Antelope

Roughly 5 miles southwest of Roseville and about 15 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento, Antelope is an unincorporated part of Sacramento County. It began as a planned community in the late 1980s, mostly single-family homes plus apartments. If you need a Sacramento locksmith who drives to you, that is where our work in Antelope starts.

The 2020 census counted 48,733 residents in 15,202 housing units. About 68.5 percent of those units were owner-occupied and 31.5 percent were rented. That rental share shapes what people ask us for.

Why Keys Wander in a Rental-Heavy Community

When roughly one home in three is rented, keys travel. Tenants move out, roommates leave, and landlords hand copies to contractors and property managers. Spares end up in a kitchen drawer nobody remembers. Before long, more people can open a door than anyone realizes.

So the job in Antelope is often about access rather than a broken lock. The cure is usually simple and rarely needs new hardware.

Turnover Rekeying for Landlords

At every turnover, rekeying is the sensible reset. A departing tenant might have copied a key or given one to a friend, and you cannot recover what you cannot see. Rekeying changes the inside of each lock so earlier keys no longer turn it, while the deadbolts and knobs stay on the door. That costs less than replacing locks each time, and it keeps your hardware uniform across units.

We can rekey the front door, back door, and any other keyed lock in a single visit. After the technician sees the work, they tell you the price before starting.

Key Control for Small Landlords

Past two or three units, keeping track gets harder. A master key system can help: each tenant’s key opens only their door, and a key you control opens every unit, so you stop carrying a ring of a dozen keys.

Whatever setup you use, a few habits help:

• Keep a written record of which key goes to which unit and who received it.
• Get keys back when a tenant leaves, and write down the date.
• Rekey at each turnover so your records match keys that work.
• Limit copies. Every extra one is another key to account for.

If You Rent and Are Locked Out

A lockout is hard when no landlord answers at night and you have no spare. Most doors on a house or apartment lockout open to picks and bypass tools, and they do so without a scratch. We ask for proof that you live there, like a lease or an ID with your address.

Thinking about new keys afterward? Your lease comes first, because it may spell out who is allowed to change locks, and acting without permission creates a dispute you do not need. With the lease’s blessing or your landlord’s agreement, we will do the work.

Owners, Older Hardware, and Repairs

Most homes in Antelope are owner-occupied, and owners tend to ask for a different set of things: new keys after buying a home, a deadbolt that has gone stiff, a latch that no longer lines up. Our lock installation and repair work begins with a look at both the lock and the door. Sometimes a repair is enough, sometimes replacement makes more sense, and sometimes the frame is the real culprit. We will say so before selling you a part.

Homes built since the late 1980s that never had their hardware updated may carry original locks. Stiff keys, loose knobs, and latches that miss their strike plates are signs of wear, worth checking before a lock fails at a bad moment.

Walerga, Elverta, and Antelope Roads

Walerga Road and Elverta Road cross in Antelope, and that crossing is an easy way to tell us where you are. Antelope Road and Roseville Road are other main routes, and Antelope Community Park is a handy landmark. Two cross streets or the name of your complex will do. Locked out of a car? Give us its location along with the make, model, and year.

Hours and Nearby Communities

We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and every visit carries a $29 trip fee. We also cover North Highlands, Roseville, Citrus Heights, and Rio Linda. See all our service areas, then call with your location.