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I've considered putting security film on them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFCbjV7NgQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFCbjV7NgQ But I rent so I hesitate b
by mynoseknows 13y ago
I've considered putting security film on them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFCbjV7NgQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFCbjV7NgQ
But I rent so I hesitate because the film obviously has to be custom cut and I doubt it can be removed in a single piece after being installed anyway. I'm a little less worried about the windows though because only 1/4 of unauthorized entries are through windows, and window entry is (often) louder, more obvious, and takes a little longer to get through vs. quietly picking or bumping a lock or swiftly kicking the door in and entering quickly.
- pirateking 13y agoThe security film is an interesting solution. It seems like it only protects the glass and not the mechanism for opening the window. I am interested because I have actually had an apartment broken into via first floor window many years ago (do you happen to have a source handy for those break-in statistics?).
- mynoseknows 13y agoSorry to hear that. The stats are from 2005 but are probably similar to what they are today: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/homeandgarden/features/2007/burglary-070507/graphic.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/homeandga... Yeah, I think it only protects the glass, but I believe there are other things you can do to protect the window from being opened another way.