Lock change after a break-in – Freudental

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

Whether in Freudental, Sachsenheim or Erligheim: after a break-in, what matters is a door that locks properly again. In Freudental you typically find older houses with an archway into the yard and detached houses. We pay attention to the cylinder length and the door plate so that the new cylinder is not easy to attack again. With houses with an archway into the yard, tell us whether the yard gate is open.

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.

Tuesday, 8:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Saturday, 12 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Tuesday, 11 am, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Freudental (74392): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 18.7 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Sachsenheim, Erligheim and Löchgau too, at the same prices.