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Home security
As a home owner one of your biggest concerns is likely to be crime or damage against your property. Recent figures have shown that there is a break in every 45 seconds, every day of the year in the UK. Having good levels of home security can act as an effective deterrent and reduce the risks to your home from opportunist thieves. Most insurers recommend the levels of protection detailed below and in some high-risk postcodes this protection may be necessary as a condition of cover :
• The final exit doors of your property should be secured by a 5 lever mortice or rim deadlock.• Ground floor and basement windows that open that are larger that approximately 9 inches should be secured by key operated window locks.
• All external doors to your property including access doors from integrated garages should be secured by a 5 lever mortice or deadlock.
• Horizontal key operated security bolts fitted internally to the top and the bottom of the doors can be used as another method of effectively protecting the access doors to you property.
• Any French doors or windows should be secured by vertical key operated security bolts fitted inside to the top and bottom of the door
• Any sliding patio doors present at your property should have vertical key operated security bolts fitted inside to the top and bottom of the door for good levels of protection.