Ajax skews to detached and town pockets - lake-adjacent streets, Salem-era subdivisions, and 401-side growth wards - not vertical moves with elevator books. Keys still drift between stagers, cleaners, and finishing trades after the lawyer hands over an envelope. This checklist is Durham-first: how to line passage doors, cluster mailboxes, and builder hardware before you chase the cable installer.
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At a glance
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1. Durham-style entries: garage passage first
Many buyers live through the garage winter and summer. Start your cylinder list at the passage into the mud room, then side gates with Schlage or Weiser keyways, then the porch deadbolt. Ravine or greenbelt lots sometimes swell rear jambs - mention damp grit if bolts feel crunchy so we pack lube or plan a swap before we repin.
2. Salt, boots, and mover damage on rear doors
Slush tracked into the garage eats tailpieces on passage sets. If movers already scraped strikes or twisted knobs, a photo before closing day saves a second visit - sometimes the job is strike realignment plus rekey, sometimes the core is bent and replace-only.
3. Subdivision mailbox banks versus low-rise lobby kits
Newer Ajax phases often drop Canada Post cluster banks at the curb. If your builder key still turns a labelled bank door, add it to the same visit as the house bundle when it is yours to change. Waterfront low-rise stacks sometimes mix private hardware with corporation panels - if you see building branding on glass, stop and get a property manager email before we drill.
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4. Builder schedules and construction pinning drift
Durham volume builders sometimes rotate finishing crews after you have already walked the model. Construction master pinning is supposed to die at close - if sod is not down yet, assume more feet were on site after your PDI. Week-one rekey is cheap insurance; we read faceplates on site so pin kits match what is actually mounted.
5. Kingston, Bayly, and 401 rush versus a booked window
Same-day can line up when a crew is already east of the city, but Bayly and Kingston pinch at school and shift change. We quote a window on the phone, not a fantasy minute. If a cylinder is worn past honest rekey, we stop and explain before drill steel meets your door.
6. Spare keys before two GO commuters split
Ajax buyers often run opposite directions on Lakeshore East versus 401 work. If we are repinning once, stack the spare count on that visit - tell dispatch how many drivers, teens, or dog walkers need metal so blanks ride on the truck.
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