Keep them out!
If you’ve decided to install double glazing at your home or in the workplace, it stands to reason that you want to get a good-looking product that will sit easily in the style of the building. However, these days double glazing can also offer an all-important method of protecting your home and your family. New, innovative and award winning security features can render windows and doors secure, even if they’re broken!
Front and back windows can be fixed to British Safety Standard BS3621. The safest double glazing installations include a bolt that fits into the frame. This offers extra security against criminals. This extra safe double glazing also features laminated glass which is toughened and stays in place even when smashed. Make sure the glazing beads or putty in your windows are always in good shape. This will stop criminals from removing panes of glass. You could also ask your double glazing firm to install metal grilles or roll down shutters. At the very least it will slow the burglar down and be safer for youngsters.
Some double glazing firms can fit a metal block onto a door just above the frame if your door is a slider. This will make the door impossible to slide or lift out of its runners. If a criminal wants to snap a lock of a double glazed window or door, it’s a matter of applying force to the cylinder to break it across the middle. It’s a new trick burglars have hatched, so consider fitting a new “Bump and snap secure avocet”, to stop them in their tracks!