Burglar-proof Windows For Cottages And Apartments

2023 Author: Philip Bishop | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 07:54

• Statistics results
• What anti-burglar systems do the firms offer?
• Use of special fittings
• Other protective elements
• Special double-glazed windows
• Useful tips to help preserve your value

Vandal-proof windows are a topical purchase, especially for residents of the first and last floors, owners of offices and private houses. Most often, criminals enter the premises through the window. You can prevent them using special fittings and devices that significantly complicate the path to your property.

Statistics results

According to crime reports, most often criminals are interested in the lower floors of multi-storey buildings if they plan to enter the premises through the window. The explanation is quite simple: it is not difficult to open an ordinary plastic window, and this can be done while standing on the ground or on the entrance canopy in a few seconds. The second floor is also in the risk zone: if the balcony is not glazed, it is easy to climb on it. The same goes for the top floor: thieves can go down from the roof.

In order to prevent the criminal from carrying out his plans, manufacturers have developed anti-vandal plastic windows. They are distinguished not only by a complex locking system, which is often impossible to open from the street, but also by more durable glass that can no longer be broken with a stone or a blow of a crowbar.

Old-style plastic and wooden doors are vulnerable and poorly resist burglary, which is why the criminal prefers not to tinker with the metal front door, but quietly sneak into the room from the street through the window. It is for this reason that it is necessary to pay attention to window structures, as well as doors leading to the balcony.

What anti-burglar systems do the firms offer?

Antivandal windows for an apartment can be equipped with various devices or combine several protective measures: for example, you can combine a protective glass unit, which the manufacturer marks with a special sticker, with an alarm system.

Advice: if you have the opportunity, conclude an agreement with a non-departmental security. When you open a window or door, a sensor will be triggered, and after 15 minutes a rapid response team will appear near your apartment. Even if the criminal is not caught, he will not have time to steal anything.

In cases where the security system cannot be installed for some reason, other protection methods can be used. They go well with alarms as well, as they make the home an order of magnitude safer.

One of the reliable, but not always appropriate and aesthetically pleasing options is window grilles. If you don't want to install them, you can use special double-glazed windows. They are highly durable, able to withstand a fairly strong blow and not break. Manufacturers offer glasses of various thicknesses, from tempered to armored. The latter types cannot be broken, even by shooting them with a rifle.

Use of special fittings

Conventional fittings have only one locking mechanism; the sash is fixed at one point. The pressure pins are flat and easy to bend. The special set differs in that it is equipped with mushroom pins, which are much more difficult to open, they are highly durable and can withstand heavy loads. The clamping mechanism is also different, the blade is fixed at three or more points. The handle has a rotation lock. Such fittings can be installed on your existing window structure instead of the standard one.

Other protective elements

Vandal-proof windows for cottages and apartments may include other security elements. These include the following:

• Alarm installed on the window sash: it is triggered when opening. The device is not connected to the security panel, it operates on batteries. The purpose of such a system is to create a loud sound that will attract people's attention and prevent the thief from going unnoticed.
• Special window handles with a lock. They are installed quite simply: the usual handle needs to be unscrewed and removed, instead of it, put the option with a lock. Such a handle is locked from the inside, it will not be possible to turn it without a key. She will not only protect your window from thieves, but also save the child from falling if he tries to open the window on his own. Such a handle, unlike a conventional one, cannot be drilled out - the window will still not open.
• Opening blocker: this device is attached to the sash from the inside. Its task is to hold the sash at a given point. The lock can only be released with a key. The device has a double function - protection against burglary and against small children who could open the window from the inside without supervision.

Special double-glazed windows

Vandal-proof glass units are one of the most popular security measures against burglars. Often, if the window cannot be opened carefully, the thief will try to break it. The vandal-proof glass unit differs from the usual one by its high strength. Most often, triplex technology is used to create it, when several thick sheets of glass are glued together with a special film. A feature of this design is its high strength. Some double-glazed windows can withstand a shot from a firearm, and if the glass does break, it will not spill out. All debris remains attached to the film.

The PVC profile can also be reinforced, which makes it difficult to crack it using scrap. Such a profile can be cut, but using a power tool will take a long time and will attract the attention of others.

Useful tips to help preserve your value

Many apartment owners make the same mistakes, hiding money and valuables in the places where criminals most often look for them: for example, books, mattresses, mezzanines, audio equipment, pockets of clothes, a toilet bowl, and other secluded places in the bathroom or in the kitchen … Pictures, niches become hiding places. There is no need to do this, since the criminals are well aware of all such places. The safest place to store valuables is a safe deposit box or account. However, if you need to hide something in the house, you will have to think carefully about where to equip the hiding place. It is not bad to buy a solid fireproof safe, which cannot be hacked on the spot and it is quite difficult to take away such a piece of furniture, especially if the thief "works" alone and the safe is big: he simply cannot lift it.

Another common mistake is to leave the apartment key in a place accessible to strangers. Even if you have securely protected your windows, you should not hide the key under a rug, in a mailbox, or trust your neighbors. Keep the keys with you, in case of loss, change the locks, give your relatives an additional set. By leaving the key, you effectively provide criminals with access to the premises through the front door.

Conclusion: with the right approach, you can qualitatively protect the room from penetration into it through windows and balcony doors; for this, quite a few methods are proposed that are combined with each other.

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