Shutter lifting

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Shutter lifting is the attempt to raise a lowered shutter from outside to reach the window or get into the home. It is done by attacking the bottom slat, the only one that can be reached from outside.

It is very common on ground floor flats, bungalows and townhouses with windows at hand height, especially those overlooking back patios or screened terraces. And it happens more in homes that stand empty for months, because nobody notices until much later.

If you find the shutter has been moved, with the bottom slat marked or out of its guide rails, see what to do in forced or lifted shutter. To prevent it, we reinforce shutters so they cannot be lifted or bent.

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Roller shutter security in Torrevieja

A 4 mm steel T-shaped profile on the bottom slat and bolts that slot into the wall, so the shutter cannot be lifted or bent.

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What reinforcement does a ground floor home need?

A front door with a security cylinder and escutcheon, a terrace or patio door with a good lock and, above all, reinforced shutters so they cannot be lifted or bent. Read the full answer

How do burglars lift a shutter to break in?

They attack the bottom slat, the only one that can be gripped from outside: either they lever it from below to lift it, or push it in the middle until it bends. Read the full answer

Are the shutters the weak point of a ground floor flat by the beach?

Often, yes. On a ground floor the shutter can be reached from the street or the garden, and an ordinary shutter can be lifted or bent. Armouring it closes that gap. Read the full answer

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