Lock change after a break-in – 71638

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.

Whether in Ludwigsburg, Oßweil or Kornwestheim: after a break-in, what matters is a door that locks properly again. In Ludwigsburg you typically find old buildings with a courtyard gate, rows of flats and terraced houses. We pay attention to the cylinder length and the door plate so that the new cylinder is not easy to attack again. Postcode 71638 covers several districts. Tell us the street and the district.

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.

Tuesday, 4 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Tuesday, 4 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. 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.

A cylinder that sticks out is often snapped off or pulled out with tools. Security cylinders have a protected breaking point or a reinforced design to prevent this. A security door plate covers the cylinder, so there is hardly anything left to attack.

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.

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.