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    i have a smoke stop door on mine heavy as fuck solid rimu with a frosted glass panel with steel wire fused into it (lets in light but cant see in or smash thru.... i sold 2 more of them for $1 each on TM) the foundations of the building are poured concrete which come up around metre and a bit in height and 8 inches thick as are the wall cavities (give or take) steel bars over the windows in a manner that cant be levered off
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty View Post
    i have a smoke stop door on mine heavy as fuck solid rimu with a frosted glass panel with steel wire fused into it (lets in light but cant see in or smash thru.... i sold 2 more of them for $1 each on TM) the foundations of the building are poured concrete which come up around metre and a bit in height and 8 inches thick as are the wall cavities (give or take) steel bars over the windows in a manner that cant be levered off
    That steel mesh prevents the glass splintering and falling in/out in a hot fire. It does not provide much extra security apart from burglars having to smash each area of the window separately to get a large enough opening. You could glue on clear plastic film on the inside of it though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    That steel mesh prevents the glass splintering and falling in/out in a hot fire. It does not provide much extra security apart from burglars having to smash each area of the window separately to get a large enough opening. You could glue on clear plastic film on the inside of it though.
    the mesh is 1/2 inch squares..... so alot of smashing required to make a hole big enuff for some fat burgling bastard
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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty View Post
    the mesh is 1/2 inch squares..... so alot of smashing required to make a hole big enuff for some fat burgling bastard

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