National Home Security Month – 8 Tommafold Bi-fold Door Security Features
October is National Home Security Month and Tommafold is one of almost 100 supporters nationwide working to promote home security. October is well known as a month where burglaries rise due to the darker nights and mornings. National Home Security Month serves as a reminder to secure your home ready for the winter months when burglaries are more prevalent.
Tommafold bi-fold door gear has many security features, making it a popular choice of gear for joiners installing timber bi-fold doors.
- Tommafold has attained SBD’s status following a review of Tommafold’s PAS24:2016 test report evidence and Tommafold’s safety features. Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, encourages manufacturers of products like doors and windows to attain SBD’s Police Preferred Specification. This accreditation requires independent third-party certification from a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). This helps ensure quality over time, rather than the one-off testing required by the Building Regulations. Because SBD products are more robust to resist physical attack, they last longer and require less maintenance.
- Tommafold door hinges cannot be removed from the hinge shaft once installed and have a 10mm heavy duty shaft and a security locking screw that’s only accessible from inside the property.
- Tommafold has a non-removable heavy duty solid stainless steel hinge pin to avoid compromising security.
- Tommafold bi-fold door gear is sold with secure flush bolts. These are sold in sets, with a locking bolt at the top (with a key) and a non-locking flush bolt at the bottom. Typically a four door set would have four flush bolts, two at the bottom and two at the top. These hold the doors in place and secure the doors from any pressure on the outside.
- Tommafold fittings can only be adjusted from the inside of the door. This prevents any tampering with the hinges and other components from burglars that wish to remove the door.
- Tommafold comes with an optional multi-point locking system. The Reliance D10 is a twin deadbolt, key turn multi-point lock.
- Tommafold locks can be installed with an optional euro cylinder that is anti-drill, anti-snap, anti-drill, anti-pick, anti-bump and 3 star Kitemark rated, with a mechanical 5 year guarantee.
- Tommafold has an optional security snubber which are highly recommend on tall doors, this will ensure that potential intruders cannot pry the doors away from the frame, ensuring that the highest levels of security are always maintained.
Order on the Quest Hardware website or visit the Tommafold website for more details or call 01280 822288 to speak to the Tommafold sales team
