Window Lock Upgrade Is Inexpensive and Easy to Install
September 17, 2008 – 10:49 pm
If you’ve got a spare 60 cents, you can afford to upgrade a window lock
Why would you wish to do this?
Well, a lot of off-the-shelf windows don’t come with very good locks. When the doors are locked, the windows are the next things a burglar tries, and if they find an easily exploitable weakness, they can be inside in a snap.
There’s nothing fancy about the window lock shown here (hey, what did you expect for 60 cents?), but as reviewers on Amazon point out, it does the job:
“These little gems work very well! I don’t remember where my Mother had bought them, but we used them in a house where we never had any problems up until it went up for sale, at which point they did stand up to the test of a burglar! I also had one on my bedroom window that did not have a screen, and I was not able to force the window open when I had locked my keys inside! In my new apartment, they are actually fairly visible if you stare into the window with the blinds open–we all know a visible deterrent is an added security precaution! As a Security Supervisor, I would also recommend window bars or even just a cut or broken off piece of wood. The screw can be tightened as tight as you can squeeze it too.”