Lock change after a break-in – Poppenweiler

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

Poppenweiler lies at the far east of Ludwigsburg, between vineyards and the Neckar towards Marbach. There you typically find winegrowers’ houses in the old centre and houses on the slope with entrances to the street and to the garden. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. Many houses have two entrances. Tell us which door is locked.

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 €. Saturday, 10 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Poppenweiler (71642): district of Ludwigsburg, about 4.9 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Marbach am Neckar, Remseck am Neckar and Oßweil too, at the same prices.