are security screens worth it if they don't meet A standards

hi all - i have been quoted just over $1700.00 by my builder for barrier screens - 14 sashes, double sliding doors and 1 hinged - is it worth the money if these barrier screens do not meet australian standards?

i don't have a problem spending the money if they will do the job properly, however don't like the idea of spending the extra money only to find that they are useless

even if i do just go with the fly screens that are offered as standard by the builder for the windows, i would still leave the 2 sliders and the screen door as barrier screens...

any opinions?

Living like in prison wouldn't be my cup of tea.
You could look at decent windows with decent hardware which allows secure ventilation without living behind "bars"

Ahhh, Queensland... There is no such thing as barrier screens that don't meet the Australian standard... it was recognised by ACCC(?) some years ago that manufacturers were avoiding the issue of meeting the standards for security doors & screens by calling these "barrier" doors & screens. So authorities made it clear that they were both the same thing.

A major supplier in Qld was successfully sued a couple of years ago because a house was entered through a defective security door.

That said, only Qld has these on windows... wonder what that means?

I know... it means it's bloody hot in Qld and the windows get opened w-i-d-e night & day

Ed

thanks ed! does that mean i should just skip the "barrier/security" screens?

Yes, I thought about that. Then I thought... if I was a thief (which I am not ) and I wanted to break into a house in a street and all the houses except one had security screens, that's the one I would pick.

(there again - I might think they had nothing worth stealing )

Ed

Watch out for Ed! This is an image of if him if he were a bugurglar

Hey thanks Fu

You make me look so young...