Lock change after a lost key – Ingersheim

A lost key is a risk if it went missing together with your address, for example with your ID card in your wallet. In Ingersheim (74379) we then change the lock cylinder so that the old key no longer fits.

Think about what else was on the key ring: front door, car, office, letterbox? Was your name or address on it? If so, the cylinder should be changed soon. If you rent and the key is part of a master key system, inform your landlord.

Ingersheim lies on the Neckar between Freiberg, Pleidelsheim and Bietigheim, made up of Großingersheim and Kleiningersheim. There you typically find houses in lower-lying Großingersheim and in higher-lying Kleiningersheim. After a key loss we usually only change the cylinder of the flat door or the front door. Tell us whether it is Großingersheim or Kleiningersheim.

If you can still get in: 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. If you are locked out: opening and a new cylinder in one trip cost 148 € / 198 € (slammed shut) or 178 € / 228 € (locked), cylinder material typically 25–50 €.

Tuesday, 1 pm, door open, cylinder only: 89 €. Tuesday, 8:30 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. Saturday, 3 pm, door open, cylinder only: 119 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

If you are inside, it is a simple swap: old cylinder out, new one in, test the lock. If you are outside, we first open the door without damage, if the door allows it, and then change the cylinder.

After losing a key, a new euro profile cylinder is almost always enough. The mortice lock in the door stays, because the key only operates the cylinder. We only replace the whole lock if it is damaged. This saves money and time.

If your key belongs to a master key system, losing it can affect the whole building. Tell the landlord or the property management. They decide whether only your cylinder or the whole system is changed. The cost for a system can be high; many personal liability insurance policies have a separate add-on for this. A single flat cylinder, on the other hand, is a standard case with a fixed price.

Check whether your liability or home contents insurance covers key loss before you have a master key system changed. Keep the invoice.

Carry your new keys without an address tag. Keep a spare key with someone you trust. Keep the invoice for your insurance.

Ingersheim (74379): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 10.2 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Pleidelsheim, Hessigheim and Freiberg am Neckar too, at the same prices.