Where can i buy a guard to stop people sitting on my window sill?

Question

I live on the ground floor of a busy street in Edinburgh, people seem to think its ok to sit on my window sill and make noise, leave empty food cartons/beer cans etc.. Im looking for something metal that i can bolt between the the two sides of the window to stop them. Is this available to buy or will i need to go to a ironmongers and get a specific one made?

Answer 1

Go to an ironmongers and get some of those metal wall toppers, you know the ones that sit on top of those low-level walls at the front of Victorian terraced houses!
It will look lovely and keep the noisy sods away.
Try a reclamation yard also, if you find a long peice you can cut down and sell some to the neighbours!

Answer 2

Spikes and other jagged or intentionally harmful materials might get you in trouble if an idiot really injures himself on your sill. A large window box with hardy plants (spikey) would not only look nicer but save any future bother. It would have to be secured so that people dont try to lift it off when they're pisshed! (unless you go for one of these really heavy stone or concrete types_held in place by a metal bar)

Answer 3

You could try having a narrow row of bars fitted, it blocks off the windowsill and gives you the security to open your window without fearing break in. You could comission a blacksmith to make you some and fit them, it may cost a bit but it would be worth it, if it stops the problem then it has paid for itself! I did this when I lived ina ground floor flat in London. It works best if you have sash windows.
Alternatively have strong fly screens fitted to the lower half of your windows which would block off the window sills completely but still give you air flow when needed.

Answer 4

You could fasten a vertical piece of wood to either end od the window ledge (screwed into the Wall obviously),and then fasten chicken wire across the space, this would be inexpensive, should work, but will probably not look too great. I would suggest that you buy some rectangular plastic planters, and screw them to the window ledge, fill with compost, and some foliage, evergreen plants, such as miniature conifers. In spring and summer you could add bedding plants for colour, and fragrance. If you then found people interfering with your display, you could add the chicken wire as above, you will probably be able to carry out maintenance from inside your flat.

Hope this helps. :-)

Answer 5

depends on what "look" you want to go for... have you thought about laying lots of broken glass on new cement - not pretty but it would work?

What about cementing a flower pot to the window sill?

Or - buy a towel rail from B&Q and screw that on (spray paint it black)...

Or... put a sign up that says "don't sit on my window sill - get a job!!"

Answer 6

I'd smash some bottles and mix the shards of glass into concrete and cover the sill with that, That should stop them sitting on it at least, but then with the fringe etc, it'd probably get worshipped by bdsm fanatics.

Answer 7

A bottle of dish soap, brillo pad in an old coffee cup, sponge scrubby, 2 sink strainers, and a 4 foot long by 10 inch diameter round cardboard form for concrete posts. Happy New Year!

Answer 8

Pour mineral oil on the window sill, or put those things that they use to keep pigeons off of ledges. Put a motion sensitive light out of reach above the ledge. Then tell them your baby daughter is trying to sleep.

Answer 9

2 options here;

1. Open the window and tell them to f*ck off.
2. Cover your window sill in dogsh*t, then no-one will want to sit there...

Answer 10

paint it with anti vandal paint, and place a warning sign in your window. if you put anything which can possibly cause injury, the council will have an enforcement officer knocking on your door with a writ.

this AV paint isnt cheap, its around 25 quid a tin, but it doesnt have a sell by date, and will probably last you for years. and it doesnt make the downstair look or feel like a fortress under siege.