NHW in Spain

Home Security Checklist

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DOORS OK Check
1. Are all outside doors in the house of metal or solid wood construction? Yes | No
2. Are doorframes strong enough and tight enough to prevent forcing or spreading? Yes | No
3. Are door hinges protected from removal from outside? Yes | No
4. Are there windows in the door or within 40 inches of the locks? No | Yes
5. Are all door locks adequate and in good repair? Yes | No
6. Are strikes and strike plates adequate and properly installed with 3-inch screws? Yes | No
7. If there are no windows in the door, is there a wide-angle viewer or voice intercom device? Yes | No
8. Can the lock mechanism be reached through a mail slot or pet entrance at doorway? Yes | No
9. Is there a grille door with an adequate lock? Yes | No
10. Is exterior or front entrance lighted with at least a 40-watt light? Yes | No
11. Can front entrance be observed from street or public areas? Yes | No
12. Does porch or landscaping offer concealment from view from street or public areas? Yes | No
13. If door is sliding glass door, is the sliding panel secured from being lifted out of the track? Yes | No
14. Is a "charley-bar" or key-operated lock used on sliding glass door? Yes | No

ENTRANCES FROM GARAGE AND BASEMENT/UNDERBUILD
15. Are all entrances to living quarters from garage or underbuild of metal or solid wood construction? Yes | No
16. Does door from garage to living quarters have locks adequate for exterior entrance? Yes | No
17. Does door from basement to living quarters have an adequate lock operated from living quarters side? Yes | No

WINDOWS
18. Do all windows have adequate locks in operating condition? Yes | No
19. Do windows have grilles that are fitted expertly into the walls? Yes | No
20. Do any windows open onto areas that offer special risk to burglary? Yes | No
21. If so, do these windows have security grilles? Yes | No
22. Are exterior areas of windows free from concealing structure or landscaping? Yes | No
23. Is exterior adequately lighted at all window areas? Yes | No
24. Do any upper floor windows open onto porch or garage roofs or roofs of adjoining buildings? Yes | No
25. If so, are they secured as adequately as if they were at ground level? Yes | No
26. Are trees and shrubbery kept trimmed back from upper floor windows? Yes | No
27. Are ladders kept outside the house where they are accessible? Yes | No

BASEMENT DOORS AND WINDOWS
28. Is there a door from outside to the basement/underbuild? Yes | No
29. If so, is that door adequately secured for an exterior door? Yes | No
30. Is outside basement/underbuild entrance lit by exterior light of at least 40 watts? Yes | No
31. Is outside basement/underbuild door concealed from street or neighbours? Yes | No
32. Are all basement windows adequately secured against entry? Yes | No

GARAGE DOORS AND WINDOWS
33. Is garage equipped with adequate locking device? Yes | No
34. Is garage door kept closed and locked at all times? Yes | No
35. Are garage windows secured adequately for ground floor windows? Yes | No
36. Is outside utility entrance to garage as secure as required for any ground floor entrance? Yes | No
37. Are tools, ladders and other equipment kept in garage? Yes | No
38. Are all garage doors lit on the outside by at least a 40-watt bulb? Yes | No

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