Sunday, March 22, 2015

Iron man

Today we will discuss the function of iron gates as a security measure.  Usually when anyone moves into an apartment it has the usual three Windows, one being the fire escape.  In my experiance I have installed fire department approved window gates for the window on the fire escape.  This FDNY approved gate is designed so egress can be made very easily but entry is restricted.  These kind of gates usually come in either white or black.  The cost of these gates ranges from $450 for a single window to $875 for a double window.  Recently we installed iron grills and fire department approved gate for a lady in Forest Hills.  She just bought the studio apartment.  The apartment has three Windows, two double and one single.  So for the double windows we installed interlocking grills and for the single window we installed the fire gate.  Even though her apartment is on the first floor her mother was concerned that people can climb any of her Windows.  So to make her mom feel better she covered all her windows with these iron gates. So we were transporting these five gates from my truck into the building and we ran into the super, she calls out to us " hey iron man".  After installing all the gates on her Windows I looked around and honestly it didn't look that bad, considering that her apartment is completely fortified.  In today industry a locksmith has to also be an iron man in order to fullfill the client's security needs.  So it's not only iron man who saves people from evil doers, locksmiths are also super heroes who save people and their belongings.  There are knock off of the real fire department approved gates so make sure rant the designed gate has a knob for opening the gates nothing else.  In Rego Park Queens there were a rash of burglaries in the recent past so there an increase in demand for the gates.  On an average we install about four gates a month.  It usually take a week to make a gate. 




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