Lock change after a break-in – Sersheim

Break-in in Sersheim (74372) and the cylinder was snapped off or drilled? Then a new cylinder has to go in so the flat is securely closed again. ikeytz comes to you as a mobile service and tells you in advance what the change costs.

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.

Whether in Sersheim, Oberriexingen or Sachsenheim: after a break-in, what matters is a door that locks properly again. In Sersheim you typically find houses near the tracks and at the edge of the fields. We pay attention to the cylinder length and the door plate so that the new cylinder is not easy to attack again. At the edge of the fields, directions from the main road help.

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.

Monday, 9 am, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Monday, 7 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Monday, 9 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.

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.

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.

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.

Sersheim (74372): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 17.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Oberriexingen, Sachsenheim and Vaihingen an der Enz too, at the same prices.