Door cylinder snapping & bumping is on the rise.
The type of lock found in 90% pvcu and upvc doors is called a Euro cylinder lock.
The New Year often brings a renewed vigour to many with positive intensions, whether that is regarding organisation, efficiency, maintenance or plans for the future. These plans frequently begin with including a list of previously identified jobs which have yet to be actioned!
Property maintenance is always high on peoples list of priorities, although addressing security is often not given the importance it deserves. Property owners offer wait until an issue or event prompts a reaction.
How many of you are getting by with a temperamental locking system.?
Households without security devices are 4 times more likely to be burgled, than those with them. A statistic that seems to ignored by many UK households.
Figures suggest that basic domestic security measures such as additional door or window locks are still missing from 1 in 2 homes, while door chains or security lighting are missing from two thirds of them.
Now the children are safely back at school there is a window of opportunity which is ideal to address any home security issues before the onslaught of the Christmas preparations.
It is easy for things to be overlooked especially over the busy summer holiday period, the arrival of the cooler nights and imminent arrival of autumn is an ideal time to sort out the jobs which you have been meaning to get around to.