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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 24, 2023 9:19:45 GMT -5
www.familyhandyman.com/article/window-security-bars "The window bars are for security — and the bump serves a purpose, too. Here's what we discovered. If there’s one thing we love, it’s looking into mysterious old home features. Why do some houses from the 1950s have an extra little door in the hallway? Why do pre-World War II era homes have a toilet in the basement? And why do some apartments have window grilles with a bulge?..." My notes: Have any of you seen something like this? The answer: "Window grilles are usually installed on the ground floor for security purposes, keeping would-be burglars from coming in. They’re often used for flower boxes, too. But whether you can fit an AC unit in them depend on the size of the window...."
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Post by Steve on Feb 24, 2023 18:37:01 GMT -5
I've seen those before and had something similar installed when I lived in a, shall we say, not so good of a neighborhood.
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Post by Grungie on Feb 24, 2023 22:58:48 GMT -5
I've only ever seen them in sketchy neighborhoods.
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Post by demonskeith on Feb 25, 2023 3:54:15 GMT -5
Never saw one myself in real life, just showed in shows and pictures. Always figured it was to keep the home safe during the more trouble times but never knew you could put flowers in the pot belly part, I would think that be hard and or messy.
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Post by Bob on Feb 26, 2023 18:57:43 GMT -5
I haven't seen these before. But yeah, they most likely would be in bad neighborhoods for protection.
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Post by spice on Feb 27, 2023 9:53:48 GMT -5
I've live in ground floor apartments and they didn't have them. Like anything if someone is determined to break into your home they will find a way.
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Post by lammchen on Mar 16, 2023 8:53:04 GMT -5
In the city where my daughter lives, most people have those on their windows. Almost every apartment has a Ring or something similar for safety too! We went to the city last night and my husband was the one who noticed that.
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