Lock change after a break-in – 71726

If you want to sleep peacefully again after a break-in in Benningen am Neckar, 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.

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.

Benningen am Neckar lies on the Neckar between Marbach and Freiberg, with its own S-Bahn station. There you typically find estate houses near the S-Bahn and houses in the small old centre. 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 you live near the S-Bahn or in the newer areas on the slope.

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 €. Tuesday, 10:30 am, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Tuesday, 8:30 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.

Benningen am Neckar (71726): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 7.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Marbach am Neckar, Murr and Pleidelsheim too, at the same prices.