We fit battery-powered smart deadbolts, plain keyed deadbolts, knobs, levers, handlesets, reinforced strikes and key lockboxes on houses and rentals across Cedar Mill, Beaverton, Bethany and the streets between. A smart lock install in the Portland market typically lands between $120 and $300 for labour alone, per November 2026 market figures . Booking is simple: send a picture of the door edge plus the lock that's on it now, or the one waiting in its box.
Slava, who does the installs, brings 7 years of hands-on experience with doors and hardware.
What does a smart lock install cost here?
The figures below describe what lock work goes for locally as of November 2026, counting the work alone. The lock itself is not in the figure .
| Lock work | Usual price | Low to high | What's counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replace a keyed deadbolt, knob, lever or handleset | $175 | $100 to $300 | labour only |
| Fit a battery smart deadbolt or keypad model | $200 | $120 to $300 | labour only |
| Strike reinforcement, door edge armour, peephole | $350 | $150 to $700 | labour only |
| Mount a lockbox or key safe | $150 | $100 to $250 | labour only |
Some doors cost more than others. An older door with no hole for a deadbolt needs a new face bore and edge bore. A strike that sits a little high or low has to be moved, and a door that drags needs door repair work before the lock goes on. Thick doors and metal-clad doors take longer to drill. Doing three doors in one trip costs less per door than three separate visits. All of our rates sit on one page: prices for every job we do.
Can you install a smart lock I already bought?
Usually, yes, as long as it runs on batteries and replaces a standard deadbolt or fits over the one you have. Before we come out, we ask for the door's thickness, the backset (how far the hole sits from the door edge, mostly 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch) and the size of the face hole, which is often 2-1/8 inch. Check those against the spec sheet in the box. We also look at whether the new deadbolt clears the knob or lever below it.
The step most people skip is the signal. A lock that talks to your phone over Wi-Fi needs decent reach at the front door, and some models need a bridge or hub plugged in nearby. Doorbells, cameras and hubs are covered on our smart doorbells and home devices page. Hard-wired locks and electric strikes are electrical work, so we don't take those on.
Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, August and Lockly all make deadbolt-style or retrofit models that fit a normal residential door .
Why does a smart lock jam or eat through its batteries?
Nine jams out of ten start with the door rather than the lock. If the bolt rubs on the strike plate as it slides out, the little motor strains, stalls before the door is locked, and drains the batteries in weeks instead of months . A keyed deadbolt hides that drag because your hand pushes through it. A motor can't.
Wood swells as the October rains soak into slab and jamb alike, so a bolt that ran free in August can catch by November. That's why we check the door before mounting anything: hinge screws, the strike position, and whether the edge needs a pass with a plane. When the slab or hinges are at fault, we handle it as door repair, and there's more background in why doors stick in the rainy season.
Do you replace regular deadbolts, knobs, levers and handlesets?
Yes. Most swaps go into the existing holes and take about an hour or two. Trading round knobs for levers is a common one for people whose hands are stiff, and it's part of what we do on aging-in-place changes. Full front-door handlesets with a thumb latch and a matching deadbolt are fine too.
We do not rekey. If you want one key to open every outside door, we can fit a keyed-alike set bought together in one package. For keeping the locks you have and changing the keys, call a locksmith. Other jobs we send elsewhere are spelled out under what we don't do.
How can I make a front door harder to kick in?
A deadbolt is only as strong as what the bolt lands in. Most front doors give way at the jamb, where short screws hold a thin strike plate to trim wood. The fix is a reinforced strike fastened with 3-inch screws driven through into the stud behind it, plus metal armour along the door edge or jamb if the wood has been split before. A peephole is a small, cheap add while we're there .
Plenty of 1960s to 1980s ranches and split-levels around Beaverton have a lower jamb that has soaked up threshold splash for decades. Long screws hold nothing in soft wood. If the screwdriver sinks in near the strike or the sill, the frame needs to be repaired first: see rotted door frame and threshold repair.
What do Oregon landlords need from door locks?
Oregon's landlord-tenant law (ORS 90.320) lists working locks on every entrance door, and latches on the windows someone could get in through, among the things a rental must have. If tenants open the door with a phone app, the landlord also has to offer at least one other way in, such as a keypad code, a fob, a key card or a key. So an app-only smart lock in a rental is not enough on its own. A model with a keypad or a key cylinder covers both.
Separately, ORS 90.459 lets a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crime or stalking ask for the locks to be changed, and the landlord has to act on it promptly, with the tenant paying.
For showings, turnovers and cleaners, a wall-mounted lockbox or key safe saves a lot of driving back and forth. Owners who manage several units will find the broader make-ready list on the landlords and property managers page.