Securing A Door With Windows

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Securing a door with windows.

Flip locks are the most common window lock hardware that comes with windows. The latch is generally not designed to be extremely secure. A door with glass however invites an intruder to simply break or cut the glass reach through and unlock the deadbolt. You cannot talk about the best way to secure a door without talking about the door itself.

On a standard deadbolt you just turn the lever and extend the bolt into the jamb thus securing the door. Replace all windowed exterior doors with windowless doors. For maximum security all doors should be windowless and you should not have windows close enough to the door so that a thief could break the window and unlock the door from the inside. A turnbuckle replaces this flip lock and.

Another kind of alarm is glass break sensors. These sensors use an audio microphone that registers when glass is broken. The problem is that the crescent latch is easily jimmied open by inserting a knife or other flat tool. You can also replace glass with reinforced windows or add a security film to existing panes.

It just keeps the window closed. Locking pins can be installed on double hung windows. One thing to consider if you have glass in a door is a deadbolt that operates with a key instead of a levered switch. A double hung window has two panes of glass one above the other and are often secured with a crescent latch.

Keyed locks are similar to door bolts and operate with a key. Typically with a range of several feet one sensor can generally protect several windows and sliding glass doors in a single room.