Direct Shutters - Security Window Screens: Add Another Dimension To Your Home Security

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Security Window Screens: Add Another Dimension To Your Home Security Australian homes have long been equipped with flyscreens - typically and traditionally a light mesh attached to a lightweight aluminium frame that is fitted on the inside of the window frame. These have always been a necessity on Australian homes in order to allow windows to remain open during a hot summer, while keeping insects such as mosquitoes and flies out. Times have changed, however, and keeping out human intruders as well as winged ones has become an equally pressing concern. Burglary is unfortunately an all too frequent occurrence in Australia, with upwards of over 330,000 taking place each year. Of these, it is reported that some 39% occur through a forced window. Therefore, reconciling these two pressing concerns - being able to keep your windows open in hot weather while maintaining home security - can be difficult. However, custom-made security window grilles

present a cost-effective and efficient solution to the problem, especially useful if you are not able to install an expensive alarm system. There are clear and well-defined standards in place to ensure that security window screens manufactured

‘In a hot climate like Adelaide’s, it is important for the homeowner to be able to keep fresh air circulating throughout the house while at the same time maintaining an effective barrier against both insects and human intruders’ and installed in Australia are robust enough for Australian conditions and provide sufficient levels of home security. Providing your window grilles are made to conform to Australian Standard AS5039-2008, you can be certain that they will perform to the level you require. Security window screens are made from high-grade extruded aluminium, which means they are both strong and corrosion resistant, and so you can expect many years of service


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