Lock change after a break-in – Murr

After a break-in in Murr, 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.

Murr lies on the small river Murr between Marbach and Steinheim. There you typically find detached houses and properties with a yard. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. At the edge of the village it is dark at night. A light on the house or yard helps.

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, 1 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Thursday, 1 pm, 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.

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.

Murr (71711): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 9.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Steinheim an der Murr, Marbach am Neckar and Benningen am Neckar too, at the same prices.