portion of the frame where Some criminais will find a

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the deadbolt and jockset way into get into your house
plates are instalied. no matter what you do.
A good way to strengthen Eardening your entrances

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By Steve Nicholson doors are locked will prevent’ barely-visible side doors or Doors and frames should be — around plate at the deadbolt nals down,
Contributing Writer break-ins, you are sadly mis- windows. Properly secured — reinforced in at least 3 loca- and lockset lucations. The harder it is to get in,
informed. and reinforced doors, door tions: hinges, lockset, and This area ts the weakest the more likely a criminal will
One of the most asked As a door and window jambs, and windows con-  deadbolts. part of the door because a 1% look elsewhere or get caught
questions posed to me repair specialist, F have been os ri : Each hinges should have hole is drilled to accommo- because of excessive noise.
by North Shore home called upon te secure and of your house by 2 screws per hinge on date the latches.
. repair premises after break- undesirables. Entrance doors — exterior doors. This leaves only &" of Stere = Nicholson runs
and office owners is, ins have ace hou! 1 When j “teri ; “cuti - door se the — Proj
“ ins occurr should be solid care or metal Vhen installing an exteri- wood securing the door sa the Project Management Corp., a
What can I do to pre- he victims feel violated; clad foam and should be a or dour, always shim behind wrap) around plate” really North Vancouver constr ction
en ; « uv sponen , ; ! ! ne plat :
vent break-ins?” they have lost something minimum oof Ph" thick. the frame at the latching — toughens this area ofthe door. services company.
valuable. Often, the level of
Burglary prevention is a security ar the point of
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collective operation. Tf vou entrance is poor.
think thac installing an alarm Most break-ins @ecur at
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