Front-door cylinder finally jammed shut after 36 years of service
Tuesday 9am - long-time Sherwood Forest homeowner called because her front-door Schlage F-series finally jammed and wouldn't turn either direction. The cylinder was the same one installed when the home was built in 1989.
We pulled and replaced with a fresh Schlage B60 deadbolt in lifetime brass (matching her existing finish), re-pinned to her existing key so she didn't have to swap keys, and quoted her on swapping the back-door cylinder which we found was also failing. She did both - 1 hour total.
If your Sherwood Forest cylinders are original, you're on borrowed time. We replace 8 - 12 of these a year across the community.
End-of-life cylinder replacement