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How to Ensure That Your Security Screen Door or Window Grille is Up to the Job The flyscreen has long been a ubiquitous feature of the Australian home. Originally, it served purely as a means of allowing you to have your windows and doors open during hot weather so that the air could circulate, while still keeping out flies, mosquitoes and other insects. However, the role and function of the humble flyscreen has evolved over the years, and stronger, more durable security screen doors and window grilles have now taken their place in the majority of Australian homes. One of the functions of a modern security screen door remains the same - to keep out insects when your main interior doors are open - but they now also serve the purpose of providing an additional layer of home security. A good security screen door or window grille therefore does an important job in helping to protect your home from intruders, so it is important to instal a high-quality product that is up to the job.
Homeowners should be aware that there is a nationwide standard that establishes the effectiveness or otherwise of security screens for doors and windows. Standards Australia, an independent, notfor-profit organisation, recognised by the Australian Government as the peak non-government Standards body in Australia, has issued AS5039 which describes the standards a security screen door or window grille must achieve in its manufacture to be considered effective as means of providing protection for your home. AS5039 sets a standard for the quality of the materials that must be used in the manufacture of a screen for a door or window, as well as establishing levels that
‘If you are considering purchasing new security screen doors for an Australian home, or renewing your existing doors, it is important to ensure that you are buying and installing products that will meet your requirements’