Gwenhwyfar Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Any advice? - our windows are centre opening inward with a 'turn handle' and metal rod through the middle - my 3 yr old has discovered that she can open them We use the shutters so we don't want to put bars across them. Is it possible to get some sort of locks for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 argh! We could be in the market for some of these shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 How about a small brass bolt at the top of the windows??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 The windows are quite high so a bolt at the top would be a pain when opening and closing them twice a day - although it would solve the problem of my little girl falling out! so it may be our only option if there's nothing else we can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 We have exactly the same problem and new locks are the first thing on our to do list next time we're at our house. My daughter (2) has no fear and doesn't think twice about climbing/running/jumping as far and as high as she possibly can. Needless to say my nerves in shreds !Emma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote]Any advice? - our windows are centre opening inward with a 'turn handle' and metal rod through the middle - my 3 yr old has discovered that she can open them We use the shutters so we don't want to...[/quote]All i have done is to drill a hole through the lever rod just above the turn handle and put a thumb screw in.Its for extra security when the house is shut when we come back to gods country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted December 19, 2004 Author Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi Emma - isn't it a nightmare having a "monkey child", my other two didn't climb but this little one ... I can't keep clothes or shoes on her never mind stop her from climbing! Thanks for the reply Michael that's an idea, still trying to think of something that's not such a pain when we open/close the shutters.Gods country? you must be Welsh then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobdude Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 We found some good window locks at LaPeyre. They replace the normal turning handle which secures the window, and have a lock and key. Very easy to install - simple replacement of one for another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 Thanks 'Lurcher21' sounds exactly like what I'm looking for Is LaPeyre a place or a manufacturer? Any details on the packaging etc. that I can use to source them? (I'm in 22 - near Morlaix). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David584 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Gwen - have a look at http://www.lapeyre.fr and http://www.leroymerlin.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 "All i have done is to drill a hole through the lever rod just above the turn handle and put a thumb screw in.Its for extra security when the house is shut when we come back to gods country.""We found some good window locks at LaPeyre. They replace the normal turning handle which secures the window, and have a lock and key. Very easy to install - simple replacement of one for another."Gwen,What type of windows and locks do you have? If they are double-glazed units then the locking mechanism will be integral within the window and frame and any vertical locking bars are purely decorative. If they are older single-glazed units then turning the handle will cause the top and bottom vertical bars to move up and down and lock into sockets on the frame. If this is the case then the reply from Michael is probably your easiest solution.I have produced another solution for clients which is fairly easy to do but involves drilling a small hole into the lower vertical bar, tapping a thread and fitting an allen-key head setscrew. Completely unobtrusive and quick to lock and unlock with an allen key.Lapeyre no longer produce traditional vertical bar locking systems - crémones. For their double-glazed windows they produce standard and locking handles as mentioned by Lurcher 21. They also produce crémones décorative which are false non-functioning vertical bar locking systems for their double- glazed windows.Cannot really comment on Leroy Merlin - I do not use them - their website seems to have a limited range of windows but strangely no handles for them - but then I may well be looking in the wrong place!If you would like any more advice on the locking method that I use then pleae e-mail me directly at the address in my profile.Kind regards,Bob Clarkehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/grindoux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted December 23, 2004 Author Share Posted December 23, 2004 Thanks for the reply Bob. We have single-glazed windows and the turning handle is the locking mechanism. The way you mentioned sounds ideal - I have emailed you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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