Lock change after a break-in – 71732

If you want to sleep peacefully again after a break-in in Tamm, 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.

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.

We drive to Tamm, about 8.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. If the door is badly damaged, we tell you honestly on the phone whether a cylinder change is enough or whether emergency securing (Notsicherung) is needed first. We tell you the price for this in advance. With multi-storey buildings, please tell us the entrance and the floor.

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, 12 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Tuesday, 2:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Tuesday, 8:30 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.

Tamm (71732): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 8.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Asperg, Bietigheim-Bissingen and Möglingen too, at the same prices.