I just purchased my first house and was wondering if any of you could give me some advice on securing it. I used to be the most carefree person in the world, but now that I have a baby girl I'm becoming a paranoid safety freak. I have a few questions.
- The basement has replacement windows which are about 1' high and hinged at the bottom. The latch is made of a very soft plastic. I think I could push the window in by the glass and bypass the latch without even cracking the glass. Should I just replace these with a better lock, put two locks on each window, or use a completely different system to secure these windows?
- The house currently has Kwikset Ultramax deadbolts. I rekeyed them myself with a kit from eBay and was amazed at their simplicity. Wouldn't locks be much harder to pick if they had pins on the top and bottom? I have a security device that protects the steering column in an old GM car I have. The lock has 4 rows of pins so the key is shaped like a cross "+". Wouldn't that type of lock be more secure against picking?
Thanks Dante