Trojan TX security gates are adaptable enough to use them to secure any vulnerable area within your home. Once in place, they will keep you safe from unwelcome intruders like opportunistic thieves or more serious home invaders. We explore all the ways that these strong trellis-style gates protect you from harm.
Door Security
Sliding security gates like Trojan TX are most often fitted adjacent to exit doors. This is done to protect the home from a break-in through front door, kitchen door, and any other doors that lead to the outside.
The benefits of fitting sliding door security gates are:
- At night, with both the sliding gate and the door closed and locked, anyone trying to break in will have a tough time trying to get inside through this double layer of protection.
- During the day, if you want to keep the doors open, close and lock the gates so that you’re not surprised by intruders simply walking inside through the open door.
- Closed and locked Trojan TX sliding security gates allow excellent airflow and high visibility, so you won’t feel hemmed in by them if you need to lock up for safety’s sake.
- Trojan TX gates slide neatly to the side when you need them open. The stack created doesn’t take up much space, so the gates are a viable choice of protection for narrow doorways.
- If space is limited, ask your Trellidor supplier about recessed bottom tracks or tracks that can hinge up and out of the way.
- With Trojan TX there is a choice between a Trellidor deadlock or slamlock.
Easy to Use Protection
There are many similar-looking security gates on the market, but not all of them are strong enough to keep you safe inside your home. Some of them are also tricky to use. They may require more than one key to lock or unlock them. Or they stick in the bottom when you try to open or close them. Or they feel flimsier than you’d like them to be.
The Trojan TX has been designed to overcome all these potential problems. They are top hung so that they glide open and closed smoothly. Adding to this effortless operation is the fact that the gate has links across three uprights, which creates an easy, flowing movement.
A unique locking system simplifies how you use the gate. If security gate locks are difficult, people tend not to use them. But the Trojan TX, like all Trellidor retractable gates, has just one lock with one key. Once the key is turned, the gate locks in several places inside the lock stile, making this one of the strongest locking systems on the market. Each key is computer cut with an individual code number to prevent cloning.
The purpose of security gates is to hold up when under attack by intruders using a variety of tools. What sets the Trojan TX apart is that it is engineered with strength in mind. These gates are designed to withstand a violent assault, and they do this far longer than most similar designs because:
- The gates have a full, four-sided frame to provide strength and stability for all the parts that go into creating the gates.
- There are two rows of upright bars, not just one. These double vertical bars plus the links between them provide excellent resistance to attack.
- The gates are fitted using a tamper-proof fixing system that makes them difficult to breach.
- The lock box is protected with a cover to protect it from tampering and attack.
- A link assembly is fitted across the bottom of the upright bars to strengthen the bottom track as this is often the first point of attack by criminals.
Window Security
Concertina security grilles can be fitted to windows as well as doors. Most people don’t realise that these sliding gates work extremely well as window protection. Trojan TX is popular as fixed burglar bars for windows, but here are some reasons to consider the sliding version for your windows:
- Window cleaning is so much easier – simply unlock the window gates and slide them out of the way.
- If you’ve lost a bedroom door key (or a child has locked themselves inside a room) you can get easy access through the window if the burglar bars can slide open.
- Sliding window security grilles can be used as an emergency exit from the home in a crisis – fire, floods, or an intruder.
Sliding Doors and Windows
Many homes have sliding doors and windows that are vulnerable to intruders. This is because they sometimes have shallow bottom tracks, and the glazed doors or windows are easily lifted out of the track for access into the home. Trojan TX security gates can be made in either a sliding door format or as bi-fold doors to add an extra layer of protection to prevent a breach like this.
Because they are custom-made the Trojan TX sliding doors don’t interfere with the workings of the sliding glass doors or windows. Hardware like the glass door handle and lock are considered when the sliding gates are created.
One of the benefits of fitting these security gates is that they allow one to enjoy beautiful summer weather. The sliding doors and windows can be left open for fresh air, cooling breezes, and warming sunshine as long as the security gates are closed and locked to keep everyone safe inside.
Trojan TX can be manufactured for other types of door and window too. Apart from sliding and bi-fold doors and windows and fixed windows, these gates can be made for hinged and French doors, and awning and sash windows, amongst others.
Safe Zone Security Gates
Trojan TX is an excellent addition if you’re creating a safe zone at home or work. This is an area that is fitted out with protective measures to keep you safe in the event of an intrusion. It is most often the bedroom area that is secured so that people have peace of mind at night when asleep.
An effective way of creating a safe zone is to fit a Trojan TX security gate in the passage or stairway. This blocks off access the bedrooms to intruders. Protect all windows in the safe zone with window barriers too. If preferred, you could choose a mix of fixed and sliding Trojan TX barriers for the windows.
In summary, Trojan TX is an excellent, affordable sliding security gate that has the strength to keep you safe at home and work. It is custom manufactured for every installation and suits doors as well as windows. It is versatile enough for many different applications within a home. These security barriers are treated to resist corrosion, so will provide many years of dependable service.
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