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Locksmith in Portland, OR

We’re Commodore Locksmith, and rekeying is the core of what we do in Portland because this city’s housing stock demands it. Century-old mortise locks, warped doors from nine months of rain, and a backyard ADU on the same lot as the main house all change how a lock gets rekeyed. From your front door to your car door, we handle rekeying across the full spectrum, including high-security brands most locksmiths won’t touch. Call (855) 473-5097 when you need a lock reset done right in Portland.

Why Portland Homes Are Different

Portland’s inner eastside and close-in neighborhoods like Irvington, Sellwood, and Hawthorne are full of 1900 to 1930 Craftsman bungalows and foursquares. Those houses still have their original mortise locksets, skeleton keys, and vintage hardware, which means a “simple rekey” often becomes a preservation job. You cannot just slap a modern deadbolt over a century-old mortise lock without ruining the door, so we restore and rekey the original hardware instead. Downtown, in 97209 and 97204, you find condo and loft towers with commercial-grade panic hardware and access control systems that need a different skillset entirely.

The climate creates its own problems. Nine months of drizzle and high humidity cause old wood doors and jambs to swell, which means sticky deadbolts, misaligned strike plates, and locks that suddenly will not turn are a fall and winter epidemic in Portland. We adjust hardware seasonally rather than just rekeying, because a newly rekeyed lock that sticks is not a finished job. Occasional ice storms and the 2021 freeze event also left many Portland homes with seized exterior locks and storm-damaged door frames that needed realignment before they could be rekeyed at all.

The ADU boom sets Portland apart from most other cities. Portland is a national leader in accessory dwelling units, and a huge number of lots now have a main house plus a detached cottage out back. Those two structures usually have different keys, different keyways, and no coordination between them. We build master-key systems so one key opens the front door and the backyard cottage, while separate keys still work for individual doors when needed.

Our Main Portland Services

Portland homeowners call us most for two things: getting a working car key without a dealership markup, and getting back inside when a lock has trapped them outside. Both are covered here.

Car Key Replacement in Portland

Losing a car key in Portland is not just a dealership problem anymore. We cut and program transponder keys, smart fobs, and remote keys for most makes and models, which saves Portland drivers the tow-to-dealer run and the dealer parts markup. On the eastside, many older homes have detached garages off the alley, and car keys tend to go missing in the house rather than on the street, so rekeying the home and replacing the car key on the same visit is a common combined job. Car Key Replacement in Portland

Emergency Locksmith in Portland

Night lockouts in Portland happen in every neighborhood, whether it is a rental in Sellwood, a bungalow in Irvington, or a condo downtown. We respond to emergency calls across the city when a deadbolt fails, a key breaks in the lock, or someone simply locks themselves out. Portland’s older doors often seize in wet weather, and when an exterior lock will not turn at all, you cannot just leave it until morning. Emergency Locksmith in Portland

Rekey Locks in Portland

Rekeying in Portland is rarely a fifteen-minute swap. A large share of the city’s housing stock was built between 1900 and 1930, and those original mortise locks and skeleton-key hardwares require more than a standard pin-and-tumbler rekey. The rain-swollen doors and jambs add another layer, because a lock that works on the workbench will stick in a warped Portland door unless the hardware gets adjusted at the same time. And when there is an ADU behind the same house, we usually build a coordinated master-key system instead of rekeying two separate locks and leaving the owner juggling keys. Rekey Locks is our primary service, and these are the specific jobs Portland homes need most often.

Lock Rekey

Signs you need it

You have moved into a new place, lost a key, or have no idea how many previous tenants still hold copies.

What it costs in Portland

A standard residential lock rekey in Portland typically runs $20 to $35 per cylinder, plus a service call fee of $65 to $120 depending on your neighborhood and the time of day.

How we do it

We disassemble the cylinder, replace the internal pins and springs so the old key no longer turns, cut new keys to match, and test the lock in the door with the strike plate aligned.

Keyed Alike

Signs you need it

You are carrying four or five different keys for one property and want every door on the same key.

What it costs in Portland

Keying multiple locks alike costs the same per cylinder as a standard rekey, plus a small setup charge for the additional keys if you need more than two copies.

How we do it

We pin every lock to the same key code so one key turns all of them, then test each lock individually and as a set before we leave.

What Rekey Locks Costs in Portland

How much does it cost to rekey a whole house in Portland?

Most Portland homes have three to five exterior lock cylinders, so a full rekey typically falls between $150 and $350 including the service call. Homes with mortise locks or master-key setups land on the higher end.

Can you rekey a century-old mortise lock instead of replacing it?

Yes, and that is the right call for most Portland bungalows. We rekey the cylinder, restore the worn internals if needed, and keep the original hardware intact, which costs less than replacement and preserves the door.

Brands We Service in Portland

We are certified to work on eight lock brands across the full security spectrum, including Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Yale, and Baldwin. That range matters in Portland, where a 1912 foursquare in Irvington uses the same brand family as a downtown commercial suite, and we stock parts for both locally. See our brands for the full roster. We can rekey or service most cylinders same-day from local inventory, with specialty high-security parts ordered on a short lead time when needed.

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Neighborhoods We Serve in Portland

We work across all of Portland, from the close-in eastside bungalow belt to the downtown condo towers and the ADU-heavy outer neighborhoods. We cover the full city including ZIP codes 97240, 97242, 97250, and 97252. Response time across the metro area is generally under an hour for emergency calls.

• Irvington
• Sellwood
• Hawthorne
• Downtown (97209 and 97204)
• North and Northeast Portland

Service Area – Cities Near Portland

We serve Portland and the surrounding metro communities on both sides of the river. If you are located just outside the city, we regularly work in Kenton, OR, Raleigh Hills, OR, West Haven, OR, and West Haven-Sylvan, OR. Same-day and emergency response times are similar across these areas, with a modest travel adjustment depending on distance from Portland.

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