Lock change after a break-in – Eglosheim

After a break-in in Eglosheim, 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.

Eglosheim lies west of the Residential Palace between Favoritepark, the B27 and the road to Möglingen, up the slope. There you typically find estate houses from the 1960s and older farmsteads in the village centre around the church. 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 down near the palace or up on the slope; then the arrival time we give you on the phone is more accurate.

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.

Monday, 7 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Monday, 10:30 am, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. 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.

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.

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.

Eglosheim (71634): district of Ludwigsburg, about 4.9 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Ludwigsburg West, Ludwigsburg Nord and Pflugfelden too, at the same prices.