Burglary Repair in Earlsfield

Coming home to find your door forced open is one of the worst feelings. The mess, the shock, the realisation that someone has been through your belongings, and then the immediate worry about whether they could come back tonight because the door no longer locks. We deal with the security side so you can deal with everything else.

Our priority after a burglary is simple: get your property locked up and secure as quickly as possible. That means attending fast, assessing the damage, and carrying out whatever work is needed to make the property safe before we leave. Whether that is a temporary board, an emergency lock change, or a full door and frame repair on the spot depends on the extent of the damage.

What we do on the first visit

• Make the entry point secure, whether that means a temporary board, an emergency lock change, or a same-day repair
• Replace any cylinders, locks or mechanisms that have been snapped, drilled, bumped or otherwise compromised
• Repair or reinforce the door frame if it has been split, kicked in, or pulled away from the wall
• Check other entry points including back doors, side doors, windows and any secondary access
• Provide a clear written summary of the work carried out, which you can pass to your insurance company or the police if needed

Upgrading your security after a break-in

There is no point replacing a weak lock with the same weak lock. If your property was broken into because the cylinder had no anti-snap protection, because the door frame was soft timber held by short screws, or because the lock was a basic night latch with no deadlock behind it, we will flag that and offer something stronger.

Common upgrades we carry out after burglaries in Earlsfield include:

• Anti-snap, anti-bump, anti-pick euro cylinders to replace basic barrels
• BS3621 mortice deadlocks, which are the standard most home insurance policies require
• London bar reinforcement for wooden front doors, which spreads the force of a kick across the full height of the door
• Hinge bolts to prevent the door being levered from the hinge side
• Door chains, viewers and secondary security hardware
• Window locks on ground-floor and accessible windows

Where break-ins happen in Earlsfield

Ground-floor flats, rear-access properties and houses with side passages are the most common targets we attend across Earlsfield. Older properties with basic Yale-only front door security are also regularly targeted, because a night latch on its own offers almost no resistance to forced entry. If your front door only has one lock and it is a Yale-type latch, you should seriously consider adding a deadlock, regardless of whether you have been broken into or not.

If you have been burgled or someone has tried to get in, call 020 3369 6009. We can usually attend quickly across Earlsfield and the surrounding area.