Lock change after a break-in – 71563

If you want to sleep peacefully again after a break-in in Affalterbach, you need a door that locks securely. We change the cylinder, look at the lock, the strike plate and the door plate, and tell you clearly what is covered by the fixed price and what is a separate job.

Call 110 first. If possible, do not touch the door, the cylinder or the door plate until the evidence has been secured. Take photos of the damage for the insurance. Only then do we change the cylinder.

Whether in Affalterbach, Erdmannhausen or Poppenweiler: after a break-in, what matters is a door that locks properly again. In Affalterbach you typically find detached houses on the edge of the village and flats above shops in the centre. We pay attention to the cylinder length and the door plate so that the new cylinder is not easy to attack again. On the edge of the village, a short description of the access road helps.

Fixed: the cylinder change with the door open, 89 € or 119 €. Extra for a security cylinder: typically 25–70 €. Not on the list: emergency securing and damage to the door or frame. For these we quote a separate fixed price in advance.

Friday, 10:30 am, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Friday, 6:30 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Saturday, 3 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

We check the cylinder, lock, strike plate and door plate. If only the cylinder is broken, we change it. If more is damaged, we tell you in advance what it costs on top, and you decide. At the end, the door locks securely again.

When a door is levered open, the strike plate in the frame often gives way. Then a new cylinder is not enough. A reinforced strike plate with long screws into the masonry is a separate job with its own fixed price.

That depends on your policy and your living situation. Owners report the damage to their insurer. Tenants report it to the landlord and to their own home contents insurance. We issue an invoice listing every item, which you can submit. Please take legal questions to your insurer or an advice service.

Take photos for the insurance before anything is changed. Keep the invoice. A security door plate that covers the cylinder makes snapping it off harder.

Check your windows and balcony door; they are often attacked too. Get free advice on burglary protection from the police. A security door plate is a useful addition.

Affalterbach (71563): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 9.1 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Erdmannhausen, Poppenweiler and Steinheim an der Murr too, at the same prices.