HOME SECURITY Floodlighting Fortifying Doors Door and Window Locks Safes and Vaults Burglar and Fire Alarms Escape Routes for Fire Accident-Proofing a House Hardback book © 1979 Time-Life Books Inc. Contents include: " COLOR PORTFOLIO: Ironwork: The Art of Security 1 Barriers Against Break-ins A Chain Link Fence at the Property Line Low-Cost Floodlights for the House and Grounds Corrective Surgery for Vulnerable Doorways Barring the Door: The basic Locks and Bolts Putting On a Better Lock Windows that Cannot Be Jimmied or Smashed Safes and Vaults: Fortresses within the House The Techniques for Welding Steel Grilles 2 Silent Sentries, Loud Alarms A Warning System Complete in a Screw-on Box Where to Put Smoke Detectors A Network of Protection from a Central System How Electronic Alarms Work: Two Basic Circuits Snaking Wires Through the House Sensors: The Eyes and Ears that Detect Trouble Controls and Switches: The Brains of the System 3 Defenses against Fire Easy Ways to Make Your House Hard to Burn Building Walls that Resist Fire Putting Out a Small Fire with a Hand Extinguisher Ladders to Help you Get Out of a Burning House- Fast 4 Coping with Everyday Hazards Easy-to-Build Garden Fences to Make a Yard Safe Defusing the Dangers of Bathrooms and Stairs Keeping Knives and Poisons out of Reach Adapting a House to the Needs of the Infirm Credits and Acknowledgments Index/Glossary " The book is in very good condition but the cover has some edgewear and a small tear on the front. No torn or ripped pages. No markings or writing. |