Hello me solve an argument please

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Ongoing argument in our house so I'll let mumsnet decide. Is it safer/better to leave the keys in the front door at night or hanging close by? Person A thinks it's a security risk to leave the keys in the front door, burglars could smash the glass panel in the door and let themselves in with the keys. Person B thinks it's safer to leave the keys in the front door in the event of a fire.

bumpsadaisy11 Thank you, I was thinking of getting a fire officer round. Its a new build, so the people that built the houses have put them exactly where you have said.

Im really sorry it happened to you, & thank goodness you all made it out.

I have a torch next to my bed all the time, & still worry how we would get out.

Sorry OP.

Having survived a house fire we now have a thumb screw on our front door. Car keys are all kept in a kitchen draw and french-window door keys are on coffee table. According to local Fire Service the front door is our best exit.

Came on to say thumbscrew! No brainier.

No brainer
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Regardless of the type of lock and where you keep the key, an alarm with a switch on the front door will give the burglar a fright if he forces it open.
In a house, you need a separate downstairs zone with movement detectors, so you can move freely upstairs at night but have the downstairs alarmed.

We don't have a burglar alarm but am interested in the door and window alarms you can get. Can anyone recommend any good ones?

Half way up the stairs for me. Not in sight or grabbing distance from the front door but on everyone's way as the go down the stairs.

Saying that the way my house is, if there was a fire anywhere downstairs the only way out would be through an upstairs window

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We had 3 quotes, all around £600.

Alarms on 2 doors (patio & front) and 2 ground floor windows.

I didnt want a sensor alarm, as myself, DD & cat are up at night, 100 times for water, etc.

This included fitting the alarm.on the side of the house and obviously all the wiring & a key fob to switch it on.

I think then maintenece was £90 a year.

The £600 included calling them out for repairs I think.

I had 3 sets of bifold doors installed 2 years ago, 2 at the back and 1 at the front, all of them required a key (all 3 different keys) to open and close.. for months after I panicked about what would happen in a fire. It used to keep me awake at night.. eventually I got back in touch with the suppliers and enquired about different lock choices (why they hadn't asked this in the first instance is beyond me.. ). I ended up having 3 new thumb locks which also all worked with one key, so we can exit the house without needing a key. I sleep a lot better these days! Incidentally we changed the lock barrels ourselves, it was an easy 5 min job.

This included fitting the alarm.on the side of the house and obviously all the wiring & a key fob to switch it on.
The key fob is very convenient, but if you have your bag snatched the thief has the keys and the fob to turn off the alarm.
A keypad is much safer.