Lock change after a break-in – Ludwigsburg Süd

Break-in in Ludwigsburg Süd (71636) 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.

Ludwigsburg Süd lies around the railway station and the streets towards Kornwestheim. There you typically find late 19th-century old buildings and blocks of flats from the 1950s. After a break-in we first check whether only the cylinder is broken, or also the lock, the strike plate or the frame. In old buildings the front door downstairs is often shut too. Tell us whether you can get into the stairwell.

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, 1 pm, locked out, slammed shut, new cylinder: 148 € plus material. Monday, 1 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Monday, 7 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. 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.

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.

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.

Ludwigsburg Süd (71636): district of Ludwigsburg, about 1.7 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Ludwigsburg-Mitte, Ludwigsburg Ost and Grünbühl too, at the same prices.