Preventing Thieves from Breaking in Through Your Sliding Patio Door


Preventing Thieves from Breaking in Through Your Sliding Patio DoorThe amount of home break-ins in the community of Varina has gone up in the last decade. More homeowners are looking for ways to spruce up the security in their homes on the inside and out. Some have privacy fences installed while others buy top of the line security alarms.

There are lots of ways in which to produce higher security standards with exterior home materials such as windows and patio doors. Older doors and windows are a lot easier to break into then new ones. New models of these are well-constructed and nearly impossible to break into.

Thieves can gain entrance into all points of the home. In fact, they get through doors and unlocked windows that are not very secured. Homeowners are naïve when it comes to keeping them locked because they don’t think they will become targets.

Facts about home burglaries:

  • Nearly every 13 seconds a home invasion is committed
  • 2.5 million home invasions are recorded every year
  • 1 out of 3 residential assaults are a direct result of a home invasion
  • Thieves prefer easy access through doors and windows
  • A thief’s break-in tools are: screwdriver, hammer, pries bars, and pliers

A poorly constructed and aged sliding patio door is one of the easiest ways to get into a home without being noticed. Patio doors are also kept unlocked by homeowners who also own a locked gate thinking that no one will break in through.

Replacing the door will help prevent anything from happening like that. Although we can’t stop thieves from gaining access to our homes, we can protect it whenever we are not there by taking out the old and replacing it with the new.

You don’t have to be a victim any longer or fear your home will get broken into. One of the things that you should be doing is finding more durable exterior materials to replace the weaker units. No more worries and no more stress as you can set your sites elsewhere.

If a burglar can tell that someone is home, they will by-pass your house and hit the next one that looks vacant. Most break-ins happen during the day and whenever the homeowner is at work. Besides replacing outdoor home materials, you should also do the following:

  • Keep radio on
  • Leave TV on
  • Have guard dog in home
  • Lock doors and windows

If you’re think that there is nothing that you can do to improve on the security of your home, then obviously you haven’t talked to the representatives at Commonwealth Energy Systems yet to discuss sliding patio door options.

If you are looking for a Replacement Windows Company in the Richmond area, please call Commonwealth Energy Systems at 804-359-6001 or click here to fill out our online request form