Lock change after a break-in – 71686

After a break-in in Remseck 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.

Remseck am Neckar lies where the Rems flows into the Neckar, with Aldingen, Neckargröningen, Neckarrems, Hochberg and Pattonville-Ost. There you typically find houses in several old village centres and in Pattonville-Ost. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. Always tell us the district; Aldingen and Hochberg are not next to each other.

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, 10 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Monday, 7 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Monday, 10:30 am, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Remseck am Neckar (71686): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 4.1 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Poppenweiler, Oßweil and Pattonville too, at the same prices.