Comments on: Security Doors: Yea or nay?

By: Security

Security — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:39:01 +0000

Anti snap/bump locks are recommended these days, offering more security than standard cylinder in pvcu doors.
Metal bars on windows and doors might be designed to try keep burglars out, but are they a potential hazard in the event of a fire?
Al we can do is make it as difficult as possible for any burglar to get in.

By: threadbndr

threadbndr — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:18:46 +0000

I actually don’t mind the FLW one. But then, I have a Craftsman style bungalow.

Re the double deadbolt – yes it’s a pain, but you do get used to it quickly. My front door is keyed that way.

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:53 +0000

Yikes, so not only are you living in fear of losing your job, you’re living in fear of being robbed? Now I’m more worried about you!
Sorry… forgot to say great post – can’t wait to read your next one!

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:26:25 +0000

Yikes, so not only are you living in fear of losing your job, you’re living in fear of being robbed? Now I’m more worried about you!

By: Chance

Chance — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:06:52 +0000

Yikes! I say go for it — your neighborhood sounds dangerous. I hate being behind bars to (although we don’t have to do that in Vermont so much) but you know, as the economy plummets, robberies will only go up. Just my two cents, let us know how it turns out.

By: funnyaboutmoney1

funnyaboutmoney1 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:41:19 +0000

@ Catherine: Thanks for the luv!

@ Mike: My son works for the company that insures The Funny Farm. He believes they will not affect my insurance but says I should call and ask…another little chore to fit in around work and work.

The only thing that will stop someone from breaking a door window to undo a lock is a double-cylinder deadbolt. That, of course, poses the same problem as do bars on your windows: it slows (or blocks!) your egress in a fire. You have to hang the lock in an easily accessible spot that’s out of reach by a hand reaching through a broken window — a spot that you can find quickly, by touch, in the dark and in thick smoke — and you have to remember to remove the key and put it away every time you close the door. Convenient, eh?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:47:46 +0000

Are security doors necessary for your homeowner’s insurance? Would they lower your rates? They only seem to act as a minor deterrent they way you describe them. We have bars on some of our windows (not my choice), but anyone with an extra five minutes and a screwdriver can get through them. Plus, that doesn’t prevent breaking the window on a door and reaching through to open it.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:11:24 +0000

I hear ya, Funny. I know you don’t want to feel like a prisoner in your own house, but the safety of you and Cassie will make all the extra security precautions well worth it. I say do everything you reasonably can.

Loooooove the blog!