Open windows in Bungalow

Pyracantha under all windows is what you need. An intruder would have to have a Teflon suit on to attempt getting through those vicious buggers. I

Open the top windows in all rooms even at night? You do need to feel safe if on a busy road, it’s not like being in a rural hamlet.

I don't think you are being paranoid. Leaving windows open in a bungalow overnight or even daytime in rooms that you are not using, sounds risky.
It is often said that would-be burglars look specifically for open windows during heatwaves.
Plus you could be on very sticky ground insurance- wise if anything did happen and you were deemed not to have taken reasonable operations.

That said, aren't open windows during the day counter productive in this type of weather? I know it can vary from one property to another, but in most cases I would think you are far better keeping the heat out rather then letting it in.

Get window stays. They allow the windows to open wide enough for a breeze but not enough for animals/humans to get in.

Only open all the windows in the early morning to let cool air in.After 10 a.m close all windows curtains and blinds for the rest of the day.

Get grills fitted to pull across when the windows are open.
First thing I’d do if I owned a bungalow.

This is why I would never buy a bungalow.

I had lockable shutters when I lived closer to the road. A sturdy barrier when the wind is were ope and kept the cats out too.

But I’ve had all my south facing windows at the front of this house closed today anyway.

Get a big dog with a loud bark. We sleep downstairs and leave windows open because the sleeping rug would soon arise and see anyone off!

M0nica

This is why I would never buy a bungalow.

Really? I’d love one.
Remember that houses are broken into and burgled all the time, a tall house doesn’t stop them.

I downsized to a bungalow a couple of months ago and I love it. I don’t feel any less secure than I did in my 4 bed mid terrace. If anything I feel more secure as I’m no longer sleeping upstairs away from the most likely points of attempted entry ie the downstairs windows and front and back doors of my previous house.

I fail to see that a bungalow is more likely to have an attempted break in. Just because the bedroom windows are upstairs it doesn’t make it less of a target. Burglars are unlikely to come up a ladder. They’ll attempt to break in via downstairs while the occupants are asleep upstairs.

Never leave the windows open .. anyone can hop in, If I had to leave windows open I would get a decorative metal thing to fix into the window ledge ... better safe than sorry ..ps we are not living in 1950's ..

We have them open if in the shade- both upstairs and down.
Closed and curtained if they are bringing in hot air.

Oreo

M0nica

This is why I would never buy a bungalow.

Really? I’d love one.
Remember that houses are broken into and burgled all the time, a tall house doesn’t stop them.

Exactly, I wouldn't have a problem with it either. There are lots of security measures you can take and plenty of advice on how to implement them.

We live in a bungalow, the top windows are permanently open in all rooms and the bottom ones locked.

However if I lived alone I would have the top windows open in my bedroom only, with restrictors fitted to prevent them being opened further.

I think I’d like a bungalow too - I’d toyed with buying DD2’s, but she’s not moving now.

For lots of people MOnica single story living is their only option.

When DD2 had a ground floor flat, she’d left the French doors open and was very surprised to find a fully grown German Shepherd (dog) watching her take a bath!

😂

We fitted wooden Venetian blinds with a catch at the bottom to hold them down. Not fail safe against a determined intruder but goodness they would make a noise. We also now have a DiY camera with an alarm at the back. It would make a row while filming an intruder. I’m not the most relaxed of people but do feel safe to have windows open.

Georgesgran I don’t know which was funnier, the actual situation or your dog in brackets 😆

When DD2 had a ground floor flat, she’d left the French doors open and was very surprised to find a fully grown German Shepherd (dog) watching her take a bath!

I genuinely don't know what I would have done in her position 😳
Did its owner come looking for it Georgesgran? 🫣

We live in a house and had the upstairs windows and bedroom doors open during the evening recently.
I got up to take some cough medicine at 1am, put the bedroom light on and something, with quite a large body and a tail, shot out of a spare bedroom, along the landing and into the bathroom.
I hadn't put my glasses on so didn't see it very clearly!

I think it was a neighbour's cat that had come in via our conservatory roof.
Needless to say I inspect the bedrooms, make some noise and pull the windows to when I go to bed now!

Danial

It's completely natural for a person to worry about the security of their home, especially when living alone. However, as long as you're at home and the open windows are in areas you can monitor—like the living room or bedroom—and there is high hedging around the property, the risk remains relatively low. Just make sure to secure the doors and close the windows when going out or before going to sleep.

Surely high hedging around a property is a help to a burglar not a hindrance as they can be hidden behind it. Then, neighbours can’t see them.

You could buy child locks so that the window cannot be opened too wide. There are all sorts of different ones, I’m sure something will suit.

Oh yes!!! The owner appeared 30 seconds after HIS dog!!

Was he tall dark and handsome and did she marry him? Oh what a great story that would be! (Sorry, I shouldn’t be flippant about something that must have been very scary.)