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Cardinal Lock & Key Real prices · Durham, NC

the price book · nothing withheld

Every number we charge, on one page

Most locksmiths treat prices like a secret you learn on your doorstep. Here is our entire book — the same one our dispatchers and technicians quote from. If a number on your invoice ever disagrees with this page, the page wins.

How a bill is built

trip fee $35 labor — in the ranges below parts — only if you approve them after-hours adder, if any
  • The published ranges are all-in daytime totals — trip fee and labor already inside.
  • Parts are named on the quote with their ANSI grade, and you see the price before we fit them.
  • The top of a range is a ceiling, not a suggestion.
  • Cards accepted, invoice itemized — parts, labor, trip fee, adder, each on its own line.

After hours, stated plainly

One flat adder per visit. Not per lock, not a percentage, not a “special overnight rate” discovered at your door. We say it on the phone before we roll.

Mon–Sat, 8 am – 6 pm

no adder

Published prices apply. No adder, ever.

Evenings, 6 – 10 pm

+ $40 flat

One flat $40 on the visit — not on each lock, not a percentage.

Overnight 10 pm – 8 am, Sundays & holidays

+ $85 flat

One flat $85 on the visit. We say it on the phone before we roll.

The book

Emergency lockouts

details →
  • House or apartment lockout $95–$140
  • Business lockout $110–$160
  • Car lockout $85–$135
  • Broken key extraction $85–$125

Lock rekeying

details →
  • Rekey visit — includes first two cylinders $125
  • Each additional cylinder $24 per cylinder
  • Extra cut keys (four included) $6 per key
  • Rekey into a master-key system survey first

Lock installation & repair

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  • Grade 2 deadbolt, supplied + installed $165–$225
  • Grade 1 heavy-duty deadbolt, supplied + installed $265–$340
  • Install hardware you bought $85–$110 per lock
  • Fresh bore (new door prep) $75
  • Lock repair / door realignment $95–$150

Smart locks

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  • Install + program a lock you bought $145–$185
  • Keypad deadbolt, supplied + installed $265–$320
  • Wi-Fi smart lock, supplied + installed $340–$495
  • App setup + spare-code walkthrough included

Car keys & fobs

details →
  • Basic metal key, cut $65–$95
  • Transponder (chip) key, cut + programmed $140–$240
  • Remote-head / flip key $180–$320
  • Proximity smart fob (push-button start) $240–$420
  • All keys lost $60–$120
  • Car lockout $85–$135

Commercial & master keys

details →
  • Commercial lockout $110–$160
  • Grade 1 lever lockset, supplied + installed $265–$340
  • Panic / exit-device hardware $380–$650
  • Keypad access control, single door from $425
  • Desk, cabinet & mailbox locks $65–$95
  • Master-key system design + install from $450 · survey first

the honest gate

Four things we refuse to price sight-unseen

A price invented over the phone for these jobs would be a guess with your money — the exact move this whole website exists to oppose.

Master-key systems

Priced from a door survey and a key-control chart, never from a phone call.

Post-burglary repairs

Frame and hardware damage varies too much to guess. We photograph, quote in writing, and coordinate with your insurer.

High-security cylinder suites

Restricted keyways are quoted per system after we confirm what your doors take.

Safes

We don't service safes at all — we'll hand you the number of a safe specialist we trust instead of learning on yours.

And after the invoice

90-day workmanship warranty on every job. 12 months on hardware we supply. Keep the invoice — the warranty terms are printed on it, not implied over the phone.

Price a job now

no bait · no switch

Read it, then test us on it.

Call with any job on this page and the number you hear will come from this page. That's the entire trick — there is no trick.

Mon–Sat 8 am – 6 pm · lockout line answered 24/7

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