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Ducay · 07-25-2010, 06:30 PM

So in light of the breakin thread, I've decided to beef up the security of a couple of my windows that are horizontal sliders.

Every person I talk to, or every website I visit, says "put a metal or wood dowel in the inside track and that will stop the window from sliding, and put a couple screws in the top of the track so that the window cant just be lifted out"

So the screw part I get and agree it works, but the problem is with the whole dowl thing...... since the dowel is in the inside track, it only stops the inside window from sliding? (ie the outer window and track are still open to sliding, allowing them to open outer window and remove dowel.
I've even tested my the whole thing on my windows and its not working.

I've got some locks on the windows now, but I've got to figure this out for my own sanity.

07-25-2010, 06:30 PM	#1
Ducay Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Exp:	Am I taking crazy pills? or 'How to secure a sliding window' So in light of the breakin thread, I've decided to beef up the security of a couple of my windows that are horizontal sliders. Every person I talk to, or every website I visit, says "put a metal or wood dowel in the inside track and that will stop the window from sliding, and put a couple screws in the top of the track so that the window cant just be lifted out" So the screw part I get and agree it works, but the problem is with the whole dowl thing...... since the dowel is in the inside track, it only stops the inside window from sliding? (ie the outer window and track are still open to sliding, allowing them to open outer window and remove dowel. I've even tested my the whole thing on my windows and its not working. I've got some locks on the windows now, but I've got to figure this out for my own sanity.