Roller Shutters or Alarm System?

turbo77 on 28/06/2014 - 16:15

Hi

thinking about to up my security at home and wanted to know others opinions.

I feel roller shutters have added protection from crims getting in windows, but then again they could always kick the door down or pull some tiles off.

With a alarm with a camera It can catch the person in the act, but when wearing a balacalva, mask, glove etc its really its low down and but the time the police arrive its to late.

I got quoted about 3k for roller shutters its kinda steep then an alarm system..

but what are other peoples opinions?

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  • CyberMurning on 28/06/2014 - 16:49
    +1

    probably insurance. let them take your old tv and get money to buy new model tv (this is just example).
    ofcourse dont keep diamonds and golds at home.

    rolling door is also can add some convenience, ie going back and raining, just press button get the car in. everyone happy and dry.
    ups sorry i thought rolling shutter for the car garage :D

    alarm, add Inconvenience, ie need to remember to set on and off. if forget, your ears got punished :D

  • tonka on 28/06/2014 - 16:49
    +1

    Roller shutters prob give more protection when at home at the time plus a visual deterrent.. Not sure if a fire hazard.

    Camera/alarm prob doesn't mean much even without balaclava. You are depending on Police to be interested or even show up.

    Are you trying to beat the rush before our new social security system takes hold. ;-)

  • Almost Banned on 28/06/2014 - 19:25
    +3

    Roller shutters not only act as a deterrent against burglars but would also be handy in case of zombie apocalypse - unlike an alarm.

  • turbo77 on 28/06/2014 - 20:17

    i have both home and contents insurance, recently there has been a spade of break in robberies in my area of Glen Waverly

  • Davo1111 on 28/06/2014 - 22:18

    Roller shutters seem pointless to me. All they do is advertise you're out of the house, and you've got stuff worth stealing.

    Id start with contents insurance, removing any break-in tools from you and your neighbours gardens, and i'd consider getting better locks on the doors.

    • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2014 - 16:19

      We have roller shutters on all our windows. None of our neighbours do.

      They've all been broken in to at some point. Our next door neighbours have been broken into at least twice while we've lived here. We haven't ever (knock on wood).

      Though we did have burglars once get into our unlocked garage. They nicked some tools but they weren't any good anyway (hence not bothering it lock it) lol.

      edit: we had the shutters installed purely for noise reduction rather than security. I realise our luck of not being burgled might have nothing to do with the shutters too…

  • anna10 on 29/06/2014 - 09:21
    +1

    I see them as possibly 2 different things. I have just the one shutter when it became obvious that the dog next door was going to spend the next 15 years barking under my bedroom window early every morning and late every night. The shutter helps dull that noise, keeps heat in in winter and heat out in summer.

    To break into a shutter is going to be noisy. Once I got used to the locked in feeling, now I praise it every day. What I am pointing out is that shutters do not make it a sure thing that you are very rich inside there. Shutters are dotted around the neighbourhood usually it seems to me for noise problems.

    I would not like to have shutters ALL the way around as a possible locked in hazard and the trouble of making sure that the battery operated controller has charge.

  • terrys on 29/06/2014 - 11:13
    +1

    Roller shutters for sure - unless every house around you has them you immediately become a harder' target as it will be audibly and visually clear if a chancer' is going to burgle you. If you were to be targeted by someone who was `professional' and knew what they were after, they would probably scope out the alarms, but there's not that much they can do about the noise…
    The insulation value, both for noise and temperature is pretty good in both summer and winter. Since moving to a house with them, I have used my air-con for cooling about 5 times a year - it's usually not needed until the third day after >37 C temperatures start, and i use the heater side about as often for a couple of hours on really cold evenings after it has been cloudy for > 2 days - a rarity here.

  • spacecowboy on 29/06/2014 - 15:25
    +1

    Best deterrent is a dog. They make alot of noise if someone tries to get inside, & potential to bite the intruder which scares away most thieves. Also a sign on front fence about the dog. Most crooks are looking for easy pickings. Dogs are trouble they don't want.

    • tonka on 29/06/2014 - 17:04

      This is a plus 10. My only worry is that someone will hurt my pup.

  • backpaqer on 29/06/2014 - 16:45

    Roller shutters…PITA. They don't look great either. Most people who want to break into your house are drugged up dopes who are just looking for some quick cashola to snort/inject/smoke…they're none too bright. Usually just the plastic box with the blue strobe light alone is enough to make them think you have some form of alarm system that's going to make their life more difficult so they'll head for the easier target. And if not, insurance is good value…for $100 excess, you get a lot of new for old replacement.

    Just go to any burb where roller shutters or bars on windows are the norm…really does look like a ghetto.
    But…if you do live on a main road…they do provide excellent sound insulation, and or sun protection (keeps house cooler)…but still…man they ugly!

  • Geewhizz on 30/06/2014 - 07:27

    Not cheap, but have you thought about crimsafe?

  • Archi on 03/07/2014 - 16:25

    just a bit of personal experience…

    I think it's always better to prevent a burglary rather try and catch one with camera or alarm.

    alarms with internal sensors activate once someone is in side your house.. so something is already broken in order for that to happen. so there is an associated cost with replacing door, window or roof tiles.

    a visual indicator that there is an alarm present is a good way to deter potential threats, ( you may or may not need an actual alarm for this just the white box and strobe light as someone above already eluded to)

    as mentioned previously shutters provide other uses like thermal and noise insulation and also a visual deterrent to burglars.

    we have on our house shutters for all the windows and doors to the side and back of the house and a basic alarm for the roof cavity and garage with the alarm indicator light in the driveway in clear view. the alarm in the garage activates with the opening and closing of the garage door.

    the garage is the easiest point of entry into the house.

  • verticalhorizontal on 20/06/2015 - 18:50

    Get a CCTV Alarm System. Also getting a monitoring system helps.
    Our house was broken into 2 years ago and the Alarm went ON. This acted as a deterrent for the burglar/s.
    Burglary is a big problem in Perth and is on the rise! Alarms are a big YES!
    Try these guys in Perth www.budgetalarms.net.au

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