Real Estate: Protect Yourself Against Theft

Garage door 

• Always leave the door closed  
• Padlock the door tracks if you are away for awhile  
• Don’t leave the door opener in your car, store it in your house  

     Reinforce your doors 

• If your door is hollow, consider having it replaced  
• The best lock is useless if one good kick will break it down  

     Front door 

• A door that opens outward has hinges accessible from outside  
• Make hinges impossible to remove by flattening both ends of the pins  
• Or insert a screw in the centre that cannot be removed
  
  Peephole 

• Give children instructions not to open the door when you’re not home  
• Chain bolts are not to be trusted, once the door is open, a good shove is all that is needed to break the latch  

     Patio doors 

• Drill holes in the frame at the top and bottom to insert bolts  
• Slide the bolts into place when the doors are closed  
• A piece of wood in the track will add more security  

     Double-hung windows 

• Drill a downward-angled hole through the first sash and halfway through the second  
• Immobilize the windows by inserting a large pin into the hole
  
  Sliding windows 

• Can be secured with a pin through the two sashes  
• Place a length of wood in the tracks  
• Fasten the pin to the sash with a chain  

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