Rekey Locks
Rekeying existing locks to a new key for new owners, seasonal returns, and rental turnovers. One key for the whole home.
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Snowbird Open and Close Service in Palm Beach County
One visit to wake the house up in the fall, one to put it to sleep in the spring.
What we do on the visit
- Rekey the entry doors so keys handed out last season stop working
- Test and reset every lock, deadbolt, and patio door latch
- Change smart lock batteries and clear codes you no longer want live
- Install or remove plug-in window air conditioning units and clean their filters
- Replace light bulbs, smoke alarm batteries, and air filters throughout
- Reseal failed caulk at windows, sliders, tubs, and showers
- Touch up interior paint where the season left marks
- Remount or reconnect televisions and reassemble anything stored away
- Clear gutters and wash the driveway and entry before the wet months
- Photograph the condition of the home and send you the set
Two visits, built around when people actually arrive and leave
Palm Beach County adds a large seasonal population every winter. Arrivals cluster from October through December, the peak runs January through March, and most owners head north again through April and May. That rhythm is the whole reason this package exists as two visits rather than an open ended maintenance arrangement.
The fall visit is about making the house usable before you land. The spring visit is about leaving it in a condition that survives a summer of heat, humidity, and storms with nobody in it. Both are fixed checklists that you approve in advance, so you know exactly what was done and what it cost before anyone opens your door.
The open the house visit
A home that has been closed since May comes back with a predictable list of problems. Locks stiff from salt air. Smoke alarm batteries chirping. Filters loaded. Bulbs out. Caulk shrunk at the shower. A slider that has gone hard to push because grit packed the track. None of it is serious and all of it eats the first week of your season.
We handle the list before you arrive. The item most owners care about most is the rekey. Over a summer away, a unit is entered by cleaners, home watch, management, and occasionally a repair visit, and most owners have lost track of how many keys exist. Rekeying at the start of the season resets that to zero, and if you have a keypad lock we clear the old codes and set fresh ones instead.
The close the house visit
Closing up is where the real money is saved, because everything you skip in April compounds over six unattended months. Storm season runs June 1 to November 30, and the water that gets into a South Florida home during it comes through open joints, not through walls. So we walk and reseal window and slider perimeters, stucco control joints, and anything that has opened up since the last visit.
The rest of the visit is about removing weak points. Window air conditioning units come out, get cleaned, and get stored, and the opening is closed properly. Gutters get cleared so the first heavy band is not sheeting water down your wall. Patio furniture, planters, and umbrella bases get secured or brought in. If your home has storm-shutter panels already fitted, we can deploy them as part of the visit.
What you get in writing
Every visit ends with photographs. Not a summary, the actual set: each room, each door, the exterior elevations, anything we found that you should know about. For an owner in Michigan or Ontario, that record is the point. It tells you what your property looked like the day we left it, which matters if you need to raise something with your association or an insurer later.
You also get an upfront quote before either visit, a written list of what was done, and a plain note of anything we saw that falls to a licensed trades we refer out. We do not start work that was not on the approved list without calling you first.
Fitting it around your building
Most seasonal owners here are in association governed buildings, and those buildings have rules that decide when work can happen. Quiet hours, elevator reservations and padding, front desk access lists, and certificates of insurance on file. We handle that paperwork before the visit rather than arriving and being turned away.
If you use a management company or a home watch service, we coordinate with them rather than duplicating what they already do. Home watch checks a property. This package is the hands on work that a check turns up, plus the seasonal items that come around every year whether anything is wrong or not.
The work inside this package
Smart Lock Installation
Battery powered smart locks and keypads fitted into existing door preps, with codes set up for guests, cleaners, and family.
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Window A/C Installation
Plug-in window air conditioning units installed, sealed, and removed. Factory cord and plug units only.
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Caulking and Sealing
Old caulk cut out and joints resealed at tubs, showers, windows, sliders, and stucco control joints.
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Gutter Cleaning
Gutters and downspouts cleared by hand, flushed, and photographed, on homes up to two stories.
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Interior Painting
Interior repaints for homes and condos county wide. Clean lines, covered floors, and coatings picked for humid rooms.
Learn moreQuestions about this package
When should the two visits be scheduled?
The open visit fits anywhere from October to December, ideally in the week or two before you arrive so everything is fresh. The close visit belongs in April or May, before storm season opens on June 1. We book both at once so your dates are held, since those windows are the busiest of our year in Palm Beach County.
Do I need to be there for either visit?
No, and most owners are not. We coordinate access with your management company, front desk, or home watch service, and we photograph everything so you can see the condition of the home from wherever you are. You approve the checklist and the quote in writing before we start.
Why rekey every year? Nothing has happened.
Because over a summer away a home is typically entered by cleaners, home watch, a management company, and sometimes a repair visit, and copies accumulate quietly. It is not about suspecting anyone. It is that most owners cannot say how many keys exist. A rekey resets that, and it takes minutes per cylinder.
Can you deploy my storm-shutter panels before I leave?
If the panels or tracks are already fitted to your home, yes, we can put them up as part of the close visit and take them down at the open visit. We do not do permanent storm-shutter systems or awning frames. That work goes to the licensed trades we refer out.
Can I add items to the standard checklist?
Yes, and most owners do. Painting a room while the unit is empty, mounting a television before you arrive, assembling furniture that was delivered over the summer, closet work, or a batch of small repairs. Tell us at booking so the visit is scheduled with enough time rather than being squeezed.
Ask about the snowbird open and close package
Tell us the property, where in Palm Beach County it is, and how often you want us there. We come back with a written scope and a price.