Emergency locksmith for a broken key – 70839

Your key broke in Gerlingen (70839) and the door won’t open? This often happens with old keys that have worn thin. ikeytz removes the broken piece from the cylinder and opens the door, usually without damage.

Don’t work in the cylinder with tweezers, wire or glue. That often pushes the broken piece deeper. Keep the piece that broke off. Tell us whether the door has just slammed shut (only the latch holds) or is locked.

Gerlingen is on the border with Stuttgart and stretches up to the Schillerhöhe. Typical buildings there are flats in multi-storey buildings with underground parking and terraced houses on the slope. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. With housing complexes, tell us the building, the entrance and the name on the doorbell.

If you are locked out, the opening price applies: 99 € or 149 € (slammed shut), 129 € or 179 € (locked), removal of the broken piece included. If you can still get in and only the broken piece needs to come out, we tell you the price on the phone first.

Thursday, 1 pm, locked: 129 €. Sunday, 3 pm, locked: 179 €. Thursday, 1 pm, door slammed shut: 99 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

First remove the broken piece, then check whether the cylinder still locks smoothly. If it is damaged: a new cylinder on the same call-out, only once you say yes.

The key is hard to insert, catches when you turn it or has to be jiggled. Then the cylinder is dirty or worn. Graphite or cylinder spray often makes it run smoothly again. If that does not help, a new cylinder is cheaper than a snapped key.

If the cylinder is damaged after the broken piece is removed, it usually belongs to the landlord. A swap makes sense then, but agree it with the landlord if the cylinder belongs to a system. We swap single cylinders at a fixed price.

Have worn keys copied before they break. If the cylinder sticks, dirt is often the cause; graphite or cylinder spray helps, oil does not.

Replace old, thin keys. Look after stiff cylinders or have them changed. Never force a key.

Gerlingen (70839): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 14.5 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Ditzingen, Korntal-Münchingen and Hemmingen too, at the same prices.