Lock change after a break-in – Gerlingen

Break-in in Gerlingen (70839) and the cylinder was snapped off or drilled? Then a new cylinder has to go in so the flat is securely closed again. ikeytz comes to you as a mobile service and tells you in advance what the change costs.

1. Call the police on 110. 2. Do not change anything until the evidence has been secured. 3. Photograph the damage and inform your insurance. 4. Call us: we tell you on the phone whether a cylinder change is enough or whether the door has to be secured first.

Gerlingen lies on the border with Stuttgart and stretches up to the Schillerhöhe. There you typically find flats in multi-storey buildings with underground parking and terraced houses on the slope. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. With housing complexes, tell us the building, the entrance and the name on the doorbell.

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.

Thursday, 11:15 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Thursday, 4 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Saturday, 10 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. 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.

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.

Gerlingen (70839): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 14.5 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Ditzingen, Korntal-Münchingen and Hemmingen too, at the same prices.