What You Need To Know About Locksmith Prices And How They Charge You
Locksmith prices vary widely, based on the type of job that needs to be done and a variety of other factors. That being said, there is a way to look more closely at the costs to see what the charges might be in relation to the job you need done. What is a local locksmith going to charge you? You're about to dig into the details so that you can see what you might have to pay.
Let's say that you need a deadbolt put in on an exterior door, not an interior door. Let's say that this is a residential project. The cost for the job is usually $10 to $50. Now that's just the cost for the actual lock to be placed. What you also will want to know is what you are going to have to pay for labor.
Residential and commercial locksmiths are of course going to charge you a service call fee. The fee will vary based on different factors. Each locksmith might charge something different, and even location can come into play. For the sake of clarity, let's just say that the service call fee is going to be $50. That sounds about reasonable, don't you think?
How long is the project going to take? You see, locksmiths will also charge you about $50 for labor. Typically, a job that a locksmith does is usually not going to take more than an hour. Let's say that a job takes only 30 minutes. Does that mean that the locksmith is only going to charge you $25 for half an hour labor, or will you still get charged for the entire hour?
That's a good question. Typically, professionals charge a full hour for work done if it comes in under an hour. For a smaller job, however, you don't want to think that you have to pay a service call fee plus an hour for labor and then the costs for the job. If a privacy lock costs $20 to install, then why would you have to pay $120 to have the job done?
That is why you will want to be sure that you ask locksmiths about cost and have them itemize their quotes. Keyless locks typically cost anywhere from $75 to $200 for the actual project, and then you would need to add the labor and service call fee. That gives you another idea about what a specific project costs, and now you need to determine the costs for your project.
