Have a Secure Window and Make Your Home Less Attractive to Burglars
When it comes to keeping burglars out of your Westchester property, the most obvious safety measure makes the biggest difference: Lock your doors and windows. It may sound straightforward but according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), almost 30 percent of the total burglaries committed in the United States in recent years were non-forced entries. This means that the thieves simply went right in without much of a struggle.
But the same FBI findings do not discount the possibility that while most thieves prefer to work when no one is around, they also probably gained access through defective doors and windows. This should alarm you to take steps to reinforce your home’s defences by seeking the help of an expert for windows in Westchester. Additionally, Better Homes and Garden has this piece of advice:
Window shopping is a favorite pastime for burglars. Inadequately protected windows are easy marks for intruders who have an arsenal of tricks for the quickest, easiest ways to force them. But safeguarding your home’s windows is neither difficult nor expensive.
Start by taking a quick survey of your windows — including those in the basement and the garage and any second-story windows that would be easy to reach from the ground. List each one on a sheet of paper, noting its type (such as double-hung or casement) and the kind of lock it now has.
Apparently, making your house a hard target for burglars doesn’t begin and end with simply locking your doors, you need to call Vinylume Home Improvement, a Westchester window specialist which also provides services to Scarsdale, White Plains, Larchmont, Bronxville and New Rochelle. This company installs Renewal by Andersen® replacement windows, which offers the most complete line of attractive and durable window products in the market. Installing a heavy-duty material is one of the best ways to make your home safer against unscrupulous individuals.
(Article Excerpt and Image from Securing Windows, bhg.com)
