Many burglars will enter your home by simply breaking the glass in windows and doors and walking or climbing in. A good deterrence to this behavior happening is to have a better quality glass installed in your windows and doors. Most burglars do avoid breaking the following types of glass because they fear drawing attention to themselves.

Laminated Glass:
This type of glass is made with a vinyl or plastic inner layer sandwiched between two outer layers of glass. Glass made this way adds additional strength to your windows and doors. For a burglar to gain access to your home with this type of glass he would have to hit the glass repeatedly in the same spot, very hard, in order to make a small opening. Most burglars will not do this because of the noise created and the fear of being detected.

Tempered Glass: This type of glass is made by placing a piece of regular glass in an oven, bringing it almost to the melting point and then rapidly chilling it. This causes a skin to form around the glass. Fully tempered glass is four to five times stronger than regular glass.

Wired Glass: This type of glass has wire within the glass and adds the benefit of strength and a visible deterrent. A burglar knows it will take extra effort to break the glass and then cut through the wire in order to gain entry.

Plastics: Plastic material is divided into two types: acrylic and polycarbonate. The acrylics are more than ten times stronger than glass of the same thickness. These are commonly called Plexiglas. Polycarbonate sheets are superior to acrylics and are advertised to be 250 times more impact resistant than safety glass and 20 times more than other transparent plastic.

Casement Windows: These are the simplest windows to secure. Make sure the latch works properly. The