Popular Mechanics Home Security Handbook

168 Pages·1982·16.615 MB·English

by  Thomas Dale Cowan

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Cowan, T.
Popular mechanics home se-
curity handbook.
Includes index
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1. Dwellings Security mea-
sures. I. Popular mechanics
magazine. II. Title. III. Title:
Home security handbooks.
TH9745.D85C68 1982
643'.16 82-11770
ISBN 0-87851-213-6
98765432
10
Printed in the United States of
America
While the advice contained in
this book is based on informa-
tion supplied by recognized
home security experts, no
book can provide total assur-
ance that your home will be
completely safe from in-
truders. The highest degree of
security can best be achieved
byconsulting with home secu-
rityexperts inyourcommunity
in order to tailor protective
measures to your unique situ-
ation.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: YOUR HOME
9
YOU CAN STOP A THIEF
1 10
HOME SECURITY SURVEY
2 16
Security survey 19; Evaluatingsecurity measures
21; Apartment security survey 24
DOORS
3 28
Hollow core doors 31; Screen doors 32; Solid
wooden doors with panels 32; Steel doors 32; Slid-
ing glass doors 33; Doors that do not fit snugly 34;
Doors with hollow door frames 34; Doors that
open outward 35; Reinforcing wooden doors
around the lock 36; Two overlooked doors 36;
Peepholes 37
DOOR LOCKS
4 38
Terminology 41; For extra security 43; A secure
strike 44; Cylindrical locks 45; Mortise locks 46;
Deadbolt rimlocks 48; Tubular deadbolts 50; Lock
cylinders 52; High security cylinders 54; Fox locks
55; Double Fox bars 55; Chain locks 55; Chain
alarms 56; Pin-tumbler locks and locksmiths 56;
New key styles 59
WINDOWS
5 60
Double hung windows 63; Aluminum windows 65;
Sliding windows 65; Casement windows 65; Un-
breakable glass 66; Skylights 66; Air conditioners
66; Basement windows 67; Grilles for windows 68
6 YARD SECURITY 70
Fences 72; Fence alarms 75; Gate locks 75; Build-
ing codes 75; Outdoor lighting 76; Areas to light
76; Guidelines for purchasing outdoor lights 77;
Designing an outdoor lighting system 77; Three
types of lighting problems 78; Lighting tips 79; Au-
tomatic lighting control 79; Converting a lamppost
fixture into a mercury-vapor light 80; Indoor light-
ing 81; Canine protection 82