Lock change when tenants change – 71638

Are you taking over a flat in Ludwigsburg or handing one back? Then a new lock cylinder is the simplest step, so nobody can get in with an old key. We change it at your open door, usually without leaving marks on the door fittings.

Is the door open? Is it about moving in or moving out? Is the cylinder part of the building’s master key system? With these three answers we can tell you the fixed price and roughly when we will arrive in Ludwigsburg.

Ludwigsburg lies in postcode area 71638 around the centre, from the palace and market square to Grünbühl, Schlößlesfeld and Pattonville. There you typically find old buildings with a courtyard gate, rows of flats and terraced houses. When one tenant moves out and another moves in, a handover appointment is often already arranged; tell us when it is, and we will plan the trip to fit. Postcode 71638 covers several districts. Tell us the street and the district.

With the door open, it is a simple cylinder change. Cylinder change only, with the door open: Mon–Fri 8 am–6 pm 89 €, Mon–Fri 6 pm–8 am, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 119 €. This includes travel, fitting and a standard euro profile cylinder. No ‘from’ price, no call-out fee within the service area.

Saturday, 8 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Wednesday, 2:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Wednesday, 10 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

First we check the size and the door fittings. Then we swap the cylinder, test the lock several times and hand over the new keys. If you are a tenant, keep the old cylinder: when you move out, the original condition is often expected.

Single cylinder: one key for one door. Keyed alike: one key for several of your own doors, such as the front door and the garage. Master key system: different keys, but they all open the shared front door. When tenants change, we usually replace the single cylinder of the flat door.

The cylinder fitted in your door usually belongs to the landlord. As a tenant, you can often swap it for your own, as long as you keep the old one safe and have it put back when you move out. With a master key system, the owner decides, because a swap can affect everyone in the building. If in doubt, talk to the property management first. ikeytz does not give legal advice, but we only change a cylinder when it is clear who is placing the order.

Just having one more spare key cut, even though it is unclear who else has keys. Buying a cylinder at a DIY store without measuring the length. Throwing away the old cylinder, even though it belongs to the landlord.

Write down who gets which new key. If agreed, give the landlord a key for emergencies. Label the old cylinder and keep it. The invoice belongs with your rental documents.

Ludwigsburg (71638): postcode area covering Ludwigsburg-Mitte, Ludwigsburg Nord, Grünbühl, Schlößlesfeld and Pattonville, about 2.9 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Oßweil, Kornwestheim and Remseck am Neckar too, at the same prices.