Lock cylinder replacement in Rojales

More than two thirds of the people of Rojales live on urbanisations, above all in Ciudad Quesada, and a large share of them are foreign residents. Many live here all year; others go away for spells and leave the house in someone’s care. We are locksmiths from Torrevieja, about ten kilometres away, and we change lock cylinders in the village and on every urbanisation in the municipality.

When you buy in Ciudad Quesada

Ciudad Quesada has a great deal of resale buying and selling. The keys you are given at the notary are the ones the seller had to hand, not all the ones that exist. The sensible thing is to change the cylinder as soon as you move in, and take the chance to check the other doors of the house. With several doors changed at the same time, we can fit cylinders that open with the same key.

When someone else had the key

In Rojales it is very common to leave a copy of the house key with a neighbour, with whoever looks after the house while you are away or with whoever cleans the pool. If that arrangement comes to an end, or a copy has gone astray along the way, changing the cylinder is simpler than trying to get keys back. The same applies if you have had the house let and the tenant has now handed it back: we never change the cylinder on a tenant who is still living there.

Single storey villas and houses left empty

In Ciudad Quesada and in Doña Pepa many houses are single storey, on quiet streets where a closed-up home stands out. On the front door of those houses we recommend a security cylinder, fitted flush with the door or the escutcheon so it cannot be gripped from outside. We explain what types there are in security cylinders.

There is not as much salt here as on the seafront, but dust and direct sun on the door also wear the cylinder. If the key starts to feel stiff, let us know before it snaps.

The village centre

In the village there are older houses with heavily used cylinders and the odd big-key lock that has no cylinder to change. In that case we explain how to convert it to a euro cylinder.

How we do it

Send us on WhatsApp, in your language, a photo of the cylinder from outside and another of the edge of the door. We suggest the cylinder and give you a fixed quote, with the cylinder included. At your door we check the exact size before fitting it, test every lock and hand you the new keys. If the job changes once we see it, we tell you and do not carry on without your agreement. You can pay by card, Bizum or cash.

You will find the service explained in lock cylinder replacement and what we do across the municipality in locksmith in Rojales.