Home Invasion

[echnidna]

I know someone who has suffered repeated home invasions from a circle of druggies.
I am looking for economical ways of preventing invaders coming in through windows whenever they feel like it.

[Carpenter]

Whay type of windows? Break & enter? How high off the ground? How serious a deterent are you after?

[echnidna]

normal ground level house
normal house windows.
they just smashed their way through the windows.
serious deterrent needed.

[Carpenter]

Ahhh, smashing, thats the clue I was looking for. If they're just pushing windows open there's a lot you can do. However, break & enter is another story, & you have to physically stop forced entry & that means bars. If your friend has some old rabbit traps laying around that would be funny, or maybe the old Vietcong pit trap? A dog?

[glock40sw]

Wire up an Electric fence around the window or even use aluminium fly screen that is wire up to it. as the derro touches it he gets zapped.

However, a 12ga full of rocksalt would be better.

Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton

P.S. window bars would have to be the most secure method.

[DanP]

A 12ga full of SG would be better.

[Bob Willson]

25 mm hardened steel bars in all window frames
Moat with monsters
Moat with piranha, portcullis and drawbridge
Armed guards patrolling the house

You will develop a siege mentality if you go down this path. If they want in, they will get in. After the windows the next easiest is the roof. Are you going to line that with steel too?

However, if you insist, then the best way is to have the sliding steel roller doors type light excluders over the windows. They are great if you do shift work as they eliminate 100% of the light when fully closed.

There is also available a special steel flyscreen that is made of a very high strength steel but is virtually invisible. It cuts out some light but only dims the rooms rather than darkens.

[DanP]

Just remember, it is illegal to set a 'man trap' in Victoria. That would include any electric fence set ups, bear/rabbit traps, hammering nails half in at the point of entry and filing points on them etc.

[E. maculata]

Australian Cattledog, German shepherd, Alaskan malamute, Male uncut bordercollie, I'm sure others will kick in with other breeds but these are the ones I'm familar with. And I'm deadly serious very little outlay initailly, and these breeds are very territorial and if treated well will defend you & yours with their lives + you get a friend for life.

[Bob Willson]

Bloody law makers. Can't have any fun any more can we?

Just a minute, I'm sure I saw a rabbit run across my louge room floor, can I set a trap for it? Just a bit of cheese in a rat trap or 10000.

[Grunt]

Bruce is right. Dogs are excellent deterents for would be thieves. Rotties, Dobermans, Boxers and Ridgebacks are excellent guard dogs. Even smaller dogs that bark work well.

I've got two Boxers that are great dogs, very family oriented and won't let anyone in the house without my permission.

[DanP]

Just a minute, I'm sure I saw a rabbit run across my louge room floor, can I set a trap for it?

Can't see why not.

Good to see you're on the ball, Bob.

[echnidna]

The scum have done a lot of physcological harm to their victims and it seems that something like the roller shutters is necessary (though they are expensive).
I might price out the stainless security flywire as it would be unobtrusive.

[echnidna]

Might have a look around for a shepherd or two.

[Dan]

I might price out the stainless security flywire as it would be unobtrusive.

I think 3M make a security film for windows as well, might be worth a look.