Unfortunately, it seems winter is in full swing. The nights are getting longer and longer, and the temperature has taken a sharp drop in recent weeks, coinciding with growing security concerns among homeowners in the UK.
Why Winter Increases Home Security Risks
Winter brings around some unique challenges, which ultimately lead to more time being spent at home than you might in the warmer months. Unfortunately, it’s the darker months with their reduced visibility that draw out opportunistic criminals, and the security your home provides becomes more important than ever.
Wintertime is also rife with festivities, and you’ll find yourself welcoming family and friends to your home more often than before, only emphasising the need for added and improved safety.
How a Composite Door Improves Security
Your front door is your home’s primary entrance point, so ensuring you choose the right material for it is imperative. Composite doors, particularly an Endurance composite door, are designed and manufactured specifically to resist forced entry.
They’re built with a solid timber core, with their robust construction withstanding impacts far better than traditional alternatives like uPVC and timber doors. Their thickness (usually around 10% thicker than other composite doors), rigidity and structural integrity make it extremely difficult for intruders to breach them.
Importance of Multi-Point Locking Systems
Even the strongest doors benefit from high-quality hardware, as they combine to make our doors as strong as possible. Endurance composite doors are fitted with multi-point locking systems that extend across several points of the door to distribute force and make break-ins much more difficult.
The locking mechanisms engage automatically when the door is locked, to offer strength that you can depend on this winter. Relax with peace of mind that your home is equipped to look after you and your loved ones.
Benefits of Laminated & Toughened Security Glass
You know the doors themselves are secure, but what about the glass? We appreciate that the glazed spots are often perceived as weak spots, but you have nothing to worry about.
Our regular glass is strong, but if you’re looking for that added touch of security, you can upgrade your glazing units to laminated and toughened security glass. Our upgraded glass resists shattering and contains bonded layers to hold the glass together, making it more difficult to breach.
