ᐅ Secure windows and front door for a property in an exposed location
Created on: 18 Jan 2016 10:19
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sirhc
Hello everyone,
Our plot is located at the edge:
- Last plot at the end of a one-way street
- To the east, a small wooded area
- To the south, directly adjacent to the plot, a railway track, with an industrial area beyond it
Therefore, I am currently focusing on the topic of security.
We were offered "standard" windows. I don’t have detailed knowledge yet, but I can share some key points: PVC, profile depth 70mm (2.8 inches), 5 chambers, Veka profile reinforced to 2mm (0.08 inches), triple glazing (called Veka Topline).
- For an additional cost: profile depth 82mm (3.2 inches), 6 chambers, 3 sealing levels (called Softline).
- For an additional cost: RC1 (4 security locking points).
- For an additional cost: RC2N (6 to 12 security locking points, anti-pry protection, drill protection, lockable handle).
- For an additional cost: magnetic contact for monitoring.
- For an additional cost: insulated aluminum blinds (electric operated).
The offered aluminum front door includes multipoint locking, aluminum panel, and warping-resistant sash.
At this point, I am mainly concerned with the windows. We would choose as follows:
Windows with 82mm (3.2 inches) profile depth without magnetic contacts and with aluminum blinds.
Questions:
1) Do electric blinds automatically provide lift protection?
2) RC2N means the glass is the weak point. Due to the adjacent railway track and the edge location, I consider the glass quite vulnerable as an attack target since breaking it wouldn’t be seen or heard when a train passes by. Therefore, I would prefer glass that is more difficult to break. Full RC2 would provide such glass but would have disadvantages in energy performance (U-value?), correct? How about RC2N combined with an impact-resistant protective film?
Thank you very much for your help.
Our plot is located at the edge:
- Last plot at the end of a one-way street
- To the east, a small wooded area
- To the south, directly adjacent to the plot, a railway track, with an industrial area beyond it
Therefore, I am currently focusing on the topic of security.
We were offered "standard" windows. I don’t have detailed knowledge yet, but I can share some key points: PVC, profile depth 70mm (2.8 inches), 5 chambers, Veka profile reinforced to 2mm (0.08 inches), triple glazing (called Veka Topline).
- For an additional cost: profile depth 82mm (3.2 inches), 6 chambers, 3 sealing levels (called Softline).
- For an additional cost: RC1 (4 security locking points).
- For an additional cost: RC2N (6 to 12 security locking points, anti-pry protection, drill protection, lockable handle).
- For an additional cost: magnetic contact for monitoring.
- For an additional cost: insulated aluminum blinds (electric operated).
The offered aluminum front door includes multipoint locking, aluminum panel, and warping-resistant sash.
At this point, I am mainly concerned with the windows. We would choose as follows:
Windows with 82mm (3.2 inches) profile depth without magnetic contacts and with aluminum blinds.
Questions:
1) Do electric blinds automatically provide lift protection?
2) RC2N means the glass is the weak point. Due to the adjacent railway track and the edge location, I consider the glass quite vulnerable as an attack target since breaking it wouldn’t be seen or heard when a train passes by. Therefore, I would prefer glass that is more difficult to break. Full RC2 would provide such glass but would have disadvantages in energy performance (U-value?), correct? How about RC2N combined with an impact-resistant protective film?
Thank you very much for your help.
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Bieber08159 Feb 2016 19:16Musketier schrieb:
Get the keyring, look for the right key Usually, all the windows of a house use the same keys.Bieber0815 schrieb:
Normally, all the windows in a house use the same keys.And usually, a few keys are kept quickly accessible for the resident, but stored out of sight from the outside in shelves, ledges, or corners.
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Peanuts7410 Feb 2016 06:57If the window is burglar-resistant, it's not a problem if the keys are visible from the outside ;-)
A few months ago, we moved into an older building and have since had all the windows and some of the doors upgraded – including a matching alarm system from Somfy (which still doesn’t quite work the way we want it to *g*, at least regarding the outdoor sensor and the gate). For the windows, we installed laminated safety glass. It might seem excessive, but this is a 350m² (3,767 sq ft) home on a plot of over 3000m² (32,292 sq ft), with valuable cars parked outside (the garage at the back isn’t finished yet—although the structure is there, the interior, apart from the foundation, couldn’t be completed due to damp conditions)... Not ideal at all when you have doors and windows from 1927. Quite an exciting house—got to give it that. 😀 In the end, it’s not an exaggeration, since even the insurance company advised us to install at least lockable window handles.
Peanuts74 schrieb:
If the window is burglar-proof, then it’s okay to have the keys visible from outside ;-) but definitely not left in the lock 😕
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