Lock change after a break-in – Hemmingen

After a break-in in Hemmingen, 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.

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.

Hemmingen lies west of Schwieberdingen on the Glems towards Ditzingen. There you typically find detached houses from the 1980s on the edge of the village and old farmsteads in the centre. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. Old farmsteads often have two gates. Tell us which gate and which door.

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, 10:30 am, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Thursday, 10:30 am, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. 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.

Hemmingen (71282): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 13.6 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Schwieberdingen, Ditzingen and Markgröningen too, at the same prices.