Sliding Door Locks, Patio Door Locks
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Sliding doors are highly popular with home owners and are usually positioned to provide entry or access to a property onto a patio. The reason for the popularity of these types of doors is due to the fact that they let so much light into the property and provide house owners with a great vista of the garden.
However, whilst these are attractive features to have installed within the home, sliding patio doors are often one of the most targeted areas for entry to the property for burglars. Ways of increasing the overall security of the home is to have a burglar alarm or even CCTV installed – but your first line of defense should always be to have the best sliding door locks installed by a qualified locksmith such as FC Locksmith.
Sliding glass doors are usually secured by latches not locks making them vulnerable to forced access from outside. This is due to the fact that these types of mechanisms are renowned for being somewhat defective. A wooden dowel can be stuck into the track in order to limit or prevent any movement.
Some types of sliding doors, however, are vulnerable for a different reason – they can be lifted up, off the track – making the dowel fixed into the track redundant. In order to fix this problem anti-lift devices can be installed, for example a pin can be fixed to extend through the fixed and sliding part of the door.
The best and most effective sliding glass door locks involve incorporating internal bolts which can be closed from top to bottom, and can only be opened from the inside. By placing decals close to the latch mechanisms – easily visible from the outside – this tells a burglar that there is an alarm, block watch - or even a dog around to deter them – many criminals are after an easy life, and will be put off by a ‘beware of the dog’ sign.
In order to ensure the safety of your house when you have glass sliding doors make sure you maintain the doors and mechanisms to a high standard. Keep latches in good working order and make sure they are correctly adjusted, keep the rollers on the doors well maintained and adjusted correctly too.
Above all, if you are upgrading the security on your sliding doors always enlist the services of a qualified locksmith such as FC Locksmith. For any further information and advice plus a free non obligatory quote call us today.
