Windows & Doors UK
Window security is one area that I’ve not really thought a lot about since moving into a brand new house a few years ago. It came with the latest design of upvc double windows and doors. The windows incorporate a ‘half lock’ system which means I can shut the handle down when the window is […]
There are many variables when we consiider the methods of securing the average domestic family home. A lot of today’s schemes begin with the word ‘smart’ and this means something specific, not just that it looks nicer than the one next door. Firstly, what exactly is a smart home security system and do they cost […]
Knowing the type of door locks are fitted to our property is very important. It could be a matter for the insurance company if anything untoward happens that requires their input. Well before that point in fact the type and design utilised on external and the front door will be needed if using the home […]
Keeping the house closed and secure is something we often tend to forget when the heat of summer comes. Of we go ou t into the back garden for a quick burst of sun . . . . We so often leave that front or back door unlocked. When we’re outside we must of course […]
I’ve been chatting to my new neighbours recently – they have come home to the UK from a long stint overseas – in a variety of locations. Their most recent escapade was four years in S.Africa, where they enjoyed a very enhanced standard of living, compared to the neighbouring area. However, for every luxurious element […]
When we plan our holidays and family gatherings, we don’t usually give much thought to household security – not until the very minute we leave the house and get ready to drive away. Then we just quickly press those familiar alarm buttons – do we check the rest of the windows and doors though? It […]
I have not ever thought a great deal about these until a couple of years ago when I was visiting a tribunal office some miles away. I was collecting boxes of legal bundles for a case. The security guard on the back door of the court was not at all helpful – he begrudged having […]
I know of a local house that has had a rather unfortunate break in. They do have an alarm box fitted but whether the purpetrators knew it was just that, a box, without an alarm inside, no one’s saying. This household has had a couple of similar sort of incidents in the last five years. […]
There is trend towards not buying at all but only going for leasing a home is better than buying in a few circumstances. Lots of thought goes into this and we can listen to all sorts of articles on radio and tv about the pros and cons of both sides of that divide. I cannot […]
I was staying away recently with a family who have spent ages building the most fantastic extension on their already large family sized home. I have watched the progress over the years and now that the guest suite is well on the way to completion, I find myself staying there more often. There are one […]