Lock change after a break-in – 74372

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

Sersheim lies on the Enz between Sachsenheim, Vaihingen and Oberriexingen, on the railway line. There you typically find houses near the tracks and at the edge of the fields. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. At the edge of the fields, directions from the main road help.

Cylinder change only, with the door open: Mon–Fri 8 am–6 pm 89 €, Mon–Fri 6 pm–8 am, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 119 €. This includes travel, fitting and a standard euro profile cylinder. A security cylinder typically costs 25–70 € more. Emergency securing, a new door plate or work on the door frame have no price on the list; for these we tell you a fixed price on the phone in advance.

Tuesday, 2:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Tuesday, 8:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Tuesday, 2:30 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Sersheim (74372): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 17.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Oberriexingen, Sachsenheim and Vaihingen an der Enz too, at the same prices.