Emergency locksmith for a broken key – Asperg

Your key broke in Asperg (71679) 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.

Asperg is west of Ludwigsburg below the Hohenasperg, close to the railway and the main road. Typical buildings there are terraced houses and old buildings in the streets below the hill. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. Tell us the street; the Hohenasperg itself is rarely where we are needed.

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).

Thursday, 10:30 am, door slammed shut: 99 €. Thursday, 10:30 am, locked: 129 €. Thursday, 11:15 pm, door slammed shut: 149 €. 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.

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.

Asperg (71679): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 6.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Möglingen, Tamm and Pflugfelden too, at the same prices.