Usually at Condo/Flat/Apartment, there is an emergency staircase which people can walk from ground floor to the top floor.
The staircase door can be open from inside and outside, and there is no lock.

Recently, there has been many burglary case in which the burglar use the staircase as their maneuver activity to break into resident home.

Is it possible to lock the staircase door?? as a way to prevent burglary
Or is there any other way to prevent burglary?

Thanks

This post has been edited by arthurlwf: Apr 4 2010, 01:56 PM

Emergency doors can't be locked. If got fire, then die la the ppl who live at that particular floor that has been locked.

hard to say.... during my college time, there were 12 people in the house... and the burglar broke in and ransake our house and take all our cash, hp and pc.. and no onerealise.. then he left his signature... he arrange our empty wallet on table....

i called police andsay he received many report with similar signature

True.. it's a difficult decision... On one hand, security is compromise. On the another hand, fire exit is compromise...

So means there is no solution to the security???

One compromise is to engage your condo security to install access card access into the fire exits. Then have a failsafe that would turn these off when a fire occurs. That's one way to do it.

One compromise is to engage your condo security to install access card access- old condos management wont do this..

Airline: cheaper alternative is to have only 1 way access via the fire escape, only 2 way access will be ground floor where as all other floors can only access the fire escape via their respective floors. Meaning that if you're in the fire escape, the only way out is the ground floor where you can open the door. Although of course a simple brick/slipper can overcome this but it's still a deterrent.

Install alarm system or cctv lor.

my condo has access card for entrance, but my concern is that i am at low levels, constantly worried if "robbers" can climb over to my place i have locked all the grills, not sure if it is enough

don't waste money on cctv becos during breakin time cctv can't help protect your house.

Install own alarm. Since it is only condo or apartment, there isn't as many doors or windows as compared to a house. Some more no roof. Good investment lah.

if u r really concern bout safety n security, you should take up SECOM company alarm system, very good support just tat its very pricesy.

Good idea woor .. but is this idea workable according to fire/bomba law???
And is it expensive to install this idea???