|
|
20 Gas & Electric Money Savings Tips
Did you get sticker shock when you opened your last utility bill? If you did, you're not alone. People have reported huge increases in their energy bills. My gas bill went up about 40%, so I decided to make my home more energy efficient....
A Guide To Garage Door Openers
Garage doors are no longer the regular roll-top ones, which have to be pushed up by hand. These days, garage door openers are provided with various accessories to make opening easier. No matter how heavy the garage door, it can be fitted with the...
Buy The Right Property - Don’t Get Misled
We human beings have lot of aspirations and dreams in life which we want to fulfill in this small life. In the list of dreams what usually tops the list is the wish to have a beautiful house. Yes we all at some point in our life desires to own a...
How To Choose Locking Mailboxes
Do you need a decorative, quality, recessed locking mailbox
for your home? There is a large selection of mailboxes from
which to choose, and you may wonder which is the right
mailbox for you. A recessed locking mailbox is a perfect
way to keep...
Tips To Reduce Your Home Insurance Costs
All homeowners are looking for ways to reduce our home insurance costs. Costs continue to rise and budgets get tighter and tighter with each passing year. Here are 8 tips to reduce your home insurance costs.
1. Increased Home Security
Most...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home Security Patio Sliding Glass Doors.
As promised at the end of part 4 of this series, in this section
I will deal with Patio Sliding Glass Doors. Quite often
homeowners install sturdy locks on their front doors but leave
their patio doors and sliding glass windows "wide open" to
illegal entry.
Burglars love these because they are so easy to open. Usually,
sliding doors and windows are at the side or rear of the home so
they are more secluded than the front door, this makes a perfect
place for burglars to hide and enter.
There are two main risks that need to be protected against.
1. Forcing the lock. The standard lock that is fitted to most
sliding doors and windows is very easy to pry open, an
additional stronger lock should be fitted to give more security.
Something as simple as lying a broomstick in the runner can
offer some protection provided it is a good fit. However Dead
Locks are much better, they will prevent the burglar from using
the door or window to remove stolen property unless they smash
the glass and that is a very noisy and risky thing for them to
do.
2. Lifting Out. Many sliding doors and windows can be lifted out
of their tracks from the outside. You can prevent this by
putting two metal screws through the
track above the sliding
part of the door or window, the screw will need to be adjusted
to allow the door to operate correctly. Double Hung Windows To
lock a double hung window, you will have to drill a downward
sloping hole into the top of the bottom window, and through that
into the bottom of the top window being careful to avoid the
glass unit, if you have any doubt about your DIY abilities get a
professional tradesman to do it. Once the hole is drilled a pin
can be inserted, locking the window shut. To use the window for
ventilation, you should partly open it (less that 4 inches) and
making a second set of holes, the window can then be used for
ventilation. Remember, open windows and doors, even if secured,
should never be left unattended while you are gone or asleep.
This section is quite short but I thought the information was
important enough to deserve a section of it's own. In part six
we will be dealing with Burglar Alarms.
About the author:
For more vital home security tips and information about how to
protect your home and family please visit
www.homesecuritynews.info
You may reproduce this article provided you maintain an active
link back to www.homesecuritynews.info
|
|
|
|
|
|