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Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:43 pm
by mightymayesy
Hi all!

Most recent upgrade.

Door jammers for all my entry / exits.

Rock solid against the corona crowd.

Super easy to come off in an emergency.

MM

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:48 pm
by mightymayesy
Hi all!

A peripheral home perimeter upgrade.

I have three 6D Maglites that are the older halogen bulb version.

Changed them all to a LED bulb. Astonishing difference.

Checking them out tonight and we’ll worth the £22 a bulb. Much clearer and brighter for seeing.

And now I also have three spare (halogen) bulbs for back up. Bonus.

MM

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:57 pm
by HomeHardener
Nightlock lock down door barricade is also a highly rated product. Quite hard/expensive to get in the UK though.

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:48 am
by Bosworth
mightymayesy wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:43 pm Hi all!

Most recent upgrade.

Door jammers for all my entry / exits.

Rock solid against the corona crowd.

Super easy to come off in an emergency.

MM
These look fab. Thanks for sharing. I’ve got a couple of inward opening doors that these would be ideal for.

I’ve also got some patio doors that open outwards. They are new, strong, double-glazed, and multi-point locking. But still feel vulnerable.

Is there a thing worthwhile that can be used INSIDE to stop them being forced open from the outside?

B

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:35 am
by HomeHardener
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patlock-Instan ... lp_pl_dp_1

See the link, something to beef up the handles and these can be a weak point on patio doors.

Some security film for the glass would be another nice layer of protection, you can also get the film tinted/uv protection.

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:53 am
by Arwen Thebard
I think I may have picked the wrong guys to install some hand made shutters, seemed a bit cheap now I think about it.

Shutters.jpg
:lol:

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:53 am
by Bosworth
HomeHardener wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:35 am https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patlock-Instan ... lp_pl_dp_1

See the link, something to beef up the handles and these can be a weak point on patio doors.

Some security film for the glass would be another nice layer of protection, you can also get the film tinted/uv protection.
That looks fab. Thank you so much for sharing.

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:34 am
by hobo2
Thanks for the suggestions. I've some door jammers and doberman alarms on the way. Considering locks on some inner doors on the ground level too.
Clearing out the back yard today too and installing blink cameras front and back.
(Yes, I'm expecting social unrest and an uptick in crime at some point)

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:22 pm
by tco-lincs
HomeHardener wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:35 am https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patlock-Instan ... lp_pl_dp_1

See the link, something to beef up the handles and these can be a weak point on patio doors.

Some security film for the glass would be another nice layer of protection, you can also get the film tinted/uv protection.
I have two of these at home, so simple to use, there are cheaper ones on ebay but those are by far the best.

Re: Home Security Upgrades

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:58 pm
by Nurseandy
hobo2 wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:34 am Thanks for the suggestions. I've some door jammers and doberman alarms on the way. Considering locks on some inner doors on the ground level too.
Clearing out the back yard today too and installing blink cameras front and back.
(Yes, I'm expecting social unrest and an uptick in crime at some point)
All good stuff hobo but make sure you can still get out quickly in the event of a fire.