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ladyofficer
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Changing locks after new purchase
My husband and I are closing soon on a house, I definately want to change the locks on the house- I think its an absolute MUST!, he's indifferent, did you change the locks when you moved into your new house??
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Posted 10/5/10 8:44 PM  |
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Sweetlax22
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We didnt, the previous owner had all of the locks in the house changed to one key! Considering there are 5 doors (all with 2 locks) this was a great thing and would be expensive for us to do.
Not that there is any way to know I am right before it is too late, but the previous owners also seem like they are good people who would not try anything. If they seemed shady maybe we would have changed the locks?
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| Posted 10/5/10 8:50 PM |
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Cherry77
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Cher
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
we changed the lock on the front door within the first 2 weeks. The garage door lock we didnt change but the door in the garage that leads to the interior of my house we changed that lock too. Just felt better to be safe then sorry.. We didnt know who had keys or friends of theirs that may have had keys etc.
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| Posted 10/5/10 8:52 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
Posted by Sweetlax22
Not that there is any way to know I am right before it is too late, but the previous owners also seem like they are good people who would not try anything. If they seemed shady maybe we would have changed the locks?
I hear ya but it's not so much the people who lived there but any other people who have a key, such as a neighbor, their children (who could be shady characters, etc). So realistically the locks should be changed.
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| Posted 10/5/10 8:53 PM |
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Ma-n-Pa2008
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Melissa
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We plan on it. We are doing some renovation in the house before we officially move in, so we will change the doors and locks before we move in. right now there is nothing in the house to be worried bout at the moment.
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| Posted 10/5/10 9:03 PM |
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Danyell48
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Danielle
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We did, I have no idea who the older owners gave keys to, or how many are out there floating around. I just felt better doing it.
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| Posted 10/5/10 9:04 PM |
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quasi3
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Stacey
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We brought our new locks with us to closing.
Locks were changed within minutes of us entering the house.
You can't be too safe.
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| Posted 10/5/10 9:08 PM |
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leese
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
The day we closed.
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| Posted 10/5/10 9:18 PM |
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
Even if the sellers seemed like decent people, you never know who else has a copy of their key, KWIM?
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| Posted 10/5/10 9:44 PM |
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CaMacho
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We did within the first few days of closing. It was a foreclosure and only one key was provided for the front door so who knows where the other ones were.
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| Posted 10/6/10 9:10 AM |
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PotofLuck06
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Member since 11/06 13241 total posts
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Betsy
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
It was the first thing we did after closing. We didn't know how many REA had been through the house for viewings and who had extra keys, so to be on the safe side, we changed all the locks/dead bolts before we brought anything over to the house!
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| Posted 10/6/10 9:35 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
yes, we did
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| Posted 10/6/10 9:46 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
Definitely, one of the first things we did.
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| Posted 10/6/10 9:47 AM |
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PumpkinGirl
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
The locks/doorknobs on the house are fairly new so we re-keyed, which is cheaper than buying all new ones.
It was $20 each, we brought them to the locksmith (so top & bottom lock for front & back door = $80). It's more if the locksmith comes to you, so we took the 5 mins to take them off and drive to them. 
ETA: Also, the seller had different keys for the front & back doors, so we had the locksmith make them all the same key.
Message edited 10/6/2010 9:56:26 AM.
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| Posted 10/6/10 9:55 AM |
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MrsFrizzle
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We changed the locks the first day, even though the guy seemed really nice. He had teenage boys who were known in our area who caused some trouble so we weren't going to take any chances.
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| Posted 10/6/10 9:56 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We left closing and went to home depot and bought all new locks.
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:01 AM |
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VeeJay
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
Yes, we did. Mostly because we did not like the door knob that the seller had.
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:25 AM |
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maybemommy10
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
That was the first thing we did, then changed the toilet seats
Message edited 10/6/2010 10:34:13 AM.
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:33 AM |
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Finally1108
My two boys
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
Posted by leese
The day we closed.
Same with us!
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:44 AM |
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Andrewz00
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Member since 4/10 1789 total posts
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Andrew
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
first thing we did... directly after closing went straight to the new place and changed the locks....
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| Posted 10/6/10 11:42 AM |
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momma2b
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
we changed all the locks w/ in 1 week after closing
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| Posted 10/6/10 1:12 PM |
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luckysmom
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We closed and called my dad right as we left and asked him to head there and start changing the locks. But when we bought the house it was a nasty divorce and the previous owner was at the closing and told us if we didn't mind he was going to go to the house and check his keys. He had another key that looked like it and he wasn't sure if it was his friends house key or the key to the house. DH told him not to bother becuase we are heading straight there to change the locks.
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| Posted 10/6/10 1:17 PM |
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Otherme
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
definitely
we did it the day we closed. Our house was empty for a few weeks after the closing while we did some renovations, so we wanted peace of mind that no one else in the neighborhood (or the previous owners who moved only a few streets over) would be able to come in.
you can never be too safe when it comes to your house
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| Posted 10/6/10 2:24 PM |
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pickles16
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Member since 11/07 17227 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
we plan on it asap
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| Posted 10/6/10 2:27 PM |
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pnm1654
Mommy to 2 boys!
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Re: Changing locks after new purchase
We had a locksmith come in and re-key the locks.
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| Posted 10/6/10 2:35 PM |
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