Would like to draw experience from those who have experience living in condominiums or apartments particularly high floor units. It is quite a norm to install iron grille at the main door and the small balcony area at the air well just outside the kitchen of condominiums or apartments. However, it is necessary to install iron grilles at the main door of the balcony at the living room and the windows of the bedroom that are all located at the facade of the building? For the burglar to enter through these doors or windows he/she would need to be like a spiderman just like the infamous Frenchman (forgotten the name) who used to scale tall skyscrapers using his bare hands including the Petronas Twin Towers before getting caught by the authorities or police.

Back to some seriousness, are there any owners living on condo units who have had someone breaking into your units? If yes, where is the access point that the unwelcome visitors use in gaining entry into your units? Is it through the main front door, the air well area through the kitchen or, just like Spiderman, through the balcony area or windows of the building? Do you have iron grilles installed at all these areas prior to the uninvited visitors gaining access into your units?

Any experience would be appreciated.

Of course, any opinions would be appreciated but real life experience from those who have had their units (already installed with iron grille) being broken into by uninvited visitors would be most useful.

Okay thanks for the post buddy. That is surely logical. If there is no way for the burglar to climb into the yard area due to the design of the condo, then it is perfectly comprehensible that there isn't any need to install iron grille at the area.

For the main door, the iron grille will serve little purpose if the person is an experienced locksmith as he/she will be able to unlock the lock and gain entry through the iron grille and main door within seconds without using any other large tools. In other words, if the person is skilled, he will be able to enter the unit through the main front door even if it is already installed with iron grille. The iron grille usually acts as a form of deterrent or added safety or assurance for the owner but it is not 100% full-proof.

As for the main balcony and windows, personally I feel it is very unlikely uninvited visitors will gain access through these areas unless he is a skilled daredevil like the Frenchman but nevertheless, will see if anyone here has had their units broken into through these access.

Didn't see your post coming in when I replied to the earlier post. Yes I agree it is a good assurance to install these iron grilles as there is just a full sliding glass door at the main balcony area. Just trying to see if there is anyone who has had their units broken into through this access at the high floors, with or without iron grille.

As for the main door, similarly I would think that iron grille and padlock is the way to go. However as I have mentioned earlier, even if there is an iron grille or solid padlock, an experienced locksmith will be able to open the padlock within seconds. Having said that, the iron grille and padlock at the main door will still be useful as a form of assurance.

Yes, that's a good point.

Thanks for the information. Somehow this makes sense as I don't think the burglars will consider taking larger items such as TV or hifi since they will need to carry these items in the lift and since the lifts would likely have CCTV installed there would be video recording of these fellas carrying these items. Makes sense isn't it?

I'm more concerned on them taking the hifi though these are larger items and quite heavy.