are some of the services that locksmith offer that you might not have known.

 What are some of the services that locksmith offer that you might not have known.  Many businesses that have many offices would like to have one key that unlocks each office and and one key that does every office. This way the owner or office manager would have access to each room while the office user would only have access to their own room. The good news is that a locksmith can do that. In fact, that type of rekey is called a master key system. And just to explain what the process is, it's when a lock has multiple configuration of pins allowing multiple key cuts to work in the same lock. In most cases this type of rekey can cost between $35 to $55 per lock. ( if you need this type of rekey for your office or business there's a Las Vegas locksmith company called Prime Locksmith of Las Vegas that does offer this kind of service).  Another type of service that locksmiths offer that most people don't realize is the key fab programing. In todays world of cars many have k