Lock change after a break-in – 71634

After a break-in in Ludwigsburg, the door often no longer closes properly, or the cylinder is damaged. Once the police have finished, we change the cylinder and check whether the lock and the door plate still hold. We tell you the price in advance.

1. Call the police on 110. 2. Do not change anything until the evidence has been secured. 3. Photograph the damage and inform your insurance. 4. Call us: we tell you on the phone whether a cylinder change is enough or whether the door has to be secured first.

Ludwigsburg lies in postcode area 71634 in the west, in Eglosheim and the Weststadt. There you typically find estate houses from the 1960s, blocks of flats and older farmsteads. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. Tell us whether it is Eglosheim or the Weststadt.

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.

Saturday, 3 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Tuesday, 1 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Tuesday, 1 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. 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.

You need the police report for your insurance. Depending on your policy, home contents insurance covers stolen items and damage; in rented flats, the door itself is often a matter for the landlord’s buildings insurance. So tell the landlord as well. Keep photos, the police report and invoices together.

Having the door repaired before the police have secured the evidence. Carrying on using the snapped-off cylinder as a makeshift solution. Fitting a cylinder that is too long and sticks out on the outside.

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.

Ludwigsburg (71634): postcode area covering Eglosheim and Ludwigsburg West, about 4.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Pflugfelden, Möglingen and Asperg too, at the same prices.