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"Locked out at 2 AM with my daughter asleep in the car. He was there in eleven minutes."
Marguerite OkonkwoNob Hill
Feb 14, 2026 · 02:17 AM PST · Case #DBK-4419
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Commercial pin tumbler, Medeco Maxum, transponder — all on board.

Unit DB-7 · SoMa District

38 locks.
One weekend.

Priya Ramanathan manages a 38-unit residential portfolio across the Tenderloin and Lower Haight. On Thursday at 4 PM, she learned Monday's new tenant wave was moving in four days early. Every cylinder needed rekeying before Saturday noon.

Two previous locksmiths quoted 10 days and $6,200. She called Deadbolt at 6:30 PM.

Cylinders rekeyed38
Hours elapsed31
Cost vs. competitor quote−34%
Organized rows of rekeyed cylinders laid out on workbench with key tags, property management job
Service Log
Thu 18:30Initial call
Thu 19:15On-site assessment
Fri 07:00Full crew deployed
Sat 11:22Job complete
High-security Medeco cylinder installed in Pacific Heights estate door, close-up detail shot
Hardware Installed
Medeco Maxum Deadbolt
Restricted keyway · Patent-protected
Duplication-proofANSI Grade 1

The contractor
kept a copy.

A Pacific Heights estate owner discovered their renovation contractor had duplicated the front door key. Three months later, tools went missing. The homeowner needed every copy invalidated — immediately, permanently.

Standard pin tumbler locks can be copied at any hardware store. Deadbolt installed a Medeco Maxum system with a patented restricted keyway. No locksmith in California can legally cut a duplicate without written authorization from the owner.

0
Unauthorized copies possible
2 hrs
Installation time
25 yr
Patent protection

Three floors.
One master key.

A 60-person SoMa startup moved into a three-floor building. The CEO needed one key that opened everything. Department heads needed keys that opened their floor and shared spaces. Individual contributors: their office only.

Deadbolt designed and implemented a Grand Master Key hierarchy across 34 cylinders — four access tiers, zero overlap errors. Delivered a cut-sheet and key control log the same day.

Grand Master
All 34 cylinders
1
Master Key
Floor + shared spaces
4
Sub-Master
Department + common
12
Change Key
Individual office only
43
Modern SoMa office interior with access-controlled doors, master key system installed
Key Control
34
Cylinders keyed
4
Access tiers

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locked.

We dispatch the right technician with the right tools — not a generalist with a slim jim. Two fields. Thirty seconds. Someone on the way.

Average arrival: 11 minutes in SF proper
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