29/10/2015
Are your windows as simple as an unlocked door to a burglar?
Your home is your castle and the place where you keep your most treasured possessions and properly secured uPVC windows and doors that protect from a possible burglary are now an important part of home security.
Many home owners are not fully satisfied with the security hardware that comes as standard on their windows. How secure your home is can depend on how good the security of your window is. Every window offers a certain amount of security based on their design and type of hardware used in their manufacture. Typically timber and aluminium windows have a handle as their locking mechanism and uPVC have a multi point locking mechanism.
In recent times there has been a noticeable increase in burglaries the time taken to gain entry is usually less than one minute. The security on some older styles of windows is poor and offers little resistance to the burglar. With the majority of burglaries a screw driver is used to prize open the window. Another method is removing the glass from windows that are not internally beaded.
In timber windows the wood can split where the handle is screwed to the frame when it is forced. With aluminium when the window is forced the rivets can come loose. The thin aluminium frame can bend under pressure and the c**k spur handle comes away. uPVC windows can also be forced and the multi point locking mechanism can come out of the receivers on the frame.
There are measures you can take to secure your home, such as fitting window locks to all downstairs windows and easy to reach windows, using laminated glass, fitting the right door locks, with cylinder guard handles and anti-bump cylinders. In addition to the added peace of mind - these measures may save you money as
home insurance providers base part of their rates on household security features.
We are experts at securing households, and will be able to deliver all the advice and information you’ll need, free of jargon, fully comprehensive and completely comprehensible - with no call out charge!
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