Lock change after a break-in – Schwieberdingen

After a break-in in Schwieberdingen, 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.

Schwieberdingen lies on the Glems between Markgröningen, Möglingen and Ditzingen. There you typically find flats in new housing areas and old houses 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. If you are standing at the door after a late shift: the night rate applies from 6 pm, and we tell you the amount in advance.

Fixed: the cylinder change with the door open, 89 € or 119 €. Extra for a security cylinder: typically 25–70 €. Not on the list: emergency securing and damage to the door or frame. For these we quote a separate fixed price in advance.

Friday, 11 am, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Friday, 6:30 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Friday, 11 am, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. 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.

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.

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.

Schwieberdingen (71701): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 10.3 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Markgröningen, Korntal-Münchingen and Hemmingen too, at the same prices.