Lock change after a break-in – 71672

After a break-in in Marbach am Neckar, 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.

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 Marbach am Neckar, Benningen am Neckar or Murr: after a break-in, what matters is a door that locks properly again. In Marbach am Neckar you typically find houses in narrow old-town lanes and 1970s houses in the estates on the slope. We pay attention to the cylinder length and the door plate so that the new cylinder is not easy to attack again. In the old town, please tell us where we can stop briefly.

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, 4 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. 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.

First we look: does the lock still hold, is the strike plate in place, is the door plate firm? Then we fit the right cylinder, a security cylinder if needed. Any extra work only after you say yes to the fixed price.

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.

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.

Many people feel uneasy after a burglary. A door that locks properly again helps. Talking to family or to a victim support service helps too.

Marbach am Neckar (71672): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 7.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Benningen am Neckar, Murr and Poppenweiler too, at the same prices.