Open windows in Bungalow

I'm not sure what type of window you have, but you can get locks or stays that only allow for a partial opening.

You should feel secure in your own home, but never too afraid to open the windows!

Crossstitchfan
Have you ever trimmed a pyracantha hedge? I would pit these hedges against any burglar alarm or large vicious dog.
Some police recommend them when they go out to people who want security advice.

I’ve opened all downstairs windows - I’ll have to go back down and close them 😩

Cardashian123

In this heatwave all you want to do is open all the windows. Of course if I did go out I would shut them. I’m on a busy suburban road and live on my own. I have high hedging all around but still worry about my open windows when I’m in the living room during the day or bedroom overnight. Am I being paranoid or am I watching too many true crime programmes where elderly ladies are attacked in their own homes 😳?

You can have window limiters fitted quite cheaply which enable you to open the window enough for fresh air but anyone outside can't force it open to get in. We sleep on ground floor with windows open all night all year round.

petra

Crossstitchfan
Have you ever trimmed a pyracantha hedge? I would pit these hedges against any burglar alarm or large vicious dog.
Some police recommend them when they go out to people who want security advice.

Sorry. I don’t even know what that type of hedge is, but assumed it was much like any other. My mistake.

Georgesgran

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

Noooo.... 😱😂😱😂😱😂😱😂

petra

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

Apologies for appearing flippant on a serious thread but...
I scan read roo quickly. I genuinely read that as
'Psychopaths under all windows is what you need'

You think pyracanthus are vicious? Try Berberis! Windows used to have a little one at the top which you could leave open but sadly it all seems one large one these days. I live in a bungalow and I leave my window open on the catch at night and closed during the day. Maybe an air conditioner if you get a very quiet one.

We lived in a ground floor flat whilst between houses. There were no top windows, only the tall windows opened, so we had to close them at night. It was horrible having to sleep in an airless space and must be dreadful right now.

One hot day, years ago, I popped to the shops, a ten minutes walk from home. I left one small top bedroom windows open. The house faced open countryside. I was only gone thirty minutes. On my return there was a van outside my house and three men, with a ladder against the house wall, under the open window. When I asked what they were doing there I was told they were starting a window cleaning round and did I want my windows cleaned. I sent them on their way. I felt uneasy but couldn't prove that they were attempting to get into the house.
A couple of days later I heard that a house down the hill from me had been broken into. The owner was away for the day and her large collection of silver was stolen.
Then it hit me. I'd had a narrow escape. Those men probably were responsible for the burglary.
So, it's definitely not just a bungalow problem.

Buy a ventilator. It really works. The other thing is to add this kind of metal thing that opens them a bit but doesn't allow full opening

I have 2 windows at the rear of my house that would be ideal for a burglar to use ...I've had something like this fitted to both.

Perhaps not to everyone's taste but I feel far more secure.

We lived on ground floor flat in a housing association road type of thing. One day I left all windows open and caught a train to next town ...husband used to have a bit of cash at this time because cash was used more often in his trade. Honestly, when I came, nothing has been taken

I live in a house but have a downstairs bedroom. Windows open all day but I close them if I go out