Blind cords, locks and latches

In short: Window covering anchors, deadlatches and window latches are cheap to fix and easy to miss.

Blind and curtain cords

Any loose cord or chain must be anchored so no loop hangs free.

Locks

The main entry needs a working deadlatch, and other outside doors need key locks.

Window latches

Every outside window that opens must close and latch.

Checking by hand

Each lock, latch and covering is tried on the day and failures are photographed.

Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Sunbury. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.

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Questions Sunbury owners ask about this

Do all blinds need anchors?

Any covering with a loose cord or chain does.

Is a screen door enough?

What counts under that standard is the lock on each outside entry door, not the screen in front of it.

Are key locks needed on windows?

No, a latch that secures the window is what is required.

Who fits anchors?

A handyman can usually do it in one visit.