Faking Home Security

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This tall, heavy, steel gate pair weigh hundreds and hundreds of pounds (first foto). What is securing the latch on the gate pictured on the right in the first foto, one screw in a hole that is too large to secure the screw (second foto). Bottom hole does not line up, so no screw was even used there (third foto).

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Now, on the same latch but 90 degrees from over from the first two screws are what appear to be three attachment screws. That is, until you take the latch off and find the three screws only screw into the same latch and don't secure the latch to the gate. They screw into a plate that I thought was part of the gate and rusted off. However, now I believe the latch was fabricated that way from the beginning. Ingenious or asinine?

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As a temporary fix (remember temporary fixes often become permanent fixes) I installed a pair of aluminum rivets so at least the latch won't suddenly just fall off.

The latch on the left gate side also is missing a screw that was never installed in the first place (that screw hole is hidden behind the left latch in the foto).

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dibbons said:
As a temporary fix (remember temporary fixes often become permanent fixes) I installed a pair of aluminum rivets so at least the latch won't suddenly just fall off.

The latch on the left gate side also is missing a screw that was never installed in the first place (that screw hole is hidden behind the left latch in the foto).

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Still doesn`t look too stout !
 
And if I back a full sized truck against that gate going at just 10 mph, the latch and connectors will be gone like a fart in the wind.

Aluminum rivets? Yeah...no.

Home security is about understanding 3 things...

Deterrence: Easier to go somewhere else to steal.
Inhibition: Prolong the time it takes to get in so that a counter-assault can happen.
Reality: If they really want in, they will get in...have an escape plan.
 
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Ddaddy said:
And if I back a full sized truck against that gate going at just 10 mph, the latch and connectors will be gone like a fart in the wind.

Aluminum rivets? Yeah...no.

Home security is about understanding 3 things...

Deterrence: Easier to go somewhere else to steal.
Inhibition: Prolong the time it takes to get in so that a counter-assault can happen.
Reality: If they really want in, they will get in...have an escape plan.
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A thief who is determined will gain entry no matter what.

All you can do is take enough precautions to satisfy your Insurance Company.

Anything else is either expensive or prone to vandalism by would-be burglars.
 
Alipiama said:
Hello. Yes, I think the price includes the basement and the garage. But I think it's a necessary room. Even if you don't have a car right now. But are you sure you don't want to buy a car? The basement is handy for all sorts of junk or food storage (canned goods or vegetables); in general, find the proper use. Well, if that doesn't suit you, then look for a house without a basement or anything else. Or ask for a custom home design. I would be happy either way for your success in building a house.
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WTF!!!!
 
The way that backing plate is inserted to just barely overlap...something ripped the original latch of, and what you are looking at is a patch job
 
I helped gut a bank that was being demolished.

A souvenir I kept was the clear, "bullet-proof", lucite pass-though box that allowed a customer (or employee) to place something inside, without being able to pass their hand all the way through, and kept the second door closed until the first was also closed.

The machination is fascinating. I imagine it cost a good deal from a specialized supplier.

The funny part was that the only thing securing it to the counter was a single drywall screw run up from the underside and only penetrating the base of the box by about 3/16". Another screw about 2 inches away was only piercing the counter surface by the very tip and only that tip was barely contacting the underside of the box.

Someone could have very easily simply pushed the box off the inside edge of the counter with moderate force.
 
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