ᐅ Burglar-resistant windows?

Created on: 9 Sep 2013 15:57
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manuelbochum
Hello everyone,

I have the following issue:

We are currently planning to renovate/refurbish all the windows in our old building, but we want to make our windows as burglar-resistant as possible (due to a past break-in). Do you have any tips or know of reliable companies that specialize in this? So far, we haven’t found any trustworthy firms.

Thank you in advance!

Manuel
f-pNo12 Feb 2015 14:39
Ah – so the hint has already been confirmed.

So the statement was not: A camera is a useless investment. It was more like – in essence: "It’s questionable whether a camera actually helps. I (the police officer) was once called to a burglary where there was a camera. The burglar even stood right in front of the camera and waved."

“Also, such an ‘obvious’ security measure might actually attract some burglars.” (My comment: Someone who hasn’t yet heard that new homeowners are often chronically broke right after building.)

Second important statement: Mechanical protection takes priority over electronic security.

Third statement: Consider carefully whether you really want an opaque hedge. It’s nice if you want privacy on your terrace. But it’s also nice for the burglar.
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Skaddler
24 Feb 2015 11:25
The appointment was great; I received individual advice for 2 hours, followed by a 3-hour presentation with discussion. I can confirm your posts and am glad that no exorbitant additional costs are expected – we have already taken some points into account. In any case, the advice from the police is highly recommended.
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Illo77
26 Feb 2015 12:25
We have WK3 security rated windows and exterior roller shutters, but it didn’t help. They cut a square hole in the roller shutter, broke the glass, pressed the button for the electric shutter control (which is located in the wall about 10cm (4 inches) behind the window reveal, reachable with a long arm around the corner), and opened the window...

What annoyed me most was the damaged roller shutter, because I’d rather have a broken windowpane (even though it’s triple-glazed) than a damaged window sash or frame caused by attempted forced entry with a crowbar and so on...
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Skaddler
26 Feb 2015 12:41
So, you don’t have a lockable olive valve?
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Bauexperte
26 Feb 2015 12:55
Hello,
Illo77 schrieb:

Window smashed, ..
With a genuine, certified RC III window? Standard triple glazing is already not easy to break through, but that must have made a tremendous noise ....

Best regards, Bauexperte
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ypg
26 Feb 2015 14:48
Illo77 schrieb:
They saw a square hole into the exterior roller shutter, broke the glass, pressed the button for the electric shutter control (located in the wall next to the window about 10cm (4 inches) behind the reveal, reachable with a long arm around the corner), and opened the window...

Interesting method of operation! I’ve never encountered that before in my experience. Which area do you live in?