Popular Mechanics Home Security Handbook PDF
Preview Popular Mechanics Home Security Handbook
FrSSW.'A./SVXiSN', ;'iViV.",'!;!i:\"iVjL'.'!iiJi?)«i'i i SHOP GUIDE PENNYSIZE 2d 3d 4d 6d 8d 10d 1122dd 1166dd 20d 30d 40d 50d 60d NAILS BOLTS FLAT ROUND OVAL FILLISTER HEADSTYLES TODETERMINE TODETERMINE DIAMETER, THREAD,COUNTTHE MEASUREAND THREADSIN1" COMPAREWITH CHART TTTIMTl'I'lj^ LINEARMEASURE 16.5ft = 1 rod 320rods = 5280ft = 1 mile y_ GRIT PIPERTTINGS a d 1 NIPPLES PIPELENGTHS STRAIGHT REDUCING UPTO22FT. COUPLING COUPLING COUPLING NUT CAP D 13 STRAIGHT REDUCING STREET STRAIGHT REDUCING TEE TEE TEE ^CROSS C^ROSS ^ D ^ IQ 90°ELBOW 90* 45" REDUCING 90'STREET 45°STREET 45° ELBOW ELBOW ELBOW EnLBOW aELBOW Y-BEND * ^^ 83 1 REDUCER PLUG BUSHING REDUCINGTEE 45° STREET UNIONTEES UNIONELBOWS PLUG Here are the common steel pipe fittings. Nipples are Compression fittings of the flared-tube type are the simply Short lengths of pipe threaded on both ends. easiest for the novice to handle when working with Reducingfittingsjointwodifferentsizesofpipe. copper tubing. \ HOME SECURITY HANDBOOK .k-.. Digitized by the Internet Archive 2009 in http://www.archive.org/details/popularmechanicsOOcowa Popular Mechanics \ HOME SECURITY HANDBOOK COWAN T. ^ HEARST BOOKS NEWYORK © Copyright 1982 by Cloverdale Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any — means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photo- copying, recording, taping, or informat—ion storage and retrieval systems without written per- mission of the publishers. For in- formation, address Hearst Books, 224 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019. Illustrated by Alphonse Tvaryanas Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Cowan, T. Popular mechanics home se- curity handbook. Includes index — 1. Dwellings Security mea- sures. I. Popular mechanics magazine. II. Title. III. Title: Home security handbooks. TH9745.D85C68 1982 643'.16 82-11770 ISBN 0-87851-213-6 98765432 10 Printed in the United States of America While the advice contained in this book is based on informa- tion supplied by recognized home security experts, no book can provide total assur- ance that your home will be completely safe from in- truders. The highest degree of security can best be achieved byconsulting with home secu- rityexperts inyourcommunity in order to tailor protective measures to your unique situ- ation. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: YOUR HOME 9 YOU CAN STOP A THIEF 1 10 HOME SECURITY SURVEY 2 16 Security survey 19; Evaluatingsecurity measures 21; Apartment security survey 24 DOORS 3 28 Hollow core doors 31; Screen doors 32; Solid wooden doors with panels 32; Steel doors 32; Slid- ing glass doors 33; Doors that do not fit snugly 34; Doors with hollow door frames 34; Doors that open outward 35; Reinforcing wooden doors around the lock 36; Two overlooked doors 36; Peepholes 37 DOOR LOCKS 4 38 Terminology 41; For extra security 43; A secure strike 44; Cylindrical locks 45; Mortise locks 46; Deadbolt rimlocks 48; Tubular deadbolts 50; Lock cylinders 52; High security cylinders 54; Fox locks 55; Double Fox bars 55; Chain locks 55; Chain alarms 56; Pin-tumbler locks and locksmiths 56; New key styles 59 WINDOWS 5 60 Double hung windows 63; Aluminum windows 65; Sliding windows 65; Casement windows 65; Un- breakable glass 66; Skylights 66; Air conditioners 66; Basement windows 67; Grilles for windows 68 6 YARD SECURITY 70 Fences 72; Fence alarms 75; Gate locks 75; Build- ing codes 75; Outdoor lighting 76; Areas to light 76; Guidelines for purchasing outdoor lights 77; Designing an outdoor lighting system 77; Three types of lighting problems 78; Lighting tips 79; Au- tomatic lighting control 79; Converting a lamppost fixture into a mercury-vapor light 80; Indoor light- ing 81; Canine protection 82
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