According to Europol, there’s 1 burglary every 1.5 minutes in Europe. In fact, while you are reading this article, at least one burglary will have occurred. A person is entitled to feel safe in his home and GUTMANN shares these concerns. So when thinking anti-burglary protection, there are two things to consider, electronic security like alarms and cameras and then mechanical security which applies to your building envelope openings primarily windows and doors. Our focus is going to be on the mechanical aspect. Burglary prevention systems for windows and sliding doors is an important feature to consider. Windows and doors offer various characteristics of which anti-burglary protection is one of them. Police suggest for optimal building openings that offer resistance against theft should be a minimum classification of RC2. Also of note, burglars rely on being quick and search for weak points of entry, usually through windows and sliding doors.
So what does an RC classification mean? It is the amount of time or delay that a window or door can present against burglars. Where a classification:
- RC2 presents resistance time of 3 minutes for amateur burglars equipped with basic tools of screwdriver, pliers and wedge.
- RC3 presents resistance time of 5 minutes for a repeat burglar with better equipment like two sets of screwdrivers, hammer, manual drill and crow bar.
Most burglaries occur within 10 minutes, the main concern is to be quick and unnoticed, so the more resistance a window or door has, the longer and noisier the burglar will be, causing unwanted attention and eventually forcing him to quit. With this in mind, GUTMANN’s experts in Anti-burglary protection system for windows and sliding doors developed products that can be classified up to RC3 like the wood/aluminium MIRA CTS contour window which comes in the sleek angular frame that presents modern and contemporary aesthetics.
Additionally, the GUTMANN lift-slide sliding doors offer even more protection with its specialised opening and closing mechanism. Don’t let these sliding doors’ ease of use and smooth functionality deceive you, the locking mechanism once engaged, the full weight of the glazing is set down on the frame; intruders not only require leverage to break the lock but also need to lift the weight of the door which could weigh up to 100-200 kilos, these sliding elements offer much added security and resistance to burglary.
