Security is not a dirty word and it’s not necessarily an ugly thing. The need for security is a reality of our time and it is taking on new forms, but protecting our home always has been and always will be fundamental to our peace of mind.
Some buildings and some areas require more in this respect, but there is a genuine security measure that all properties can install and reap many benefits. It is something that has been used for many years in the commercial world and has now crossed over to residential properties.
What would you say was the most vulnerable part of your building? The walls are pretty solid and the roof is an inconvenient place for potential intruders or anyone intent on doing damage and causing trouble. Doors tend to be made of sturdy materials because they are there to let us in and out but to keep the rest of the world out unless we say otherwise.
Windows, though, can be seen as a weak link in home security. Even though double glazing and tougher glass have made them less delicate than they used to be, they still are vulnerable. People can see through them, hear through them and break them. But what is the alternative?
Security Blinds: the Discreet Protectors
In some countries, in places that are less peaceful than we are accustomed to in Australia, it is common to see protective bars on windows. They might be in the form of arty, shaped wrought iron, but they are still bars and they are there because people are afraid of being attacked, because maybe the culture of their society is more aggressive than ours.
So, in Australia, having bars on the windows, however ornate, could be seen as excessive. But that is not to say we can’t have protection – even greater protection, in fact, than these medieval barriers. Security blinds are housed in a window-wide box at the top and can be rolled down to provide superb protection, not just from intruders but from harsh weather and even rampant fires.
It has become increasingly common to hear of bush fires and forest fires, and this is something Australians have to take seriously. It’s not so much being under attack from our fellow humans, but being in the wrong place when a natural phenomenon gets out of control, and security blinds offer unrivalled protection. Roll them down, manually or electrically, and your home is a fortress.
Can Protective Blinds Be Good Looking?
A building with security blinds shut is not meant to be a thing of beauty. It’s a thing of solidity, of resilience, of dependability. The building is taking care of what’s inside it – but that’s when it’s in secure mode.
With the security blinds open, it’s just an ordinary building, as attractive as the architect or builder made it. From an aesthetic point of view, what’s important is how the building looks when the blinds are retracted, and with retractable rolling security blinds, you hardly know they’re there. All you can see is the housing that contains them, and it’s no more than a minor architectural feature.
When Unattractiveness Can Be Good
Security blinds are, however, noticeable to people with mischief on their mind, and if you go away for a while, on holiday or on some kind of business, the villains in your neighbourhood will notice. They are always looking for opportunities, and the easier a house looks to break into, the better from their point of view. If they go around the back with the idea of forcing a window and find there is a window security covering in place, there goes their easy way in.
You can protect doors in this way too. A security blind the size of a single door or your patio doors means there is no option of forcing it with a shoulder or even a crowbar. The blind is in the way, and they’re not going to shift that.
That’s what makes security blinds the smart way to protect your home without compromising style. Protective blinds and window security coverings – they are a robust physical barrier.
If your home suddenly appears a little flimsy, or if you’ve been thinking about this for a while, now might be the time to find a security blinds specialist and get your place sized up and protected.