How UPVC Back Doors Can Enhance Security In The Home - By: Kathryn Dawson

When it comes to choosing doors and windows for the home, security is without doubt one of the chief considerations. Having a front door that looks good is perfectly fine, but it is of little consolation when a burglar has gained entry and stolen property. But while aspects of appearance, such as style, colour and finishing, are always going to have an influence over home owners when considering composite front doors or upvc back doors, security is perhaps the essential aspect.

The variety of options available to a home owner will always ensure there is plenty to consider. For example, it is widely agreed that composite doors offer a grander feel than upvc doors. However, as they do cost a little more, there is always a high demand for upvc. Solid doors, on the other hand, are much more expensive but their design is often more impressive, offering a greater sense of natural worth.

In terms of security, it is usually the back door in particular through which intruders try to gain entry, making it a primary concern. In such cases, the security advantages provided by composite and upvc doors are telling. Sometimes, the back entrance to a home is through a upvc conservatory, and while they may look less secure than bricks and mortar, their structure and quality of construction ensure that security is not compromised.

The reason for such confidence is the locking systems that are inbuilt into upvc doors and windows. While many solid exterior doors provide a sound locking device, these usually focus on only one section of the door, which is then targeted through jemmying techniques by those wishing to break in. However, upvc doors typically use high security multi point locking systems, that mean more than one area must be jemmied if an intruder is to be successful. With lock bolts engaged at the top and bottom of the door, as well as at the traditional location of the door handle.

Another fact that aids in the defence of home and property is the material that upvc doors are made of, with a plastic that is hard to break through thanks to the structure of the door itself. They may seem to be simple plastic structures but, in fact, they have steel reinforcement that can hold up to the harshest treatment. Additional locking devices that are screwed into the inside of the door, such as deadbolt locks, are not strong enough as the screw only weakens the door material. But that is another reason why the standard of lock is so high in the first place.

In case of forced entry via a drill or lock pick, locks normally have anti drill and anti pick mechanisms to protect the lock itself. In fact, models have specially designed locks that have no cylinder lock barrel, making any type of physical manipulation impossible. In most cases, the doors themselves have been through a series of rigorous tests to prove their worth before being made available on the market.

These aspects are particularly useful in the case of conservatories, structures that seem to provide potential burglars with ample opportunity to gain entry. With these security aspects in place, along with the fact that the windows and doors of the conservatory are double glazed rather than single glazed, means that it is extremely difficult to break in.

Statistics have shown that as many as 67 per cent of break ins into the home occur through the back door. It is logical, given that a person is in plain view at the front door, the back door remains the vulnerable point. This is where the additional security aspects of upvc back doors come into play, providing greater protection than might have seemed obvious at first.

Whether a home owner chooses upvc or composite doors as their back door, there is no doubt that their modern structure helps to make home that little bit safer. However, the former is often chosen for its greater affordability, making it a common feature in many homes, especially if a home has a upvc conservatory to boast.

What style and luxury that type of door might bring is a bonus factor. The principal point is that security is enhanced and peace of mind is maintained.

About the Author

Kathryn Dawson writes articles for Eurocell, a leading UK manufacturer and provider of beautiful upvc conservatory systems as well as long lasting UPVC sash windows, composite doors and upvc back doors that has amassed a vast wealth of expertise in designing and manufacturing precision PVC-U products.

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