Emergency locksmith for a broken key – 74376

Your key broke in Gemmrigheim (74376) 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.

Gemmrigheim is on the Neckar between Besigheim and Kirchheim, with vineyards above the river. Typical buildings there are houses in the lower lanes by the river and new builds up on the slope. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. Tell us whether you live down by the Neckar or up in the new housing area.

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).

Friday, 2:30 pm, door slammed shut: 99 €. Friday, 2:30 pm, locked: 129 €. Sunday, 12 pm, locked: 179 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

We pull the broken piece out of the cylinder with special tools. Then we open the door. If the cylinder is worn, we recommend replacing it and tell you the price first.

With thin hook tools we reach behind the teeth of the key fragment and pull it forward. Before that, the cylinder has to be in its starting position. If the broken piece is stuck at an angle, we turn it back first. Drilling is rarely needed for this.

Even with a broken key, we only open the door if you live there or are authorised. Show your ID card or passport, or post with your address. If the flat is rented and the cylinder belongs to a master key system, tell us on the phone; then we check whether a swap needs to be agreed with the landlord.

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

Have a new key cut from the original. Check that the cylinder turns easily. Keep the invoice.

Gemmrigheim (74376): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 17.1 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Walheim, Kirchheim am Neckar and Besigheim too, at the same prices.