Lock change after a break-in – Marbach am Neckar

If you want to sleep peacefully again after a break-in in Marbach am Neckar, 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.

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.

We drive to Marbach am Neckar, about 7.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. If the door is badly damaged, we tell you honestly on the phone whether a cylinder change is enough or whether emergency securing (Notsicherung) is needed first. We tell you the price for this in advance. In the old town, please tell us where we can stop briefly.

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.

Tuesday, 8:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Saturday, 3 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Tuesday, 4 pm, 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.

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.

Marbach am Neckar (71672): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 7.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Benningen am Neckar, Murr and Poppenweiler too, at the same prices.