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Window and door bars are an excellent element of security for ground-floor flats and country homes, since they are very useful and work out cheaper than alarms and anti-theft devices. Moreover, there are currently numerous models and types which adapt perfectly to different decorative styles, from wrought iron window bars to security frames with tracks which enable you to hide the bars, and folding bars with a steel structure. 

Solid iron window bars offer all sorts of decorative possibilities, and some of them are real works of art made from wrought iron and featuring every kind of decoration and finish that you could want and every possible geometric shape. If you decide to install this type of bar in your home, you should know that many of them are made by hand using old, traditional techniques which increase their price, but which makes them unique pieces of great beauty, as well as being extremely safe.

Although iron bars are generally associated with rustic properties and country houses with stone façades and exposed brick, this option is perfect for modern buildings, since the range of models is so extensive that the craftsmen at the forging workshop will find the perfect bars for your property. This kind can be installed in the window frame or on the façade, creating an original frame. The latter option produces better aesthetic results but it also increases the price of the product since more material and man hours are required to produce it. 

Innovative solutions      

Many consumers who live on the lower floors of a building appreciate the benefits of window bars as elements of security, but they reject their main disadvantages: they block out light and make the property’s residents feel like they are in a prison. In order to counteract both disadvantages, the market has innovative options which enable users to either hide or fold the bars when they are at home and do not need to use them. 

These models offer protection without having to install a permanent eyesore, and use the following systems: installing metal secondary frames with tracks to hide the bars; and a folding bar system which makes it possible to hide the bars in a small box located inside the wall, once the bars have been folded. Both types are easy and clean to install, and there are various made-to-measure designs for doors and windows. 

Both alternatives are currently very popular because they fulfil the required security function perfectly and, at the same time, they enable the occupant of the property to hide or open out the bars depending on their needs. They also incorporate various locking mechanisms (some of them have several locking points in order to increase the level of security), they have different opening and closing mechanisms, they slide effortlessly, and come in a wide range of formats, designs, shades and finishes. 

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