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Default Securing a gate . . .

Most of the crooks around here are either after the catalytic converters or
just getting the electronic codes to open the cars and filch anything
inside.
Brian

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On 13/02/20 21:49, RJH wrote:
Having just had a neighbour's break-in (keys to car stolen, nothing
else), and
caught on camera several quite open casing-the-joint forays into our
between
the houses passageway (my Audi's next, apparently), we've just had a
metal
gate fitted. It's fine, quite substantial.

However, the latch and hinges are fitted with easy to remove hex nuts
(fixing
the adjustable screw hinge) and bolts (holding the latch and hinge pins
to the
brick wall).

I'd drop a spot of weld to the various bits if I had the kit and skill -
but I
don't. Any recommendations for a supplier and type of secure nuts and
bolts?
They don't have to be the last word in security - really, the padlockable
latch isn't that secure.

Cheers, Rob


As well as dealing with securing the hex nuts, maybe consider something
like this to offer another visible and effective deterrent:
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-security/halfords-wheel-clamp-lock-227910.html

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