In a message dated 9/23/2007 12:40:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I want to find a source for the style of security bars that mounts on the
inside and has a locking system that is simple for the occupant to open in
the case of a fire but impossible for a thief to operate from the outside.
Anybody know what I'm taking bout?
Most of the inexpensive (relatively speaking, of course) horizontally
extensible bars you can get at places like Monarch Hdw, Home Depot, etc now
have:
* screw holes on two faces of the frames so you can attach from the
side them "in" the window opening (below the upper sash -- protecting the lower
when it's opening and preventing the upper from being opened) or front-to-back
inside the building on the window frame molding.
* a means to unhook the bars from the inside on one side, and swing
them open (ability to open bars on bedroom windows is required by the
Philadelphia Fire Code for rental properties); the hooking mechanism is
reasonably safe
from someone reaching in and unhooking it from the outside, but you can always
add some kind of lock -- just keep the key nearby.
* If you use these inside on the window frame molding, consider getting
two for each opening, one for the top and one for the bottom sash.
You might also consider getting dummy TV cameras -- the models with
battery-operated flashing LEDs can be especially effective in alleys. They're
quite
realistic -- and small (the real ones are very small, nowadays, too. You can
get
them on the internet -- find suppliers with a quick Google search.
Always at your service and ready for a diatribe -- er, dialog.
Al Krigman
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