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How to Secure Sliding Glass Doors

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When it comes to securing the sliding glass doors of ones’ home from potential break-in, there are a number of myths as to what works best. The most prevailing: prevent the doors from sliding open and they are secured.

In the tracks at the base of the doors, people use all kinds of devices: two-by-fours, old broom handles, and even plastic PVC tubing. Others will tell you that the device has to be wedged higher – at the top of the door opening. Some purchase the hinged bars that attach at eye-level.

Not only are all these practices an eye sore, they will not prevent someone from burglarizing a home.

Consider for a moment how the rollers on the bottom of your sliding doors are repaired or replaced? A service technician simply lifts the door off the lower track to access the rollers. Burglars use the same method. They simply lift the door off the tracks. No broom handle will prevent this.

A best practice to securing your home’s sliding doors is to use a “pin lock”. A pin lock prevents the door from being lifted off the tracks. It also prevents the door from sliding open – a second benefit should you forget to lock the sliders before going to bed.

Pin locks typically cost less than $10 and can be purchased at any local hardware store. They are also avail from a number of online merchants. In addition, they can be installed in less than 30 minutes with only a drill and screwdriver. The National Crime Prevention Council, as well as a number of other nationally recognized crime prevention authorities, recommend pin locks as the best approach to securing sliding doors.

While the installation of pin locks is straight forward if one is handy with power tools, the biggest caution comes when drilling into the doorframes. Be sure to follow the instructions that come with the locks. Better yet, have your trusted handyman perform the installation. A handyman will typically charge or estimate by the hour (with a one hour minimum). You might as well do all the sliders in your home, thus get the most out of his or her visit.

Of course, an old adage says, “If a thief rally wants what you have, they’ll steal it.” It is, however, common knowledge that thieves look for easy targets – one of opportunity. The easy target is the home without pin locks on the sliders.

Antique Glass Door Knobs

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Antique glass door knobs can be important accessories and very significant to compliment the process of any makeover in any door of your room. By adding them and with careful and perfect installation, they can complete the transformation of your doors into s style that looks more elegant and nostalgic. In fact, they can even be considered as the final touch of accomplishment and satisfaction in completing your home makeover especially the interior and might make good summer knob replacements for cottage style design homes.

The characteristics that emerge and shine from antique glass door knobs are mostly due to brightness of glass tints that stimulate the looks. The value can be appreciated mostly on how the cut was finalized and how smooth the crystals were carefully trimmed.

It is no doubt that all those antique glass door knobs are longing by those who know to value and appreciate them. They can go long way to establish a period look to your door recreation and provide a sight of history that comes together. You will also amaze by witnessing that these minor door hardware can be a very nice and collectible items.

Antique shops, thrift stores, and white elephant shops might be worth browsing just to see various choice of design style and features are available. Should this not sufficient, specialty and upscale markets in antique items will have a broader selection of antique door knobs than the average corner hardware store. These knobs can also be found as rare collections on closed guarded shelves, or inside other peoples’ home as an astonishing home fixture and interior decoration.

Sometimes, the knobs may have marks as the trademark of the maker, in fact they should have if they are genuine authentic antique glass door knobs. Sure enough, they are great for collectible and memorable stuff from the past; nevertheless give a touch of charm to your house.

There are various styles and colors that come along giving the antique glass door knobs a beautiful story. The colors are limitless but commonly deep colors such as emerald green and ruby red. Adding to these colors was crafted design from various motives which includes animal such as eagles and dragons. Commonly they come in 6 to 12 facets sides from shape of ovals, circles and majority from the diamond points. Due to this uniqueness, you can see clearly the star burst effect on it which characterized the knobs impressively.

Price wise, genuine antique glass door knobs may be expensive for rare or real crystal or special sets as the cost of these remarkable items always comes justifiable to its value. The justification of how to value the knobs is by taking all contributing element which includes the uniqueness, colors, types of glass and of course where they came from.