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crawford · 12-10-2008, 08:57 AM

Hi, Am just finishing off my House but unfortunately already someone attempted to break in !!
I would like to have security Bars Installed to 5 Windows 6' x 4' and 1 Single Door, Can anyone please tell me what Company makes these and expected prices ? My Mrs got 1 Quote and rang me today, 50,000 Baht, must admit my first thought is that this is way over priced!!!
Any reccomendations and personal experiences with Local Companies and their contact info

in Pattaya would be greatly appreciated
Thanks for any Help

Marmite the Dog · 12-10-2008, 11:09 AM

I paid 11k for 2 doors and about 5 windows.

Stupid ex-bint left one of the door unlocked and we got burgled anyway.

larvidchr · 12-10-2008, 11:14 AM

I don't know how your house layout is, if you have upstairs aso. but most people forget in the haste to secure their property, that it is quite nice to be able to get out to in case of fire ect. you could be so unlucky that your way of escape is blocked by fire or bad guys, and that you cant reach your children (if any) in another bedroom.
So get bars that can be opened from the inside/outside on your bedrooms.
They can be secured by very hefty padlocks where you keep a key in each bedroom.
Hope you get it all sorted

TizMe · 12-10-2008, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawford

Quote and rang me today, 50,000 Baht,

Sounds like you're being robbed from the inside.

AntRobertson · 12-10-2008, 02:53 PM

Another option's security mesh. It's more expensive than the steel bars but looks about 50,000x better - they bascially look like fly-screens or, from a distance, smoked glass. They also have a quick release mechanism for fire escapes.

Waiting for a quote back on my place now; Majestec | Premium Security Screens & Windows

12-10-2008, 04:59 PM

Another option would be to move into the nearest jail. They fit the bars for free and there are not many reports of criminals breaking in.

klongmaster · 12-10-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Stupid ex-bint left one of the door unlocked and we got burgled anyway

Given the definition from 'World Wide Words' I'm not sure this is the nicest way to refer to another TD member Marmers...

Quote:

bint is British slang for a woman or girl, but it is always disparaging and offensive and signals the user as lower class and unrefined.

Shipm8te · 12-10-2008, 06:43 PM

In Khon Kaen we paid 28,500 for three security doors (one for double doors), and nine windows. One thing to consider. Make sure they are of a design which can be opened from the inside, and not permanently riveted to the house. First you can't get out in a timely manner in an emergency and secondly it's near impossible to clean the glass on the outside. Birds also love to roost on them at night so lots of shi* to be cleaned.

Itchy · 12-10-2008, 10:20 PM

bint is British slang for a woman or girl, but it is always disparaging and offensive and signals the user as lower class and unrefined.

Cheapest bint in Cork [Archive] - Peoples Republic Of Cork Forums

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bint is British slang for a woman or girl, but it is always disparaging and offensive and signals the user as lower class and unrefined. It’s also now rather dated.

The word is Arabic for a daughter, specifically one who has yet to bear a child. It was in common use as a slang term during the first and second World Wars among British and Allied servicemen stationed in Egypt and neighbouring countries.

Sir Richard Burton was the first person to use the word in English, in his Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah in 1855: “ ‘Allah! upon Allah! O daughter!’ cry the by-standers, when the obstinate bint of sixty years seizes their hands”.

Was Sir Richard Burton low class and unrefined?

Marmite the Dog · 13-10-2008, 02:03 AM

Sometimes a word chosen is perfect...

Farangbaba · 13-10-2008, 10:20 AM

Funnily enough there has been rumours of 'old lags' breaking back into UK gaols because they miss all the cosy benefits availaable there.

12-10-2008, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
crawford Pattaya Last Online: 13-10-2008 07:54 AM Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6	Window Security Hi, Am just finishing off my House but unfortunately already someone attempted to break in !! I would like to have security Bars Installed to 5 Windows 6' x 4' and 1 Single Door, Can anyone please tell me what Company makes these and expected prices ? My Mrs got 1 Quote and rang me today, 50,000 Baht, must admit my first thought is that this is way over priced!!! Any reccomendations and personal experiences with Local Companies and their contact info in Pattaya would be greatly appreciated Thanks for any Help

12-10-2008, 11:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
larvidchr In transit to Valhalla Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,446	I don't know how your house layout is, if you have upstairs aso. but most people forget in the haste to secure their property, that it is quite nice to be able to get out to in case of fire ect. you could be so unlucky that your way of escape is blocked by fire or bad guys, and that you cant reach your children (if any) in another bedroom. So get bars that can be opened from the inside/outside on your bedrooms. They can be secured by very hefty padlocks where you keep a key in each bedroom. Hope you get it all sorted __________________ " I have been destined to go through life and not around it" Robert Frost.

12-10-2008, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
AntRobertson Ich Bin Ein Auslander Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14,465	Another option's security mesh. It's more expensive than the steel bars but looks about 50,000x better - they bascially look like fly-screens or, from a distance, smoked glass. They also have a quick release mechanism for fire escapes. Waiting for a quote back on my place now; Majestec \| Premium Security Screens & Windows __________________ The Revolution will be televised... Eleven o'clock... Channel 10.

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12-10-2008, 11:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Marmite the Dog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Today 06:22 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands Posts: 31,883	I paid 11k for 2 doors and about 5 windows. Stupid ex-bint left one of the door unlocked and we got burgled anyway.

12-10-2008, 04:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
bkkandrew Guest Posts: n/a	Another option would be to move into the nearest jail. They fit the bars for free and there are not many reports of criminals breaking in.

12-10-2008, 06:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shipm8te Chainat Last Online: 23-02-2010 04:55 PM Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 29	In Khon Kaen we paid 28,500 for three security doors (one for double doors), and nine windows. One thing to consider. Make sure they are of a design which can be opened from the inside, and not permanently riveted to the house. First you can't get out in a timely manner in an emergency and secondly it's near impossible to clean the glass on the outside. Birds also love to roost on them at night so lots of shi* to be cleaned.

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Marmite the Dog ผู้เชี่ยวชาญเปล่า Last Online: Today 06:22 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Simian Islands Posts: 31,883	Sometimes a word chosen is perfect...

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Farangbaba Nai Harn Beach Last Online: Today 09:05 AM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Basingstoke, UK. Posts: 32	Funnily enough there has been rumours of 'old lags' breaking back into UK gaols because they miss all the cosy benefits availaable there.

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