Make Your Home More Secure with Replacement Windows

Replacement windows in San Jose, CA are something you need to consider when you are working to make your home more safe and secure for you and your family. As windows age, they often don’t function the way they are supposed to. They may be hard to lock, or they may not close all the way. This makes your home much less secure than it should be.

Nothing is more important than your family’s safety and security. You take many steps, consciously and unconsciously, every day to ensure that each member of your family is a safe as possible, and one of those steps is making sure that your home is as secure as it can be.

You may have an expensive security system set up in your home, outfitted with cameras strategically placed around your home and your property and monitored with your smartphone so that you can be alerted when potential threats to your home and your family’s security emerge.

You may have camera doorbells installed so that you can see who is coming to your door – and speak with them before you open the door if you’re home – whether you are actually home or not.

While these measures can give you more peace of mind about the security of your home, they are not all that you need to make sure your home is as secure as you can make it.

Two areas of your home are critical to the overall security of your home. One area is the doors to your home. The other area is the windows in your home.

If you have the original doors that were installed in your home when you bought it, then you may be less secure than you think. Unless you changed the locks when you moved in, there is a good chance that someone is out there walking around with keys to your home.

Additionally, as doors age, their locking mechanisms get weak and sometimes fail, making them easy to jiggle or pry open. At the very minimum, you should invest in new locking mechanisms on all the doors in your home. This includes the door handle lock and a deadbolt lock (exterior doors with just a door handle lock can be easily opened by sliding a credit card between the door frame and the door).

For ultimate exterior door security, you should consider a steel door and a keyless locking system that works with a deadbolt lock.

Since windows are another vulnerable area in your home when it comes to security, you should consider having replacement windows installed.

If your home is more than 15 years old, then your windows are near the end of their lifespan. If you have windows that you are unable to close all the way, that are askew in their frames, or that have locking mechanisms that don’t work correctly, then you are essentially leaving your family unprotected.

Having replacement windows installed is an investment in your home’s security. Advanced technologies in window manufacturing mean today’s windows are designed to be part of your home security system.

Replacement windows will fit securely in window frames. Replacement windows will close completely. Replacement windows will have locking mechanisms that work perfectly and are enhanced to deter potential break-ins.

And, an added benefit of replacement windows is that they will make your home more energy-efficient and they will provide you with the positive results of lower energy costs.

To learn more about replacement windows in San Jose, CA, you can speak with our knowledgeable staff at California Custom Creations.