Emergency locksmith for a broken key – 71729

Your key broke in Erdmannhausen (71729) 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 put superglue on the broken piece. Don’t yank hard on the handle. Don’t throw away the broken-off piece. It shows us the key profile.

A broken key can usually be removed quickly. Typical buildings in Erdmannhausen are detached houses in the newer housing areas and older houses around the church. In the new housing areas, the name of the area or a cross street helps.

Door opening, door slammed shut: Mon–Fri 8 am–6 pm 99 €, Mon–Fri 6 pm–8 am, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 149 €. Locked: 129 € or 179 €. Removing the broken piece of key is included in the opening price. If the cylinder is damaged and you want a new one: Opening plus a new cylinder on the same call-out: slammed shut 148 € / 198 €, locked 178 € / 228 €; cylinder material typically 25–50 € (standard).

Sunday, 8 am, locked: 179 €. Wednesday, 9 am, door slammed shut: 99 €. Wednesday, 9 am, locked: 129 €. 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.

Using glue. Pushing the broken piece deeper with a needle. Carrying on with a bent spare key that will soon break too.

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

Erdmannhausen (71729): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 9.0 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Steinheim an der Murr, Affalterbach and Marbach am Neckar too, at the same prices.