Home/Lock rekey
Keep the lock, change the keyJust moved in and want the previous owner's keys to stop working? Lost a key and not sure who has a copy? We rekey existing Schlage, Kwikset, Yale, Defiant and Weiser locks at your home so old keys no longer work, and you walk away with a fresh set you control.
Rekeying is the move when you've just closed on a house, signed a new lease, lost a key, or had a roommate move out. Instead of throwing away locks that are perfectly good, we open them up and change the pin combination inside so the old keys stop working — and you walk away with two new keys that are yours alone.
Speed and simplicity, mostly. A rekey keeps the lock itself in place — same finish, same fit, same trim. We're just changing the part you can't see, the pins inside the cylinder. It's the right call when the hardware is in good shape and you simply want old keys to stop working.
If the lock is old and worn out, if the deadbolt feels gritty, if the latch doesn't snap back cleanly, or if you're upgrading from basic builder hardware to high-security, then a lock change makes more sense. We'll tell you straight which one to do.
Schlage, Kwikset (most lines including SmartKey), Yale, Defiant, Weiser, Master Lock entry sets, Baldwin, and Emtek. If you have a Mul-T-Lock or Medeco, we can rekey those too — just be aware the patented blanks take longer to source.
Related: lock change, residential locksmith, house lockout.
We focus on one specific slice of Chatham and Effingham county — the Highway 21 corridor, the five cities around the Port of Savannah, and the communities sitting next to them. That focus matters. We know which subdivisions have Cluster Box Units (CBUs) versus individual mailboxes. We know that the doors at Sanctuary Cove tend to have Schlage in a specific finish. We know which businesses on Pooler Parkway open early and which ones don't unlock until after 10 AM. When you call, you get a locksmith who already knows your area — not a dispatch center routing you to whoever picks up.
We carry parts and have the tools to service the most common residential, condo and commercial brands installed across the Georgia coast. If you have a brand not listed, just call — there is a good chance we still service it.
Tell us what happened, where you are, and what hardware is involved. We explain the work and give you a time window.
For lockouts we confirm photo ID and proof of ownership or location. For installs we confirm the door type and what you want.
A technician arrives in our service vehicle with the parts, blanks and programming gear most jobs need.
You see the work tested in front of you. You pay only for what was agreed before we started.
Before we arrive, take a clear photo of your driver's license and have a second photo of your registration, lease, deed, or rental agreement ready. Having both ready cuts the visit time roughly in half and protects you from someone calling a locksmith on a property that isn't theirs.
Locksmith work depends on a few honest factors: the type of lock or vehicle, distance to the job, and any parts that need to be supplied. We handle evening calls the same as daytime calls during our regular hours — 9 PM is treated the same as 9 AM. We explain what's involved when you call so you know what to expect, and we never start work without your go-ahead.
We work daily across these neighborhoods and ZIP codes, plus everything in between:
We are based at 7306 GA-21, Port Wentworth, GA 31407 — directly on the Highway 21 corridor and within a few minutes of most addresses in 31407, 31408, 31322 and 31326.
You can reach Locksmith Port Wentworth at (912) 483-5990 for any car, home, business, safe or emergency locksmith service.
We are open 7 AM to 10 PM, every day of the week. Calls go to a real person, not a call center.
If you are in Port Wentworth, Savannah, Garden City, Pooler, Rincon, or anywhere within roughly 25 miles of our Hwy 21 base, the answer is almost always yes. Call us with the address and we will confirm.
Yes. We cut and program transponder keys and smart keys at your driveway, workplace, or wherever the vehicle is. We need the year, make and model when you call so we bring the right blank.
Our team works the Highway 21 corridor every day. We respond quickly across Port Wentworth and the surrounding coastal communities. Click your city below:
Most houses with 2–3 doors are quick — typically under an hour on site. Call us with the door count and the lock brand and we'll explain.
Two new keys per cylinder, all keyed alike (same key opens all the doors).
Yes. We rekey SmartKey on site without needing the original "learn key" — bring whatever keys you have.