Emergency locksmith for a broken key – Marbach am Neckar

Your key broke in Marbach am Neckar (71672) 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.

Marbach am Neckar is on the Neckar north-east of Ludwigsburg, with an old town on the spur above the river. Typical buildings there are houses in narrow old-town lanes and 1970s houses in the estates on the slope. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. In the old town, please tell us where we can stop briefly.

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).

Wednesday, 10 pm, door slammed shut: 149 €. Sunday, 3 pm, locked: 179 €. Wednesday, 10:30 am, 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.

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.

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.

Marbach am Neckar (71672): town in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 7.4 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Benningen am Neckar, Murr and Poppenweiler too, at the same prices.