Master Key System in Saddle Rock, NY

A master key job is quoted on two things: how many doors need to be keyed into the system, and how many levels of access you need above the individual door keys, for example a super for the whole building, sub-masters for a floor or unit group, and individual keys below that. A small property with a handful of doors and one master tier lands toward $195.

A property with multiple access tiers, more doors, and existing hardware that needs to be re-keyed rather than replaced climbs toward $850 and beyond. The technician who calls you back will ask how many doors and how many access levels before quoting, so have that count ready.

Saddle Rock is car-dependent with no LIRR station of its own, so dispatch sends whichever technician is already closest rather than routing from a fixed office. Call (516) 636-1712 and the dispatcher takes down the job and your number; the nearest available technician calls back within a few minutes to talk through your door count and hierarchy needs and give you a real price.

Nothing gets scheduled until you've agreed to that number. Typical arrival for the initial site walkthrough runs 15 to 30 minutes once the visit is confirmed.

Have a rough door count ready, which doors need to be on the system, and who needs access to which doors, since that's what turns into the master, sub-master, and change-key tiers. If you're a property manager, know whether existing hardware stays in place and gets re-keyed or whether the property wants new cylinders throughout, since that changes both the price and the on-site time.

RC Locksmith Nassau County has been doing this kind of commercial key work in Nassau County since 2009, and the technician who calls you back is a local tech who works this area regularly, not a dispatcher reading a script.