RNB65
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1. Stop being paranoid. A house is probably at higher risk of break-in than a good apartment.
2. Carefully examine every means of entry into the apartment (doors and windows) and ask yourself how you can make it stronger and more break-in resistant. Think like a thief.
3. Make sure deadbolt lock are installed on all entry doors.
4. If the apartment has a wood door, ask the apartment manager to replace it with a steel door.
5. Replace all the screws on the hinges and strike plates with 3-4" screws that firmly anchor into the door frame.
6. Consider installing a Strikemaster strike plate on doors.
7. If you have a sliding glass door, install something in the upper groove so the door can't be lifted out of its track. Breaking in via a sliding glass door is as easy as using a crowbar to lift it out of it's track. Also, install a bar to prevent if from sliding.
8. Install a blocking device on all windows so they can't be forced open from the outside. I use little thumbscrew clamps that block the window from sliding even if someone jimmy's the lock.
9. Make sure you have adequate insurance coverage.
2. Carefully examine every means of entry into the apartment (doors and windows) and ask yourself how you can make it stronger and more break-in resistant. Think like a thief.
3. Make sure deadbolt lock are installed on all entry doors.
4. If the apartment has a wood door, ask the apartment manager to replace it with a steel door.
5. Replace all the screws on the hinges and strike plates with 3-4" screws that firmly anchor into the door frame.
6. Consider installing a Strikemaster strike plate on doors.
7. If you have a sliding glass door, install something in the upper groove so the door can't be lifted out of its track. Breaking in via a sliding glass door is as easy as using a crowbar to lift it out of it's track. Also, install a bar to prevent if from sliding.
8. Install a blocking device on all windows so they can't be forced open from the outside. I use little thumbscrew clamps that block the window from sliding even if someone jimmy's the lock.
9. Make sure you have adequate insurance coverage.