Lock change after a break-in – Steinheim an der Murr

If you want to sleep peacefully again after a break-in in Steinheim an der Murr, 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.

Whether in Steinheim an der Murr, Murr or Erdmannhausen: after a break-in, what matters is a door that locks properly again. In Steinheim an der Murr you typically find houses in the village centre, estates and houses towards Kleinbottwar. We pay attention to the cylinder length and the door plate so that the new cylinder is not easy to attack again. Tell us whether it is Steinheim or Höpfigheim.

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.

Saturday, 10 am, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Thursday, 4 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Thursday, 4 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.

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.

Steinheim an der Murr (71711): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 10.6 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Murr, Erdmannhausen and Marbach am Neckar too, at the same prices.