--- title: "Lock Change Mutxamel | Cylinders, Mortice Locks and Gates" description: "Worn cylinders, mortice, multipoint and street-gate locks changed or repaired in Mutxamel homes, on a day you book. Old keys stop working there and then." url: "https://locksmithmutxamel.es/lock-change-mutxamel/" business: "Locksmith Mutxamel" --- # Lock change Mutxamel, for the cylinder that has done its years A cylinder that grinds, a key that has to be jiggled, keys still with a former tenant, a builder or the people who sold you the house. A lock change is booked for a day that suits you, and the old keys stop working the moment the new cylinder goes in. Open 24 hours · 7 days [+34 678 583 290](tel:+34678583290) [Send a photo on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/34678583290?text=Hi%2C%20I%20need%20a%20locksmith%20in%20Mutxamel.%20Where%20I%20am%20(street%2C%20and%20the%20urbanization%20or%20partida%3A%20Bonalba%2C%20Valle%20del%20Sol%2C%20El%20Ravalet%2C%20Riodel%E2%80%A6)%20and%20what%20has%20happened%3A) - On a day you choose - Every outside lock in one visit - Price agreed before work starts ![Close-up of two hands, one holding a red-handled screwdriver, at the steel faceplate on the edge of a door](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/images/photos/hands-working-a-faceplate-close-up.6b5f82f4.600.jpg) ## The usual reasons for a change in Mutxamel - **A resale chalet.** Nobody knows how many keys the previous owners handed out. [Which locks to change first](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/blog/bought-a-chalet-gate-door-and-annex-in-that-order/). - **Locks from the building years.** Urbanizations multiplied here until the first decade of the 2000s, and plenty of doors still carry what was fitted then. - **A tenant, a cleaner or a builder has moved on**, and the keys did not all come back. - **A cylinder that sticks or grinds**, or a key that only turns at a certain angle. - **An older timber door in the centre** whose mortice lock has had its day. ## Cylinders, locks and gates: what can be replaced or repaired | Part | Typical door | What is done | | --- | --- | --- | | Euro cylinder | Most flats and chalet front doors | Swapped for a new one sized to the door; anti-bump and anti-snap versions available. | | Mortice lock | Older timber doors in the centre and El Ravalet | Repaired where it can be, replaced where it cannot, without widening the pocket in the door. | | Multipoint mechanism | Chalet and armoured doors | Gearbox and bolts adjusted or replaced so the handle lifts and the key turns freely. | | Gate lock | Street gates in the urbanizations and partidas | Replaced when worn, seized or loose on its fixings. | | Garage and storeroom locks | Annexes and blocks with storage | Changed in the same visit as the house, if you want. | ## The booked visit, step by step 1. **A photo first** Send one of the door edge and the cylinder on WhatsApp. It says which part fits and whether anything else is worn. 2. **A day that suits** Morning, afternoon, before you go away or the day you get the keys. You choose. 3. **The price, agreed on the doorstep** Once the door has been seen, before a screw is turned. 4. **Fitted and tested** Every new key tried in every lock, the door closed and locked from both sides. ## When a straight swap is not enough A new standard cylinder stops old keys. It does not stop a cylinder being snapped or bumped. If the door has already been tried, or the house will stand empty for a while, see [what is done after a break-in](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/burglary-repair-mutxamel/), and [how front doors get forced](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/blog/snapped-bumped-or-picked/) explains the difference in plain words. Locks on shops, offices and units at Riodel are covered on [the business premises page](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/commercial-locksmith-mutxamel/). If you are on the wrong side of the door right now, [opening it comes first](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/door-opening-mutxamel/). All the places covered are on [the areas page](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/areas-covered/), and to book by email, see [contact](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/contact/). ## Lock changes: questions from Mutxamel homes ### Is changing the cylinder enough, or does the whole lock have to go? On most modern doors the cylinder is the only part a key touches, so changing it is enough to make every old key useless. The lock body is only replaced when it is worn or broken. ### Do I need to measure the cylinder before you come? You do not need to. A photo of the edge of the door, with the cylinder showing, is usually enough to bring the right one; otherwise it is measured on the day. ### The landlord has not changed the lock since the last tenant. Can I ask for it? Yes, and it is worth agreeing with the landlord first who pays and who keeps a key. The change itself takes a short visit. ### Can the street gate and the front door be done on the same visit? Yes, and it is usually the sensible way: one visit, one price agreed before starting, and every outside lock of the house changed at once. ## Close relatives of a lock change - [**Securing a door that was forced** Someone has forced the door, or tried to](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/burglary-repair-mutxamel/) - [**Opening a door without breaking it** Get the door open and leave it whole](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/door-opening-mutxamel/) - [**A locksmith for business premises** The premises won’t open, or the locks need changing](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/commercial-locksmith-mutxamel/) From the guides - [Bought a chalet? The gate, the front door and the annex, in that order](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/blog/bought-a-chalet-gate-door-and-annex-in-that-order/) · 4 min - [Home after weeks away, and the lock feels wrong](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/blog/home-after-weeks-away-and-the-lock-feels-wrong/) · 4 min - [Snapped, bumped or picked: how front doors are forced](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/blog/snapped-bumped-or-picked/) · 5 min - [Unlocked, yet the door will not give](https://locksmithmutxamel.es/blog/unlocked-yet-the-door-will-not-give/) · 4 min ## Ready to book a day? Ring, or send a photo of the door edge on WhatsApp to get started. Open 24 hours · 7 days [+34 678 583 290](tel:+34678583290) [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/34678583290?text=Hi%2C%20I%20need%20a%20locksmith%20in%20Mutxamel.%20Where%20I%20am%20(street%2C%20and%20the%20urbanization%20or%20partida%3A%20Bonalba%2C%20Valle%20del%20Sol%2C%20El%20Ravalet%2C%20Riodel%E2%80%A6)%20and%20what%20has%20happened%3A)