![]() ![]() Having two options is useful depending on the circumstances. – Car key duplication for vehicles will vary between $2 (for older ones) up to $170 (modern vehicles) – Automated self-service Kiosk takes about 15 to 30 minutes and costs around $2.00 to $5.00 per key (your selections depending). – Home Depot can also copy fobs for $12 to $240 – Car which requires a transponder will definitely range between $40 and $200. Here below you can see the cost you can expect to copy a key at Home Depot: So, it can be as little as $2 or as much as $240. Plus, the kind of key you are copying will be a major factor in the price. So, how much is it to make a copy of a key at Home Depot? The answer to this will impinge on if you have an in-house locksmith copy it or use the self-service kiosk. But, if you’re on a tight budget, then the question of cost will be at the top of your priority list. It’s convenient and you can shop for other necessary items. 95% of the time it's not going to matter at all, but if it is a higher security key it's going to be more of a hassle and probably more expensive too sadly.Home Depot is an ideal place to get a copy made for a key. It really depends on the type of key and the contract that the shop has with your landlord. That's not to say all medeco keys are protected, so it would be worth taking the key into a locksmith regardless and asking. That's to say that there's a requirement, I think it's a contract, that doesn't allow a locksmith to just copy and distribute those keys (there might also be a tech aspect as well, where a locksmith in a given area has a unique pattern or something so you can only go to that shop, it really depends). If it's a medeco or a high end schlage it might be protected. Part of the reason for this is that there are higher end security systems that people have to pay into to actually have copy control over the key. Most shlage or kwikset keys are very common and a locksmith will be more interested in matching the blanks than they would be in if someone had stamped do not copy on there. There really isn't any reason why a normal key won't be copied, there's nothing to be nervous about if it's a normal key. Is it actually illegal for someone to duplicate this key? Can I slip someone $20 and wink? How do I find a shady character to do this? posted by AFABulous to Home & Garden (26 answers total) 4 users marked this as a favorite (Note: the key to my actual apartment can be duplicated without issue.) There's no buzzer that lets someone in, so I'd have to go downstairs to open the door. I'm also having surgery soon and will need someone to periodically help me. Maybe I'm being paranoid but there are NRA and Trump stickers on the maintenance guy's van, and I don't want to risk eviction because he disagrees with my "lifestyle" (no, I am not protected by any law, and yes, that has happened to friends of mine).Īnyway, I want a key because sometimes a friend cat-sits and if I return from vacation when she's not home, I can't get into my apartment. I've actually never met him, just the maintenance guy, who's the type of older guy that patronizingly called me "little lady." I definitely don't look or sound like a lady anymore, and my name has changed (which I haven't told the landlord no idea who he thinks is paying my rent). I don't want to contact the landlord because I don't want to out myself as transgender. ![]()
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