ᐅ New Construction Security Options for Windows and Front Doors
Created on: 2 Feb 2022 14:07
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Pacc666
Hello,
I have a question regarding our new build.
For the windows, we were offered a security fitting in two levels:
Level 1: €45 per sash – mushroom cams all around, 4-corner steel tube reinforcement, and drill protection.
Level 2: €110 per sash – everything upgraded for better security.
I think Level 1 would be enough; on the ground floor, we have 7 sashes. Or do you think standard windows provide sufficient protection? Windows: (Veka Softline 82)
Front door:
Standard 5-point locking.
Additional cost €200 for 3-point automatic locking (what are the benefits? Is this necessary?)
Is an anti-lift device needed for the front door? It’s a metal plate costing about €100 that prevents the door from being pried open.
Do burglars even break in through the front door of a newly built semi-detached house, or do they usually go through the windows?
Our front door faces the street in a large new development.
Is a security bar required for the front door?
I have a question regarding our new build.
For the windows, we were offered a security fitting in two levels:
Level 1: €45 per sash – mushroom cams all around, 4-corner steel tube reinforcement, and drill protection.
Level 2: €110 per sash – everything upgraded for better security.
I think Level 1 would be enough; on the ground floor, we have 7 sashes. Or do you think standard windows provide sufficient protection? Windows: (Veka Softline 82)
Front door:
Standard 5-point locking.
Additional cost €200 for 3-point automatic locking (what are the benefits? Is this necessary?)
Is an anti-lift device needed for the front door? It’s a metal plate costing about €100 that prevents the door from being pried open.
Do burglars even break in through the front door of a newly built semi-detached house, or do they usually go through the windows?
Our front door faces the street in a large new development.
Is a security bar required for the front door?
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WilderSueden3 Feb 2022 13:15pagoni2020 schrieb:
But then the common facade climber......... or the roof intruder........ 🤨That’s a very valid point. The best burglar protection on the ground floor is useless if there is an easily accessible ladder nearby and the upper floor window is tilted open. Here, nearby also explicitly includes garden sheds and the neighbors’ properties.Front door and all publicly visible areas I would just do in a standard way. Behind the house and in areas not visible to the public, go one step better. That is sufficient.
How loud is it actually if someone tries to break a typical triple-glazed window? Would the neighbors even react?
How loud is it actually if someone tries to break a typical triple-glazed window? Would the neighbors even react?
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pagoni20203 Feb 2022 20:24That is very loud and not so easy with triple glazing. The typical burglar will probably be too lazy to bother and will try a door or, even better, another house instead..... 🤨
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k-man20213 Feb 2022 21:22Fifteen years ago, after an inspection by a police advisor, we had rod locks with lockable handles installed on all the ground floor windows. One year later, there was a break-in by smashing a window – something the police had previously considered very unlikely ... you never know what can happen. For our security needs, option 1 certainly would not be sufficient.
Pacc666 schrieb:
Does a burglar even break in through the front door of a newly built semi-detached house, or do they just go through the windows anyway? Neither. They know there’s nothing left to steal from the homeowners.
(This was told to me by the gentleman from whom we bought our garage door and gate back then…) 😀
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