Security advice....

If they are sliding patio doors, especially aluminium and the sliding door is the outer one!!
Crooks no that they can be lifted off there rollers easily even while locked:eek: ( i many time attend a break-in with the sliding door just sat at the side undamaged, and the house emptied through the huge hole it leaves.)
Dont panic all you need to do is stop the door being lifted ... fit a patio pushbolt or 2 in the right place and hey presto they go somewhere else :)

If they are double opening french type doors either wood or platsic they too have there weaknesses which need attention..

I knew growing up in salford would come in handy one day :)
 
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This is the tricky one :(

You need to check the mechanism(metal strip on edge of door) which is on the edge of your first opening door. and slave door ( normally shut door ) They ideally would have metal bolts that shoot into upper and lower frame when in locked position.

If not fit Sashjammers x4 to top and bottom of each door. this is not a bad idea even if they have the bolts..

Depending how far you want/need to go you can upgrade the mechanism considerably but it costs a lot £100 upwards. You can have a mechanism that goes round all 4 edges of your door with locking points all the way round.

Are your hindges external???(open to attack) Can be upgraded again not cheap:(
Who made the doors??? (best have a metal frame internally(strong))
Do the frames have metal frames in??


Dont wanna scare you, but you asked :)
 
Thanks for that Simon, they have internal hinges with the metal bolts going into the frame when locked, not sure if there's an internal metal frame though, they dont sound too bad though.
 
simon said:
If you live locally I don't mind a quick FREE home security check to make you aware of the GOOD , BAD ,
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Do you supply the ugly as well or will she be staying at home. ROFLMAO.

I best tripple lock the doors before she lets herself in and throttles me in my sleep.
 
lettie said:
The one thing it has taught her is not to leave the car keys out. She now takes them to bed with her.:rolleyes:
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Always have your door keys very handy in case you need to get out of the house in a fire.
 
Sorry don't work for ugly people.... :p Only the beautiful people...

:eek:I have just had a look and there are 2 sets of pick's missing...:eek:

Now where have they run too????
 
MUMMIBOO said:
The security light lights up the whole street the people accross the road didnt like it so they put one up aswell.
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Its best to use small flood lights. They are only 150w and give plenty of light as a deterrent. Less electricty so cost less to run. Point them downwards so as to light up your house without annoying neighbours or worse still dazzling car drivers.
 
simon said:
:eek:I have just had a look and there are 2 sets of pick's missing...:eek:

Now where have they run too????
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She can't be coming here - she knows the key is under the mat and the missus will be asleep by this time.
 
I like those rack bolts on the interior doors. Lock before you go out or to bed.
Anybody getting in through the back door or down stairs windows can not get out of that room without breaking the door down.
 

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Just a quick note to everyone out there with plastic doors.

Plastic doors have a BIG weakness.... And it appears that local crooks have started to discover this weakness. I dont want to make people nervous, just like to keep people one step ahead of the crooks if I can.

This weakness applies to 99.99 % of all plastic doors even the £1200+ type,1yr old to 25 yr old, but it can be remedied without huge cost. I will not go into details so as not to teach the crooks who have not yet learnt.

I have attended 3 such break-ins in 2 days, this has been a problem in yorkshire for a while looks like its coming here :(

here is a link to one of our members that had this happen yesterday...

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/t17241-stolen-vehicle.html

If anyone wants to ask any detailed questions just send me a pm, and I will help if I can.
 
Blimey & i was worried about normal wooden doors!! :eek: I must admit im very paranoid about security & fire. At my last house i got homewise up to put special locks on my plastic doors & i was also alarmed, now ive moved to council although ive had no probs touch wood praying not, i really miss my alarm, i have got one i dismantled from my old house with all the wires but would cost me a fortune to re-install & would be better getting a new one though i dont know of any local & also its the price up front!! - any ideas? Also i need my hedge removing cos its grows like no tommorow & thats a burgular haven apparently:(
 
My back plastic door is a pain cos i cant fit those mini contact alarms cos of the recesses of the door being not flush in design only.
 
Neil said:
I like those rack bolts on the interior doors. Lock before you go out or to bed.
Anybody getting in through the back door or down stairs windows can not get out of that room without breaking the door down.
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Ah Neil those are the things i had installed on my old house doors that Homewise fitted for free as i was referred by crime prevention unit.
 
I have been burgled twice through the back of the house. Funnily enough they couldn't get through the WOODEN back door, although you could tell they had a damn good try!! So they knackered the kitchen window instead and so had to have whole new frames installed. few months later they came and did the same thing with the other kitchen window!!! Have full burglar alarm now and all the essentials and had no problems since
 
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