NCJ Number
101167
Date Published
Unknown
Length
28 pages
Annotation
This home security audit encompasses security habits, outside security, doors, windows, and the garage. The manual also includes instructions for installing various security devices.
Abstract
The audit reviews habits to make the home appear occupied. It also focuses on outside elements: fences, landscaping, lighting, and lawn and sidewalk maintenance. The door system audit addresses door types, door frames, locks, and strikeplates. The window audit pertains to the structure of accessible windows. Types of windows discussed include double-hung, sliding, casement, and french. The garage security audit reviews overhead doors, double doors on hinges, service doors, and windows. Installation instructions are provided for deadbolt locks, maximum-security strikeplates, door jammers, basement bars, basement pipe and wood, window pins, track fillers, sliding windows, and a padlock in the garage door track. Instructions list the materials needed and installation directions. Illustrative drawings are provided for both the audit and the installation.