We all want to feel safe at home and there is nothing like a sturdy roller style shutter to achieve this. A closed roller shutter door locks down a space securely and creates a wall of protection. There are many ways to use roller shutters to create safe zones throughout your home and we show you how to do this.
Create a Calming Bedroom Safe Haven
To be able to switch off and get a good night’s sleep we need to feel safe and comfortable. This can’t happen if we’re stressing about waking up to intruders in the bedroom. A safe zone in the bedroom area is the best way to create the right environment for a peaceful night.
The steps to organising your bedroom safe zone are as follows:
- Secure All Doorways
The first step is to block off the bedroom area from intruders with a strong door. This could either be in the passage or on the staircase. Any exit doors in the bedrooms or perhaps a bathroom that leads onto an outside area should be secured with a safety door too.
Aluminium roller shutters make excellent residential safe zone roller shutter doors. They are lighter than steel and can be automated, making them simple and easy to use. This is important because if the roller shutter is heavy, noisy, and difficult to operate, we may be inclined to not use it regularly. This leaves us vulnerable at night.
Trellidor roller shutters are manufactured from strong structural grade aluminium and are designed to work smoothly. Manual roller shutter doors are available, but most people opt for motorised shutters. With some automated models there is a manual override option in case of a power outage.
Because these roller shutters are so simple to use, people have no problem bringing them down every night. Blocking off entrances like this the first step towards creating your safe sleeping bubble.
- Protect All Windows
The second step to creating a safe have in your bedroom area is to secure the windows. In general burglars do not want to be seen or heard trying to break into your home. If you use the best quality burglar proofing, it will stand up to an attempted break-in attack and increase thieves’ risk of exposure.
To protect your windows you could choose custom-made burglar bars, security screens, louvre shutters with internal reinforcing, or roller shutters. Whatever you decide to install on your safe haven windows, it must be strong enough to keep criminals out. Poor window protection will be seen as a weak point in your defences by burglars. It gives them the opportunity to break through a window without every trying to get through the roller shutters you’ve installed on your doors.
You may want to fit roller shutters to your bedroom safe have windows even if you have burglar bars on them. This will add an extra layer of protection and is added reassurance in a high crime area.
Remember to have burglar proofing that can open on at least one window in your bedroom safe haven, and preferably on all windows. This is because in an emergency, you may need an alternative escape route to the doors. An emergency could be a fire in the home, flooding in another part of the house, or a hostage situation. It could also be as simple as needing a way to get inside if a child has accidently locked themselves in a bedroom.
Make your External Home Office a Safe Zone
Burglars sometimes target a home because they think it may contain valuables worth stealing. A home office located in the garden is often
equipped with many items worth breaking in for. There could be a safe here, or computer equipment, valuable stock, or spare cell phones, making the home office attractive to criminals.
Many hobbyists also have external spaces where they store all their equipment and supplies. These could hold great value in certain markets, making them tempting to thieves with contacts in the right places.
Roller shutter doors are the ideal form of protection for all these spaces. Fit them to the windows and doors to create an office safe zone and keep all this equipment secure when locked up after hours. The roller shutter doors will also keep you safe during the day if you feel vulnerable while working.
One of the attractions of Trellidor roller shutter doors is that they roll up into a shutter box, completely out of the way when you don’t need them. They don’t take up a lot of space because the side guides are narrow, and no bottom track is required. This means they don’t impose on doorway space, which is a bonus in a small home office.
The shutter box is one of the most compact on the market, so it won’t detract from a stylish home or home office. The roller shutter door can be powder coated to match window and door frames so that it is hardly noticeable until the shutters are brought down for protection.
Build a Safe Zone for Vehicles of all Types
Motorbikes and cars of all types are targeted by gangs who will follow the owner home if it’s on their hit list. You can protect your vehicles by installing their very own safe zone. Roller shutter doors on garages and other openings where vehicles are parked can create a protected area to prevent theft.
Remember to include window protection if your garage has them. It doesn’t matter how small these windows are, burglars will find a way in. You’ll also need a roller shutter on an internal door that leads from the garage into the home. Robbers that get into your garage and want your car or bike keys will use this door to find them, so make sure they can’t get access into the house.
Paved areas next to the house are often used to park motorbikes and bicycles. Keep them safe by enclosing the area with roller shutter doors to block off access to these valuable vehicles and stop criminals riding off with them.
Make your Whole Home a Safe Zone
Roller shutters safe zones don’t have to be limited to certain areas or functions within a home. If you have the finances available, why not make your entire home a safe zone? Internal roller shutter doors can be installed on the staircase, at the passage entrance, on doors that lead outside to the garden, on the patio, and windows.
Trellidor supplies remote control options that allow you to operate multiple roller shutter doors in a way that suits you. This could be:
- All the roller shutters at the same time.
- Opening and closing individual roller shutters independently of each other.
- Operating shutters in a particular zone at the same time.
These residential roller shutter doors create the perfect safe zone for a peaceful night’s sleep because they keep criminals out of all areas. They are also ideal for holiday homes that are locked up for long periods of time and would otherwise be an easy target for criminals.
In summary, no matter where you need a safe zone at home, custom-made roller shutters from Trellidor are an excellent solution to crime. They are very effective in creating a strong, protective wall in an opening that keeps criminals out.
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