Emergency locksmith for a broken key – Murr

Your key broke in Murr (71711) 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.

Murr is on the small river Murr between Marbach and Steinheim. Typical buildings there are detached houses and properties with a yard. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. At the edge of the village it is dark at night. A light on the house or yard helps.

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.

Wednesday, 4 pm, locked: 129 €. Wednesday, 10 pm, door slammed shut: 149 €. Sunday, 3 pm, locked: 179 €. 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.

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.

Murr (71711): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 9.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Steinheim an der Murr, Marbach am Neckar and Benningen am Neckar too, at the same prices.