Lock change after a break-in – 74395

After a break-in in Mundelsheim, 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.

Mundelsheim lies in a bend of the Neckar below the Käsberg, between Hessigheim and Pleidelsheim. There you typically find houses on narrow hillside streets, often with a second entrance on the valley side. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. Many hillside streets have no pavement. Tell us where we can stop.

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 €. Wednesday, 10 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Wednesday, 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.

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.

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.

Mundelsheim (74395): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 13.5 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Hessigheim, Pleidelsheim and Ingersheim too, at the same prices.