FBS Articles
Architects: Here’s What You Need to Know About Pivot Doors
If you haven’t yet encountered a client looking for a pivot door during your architecture career, you will at some point — probably sooner rather than later (and if your clients haven’t asked, you should definitely suggest it). Pivot doors are perhaps the hottest item in luxury home design. Whether they’re internal or external, they add an air of elegance and style that no other door can possibly bring to a home. Every architect we’ve met who incorporates pivot doors into their work loves them. They work in nearly every space, and the clients are always happy with the final product. If you’re less familiar, here’s what you need to know about pivot doors. What Makes Pivot Doors So Unique Hinge doors are easy for people to conceptualize because they’re so accustomed to using them. YouRead more
Incorporating Home Security Doors into Luxurious Home Design
When designing the luxury home of your dreams, you may be looking into security alarms, cameras, and fortified doors and windows. You might also be getting discouraged by how unsightly most of your options are. After browsing through numerous ugly options, you’re probably convinced that you have to choose: you can either have security, or you can have a beautiful home. We’re here to tell you that there’s no compromise necessary. You truly don’t have to sacrifice your aesthetic for security. Yes, you can build yourself a fortress that doesn’t look like a prison cell. In fact, it will look and feel more like a modern palace than anything else. Welcome to modern, secure, gorgeous luxury home design, free from ugly cameras and faulty alarm systems. Here’s how you can get everything you want in yourRead more
Making Security Door Installation a Breeze with the Perfect Frame™
When we talk to potential clients about security doors, they seem to get stuck on two concepts: That design is unencumbered. You can literally have anything you want, provided it fits within your budget. Stained hardwood, backlit marble, hand-stitched leather, or even a map of your favorite beach town carved in metal. That security door installation is not the same as a regular door installation — not by a long shot. There are a number of factors that go into security door installation. They’re similar to the ones you’ll encounter with every door installation, but our doors are unlike any other kind of doors you’ve ever seen, which complicates things. In the past, our clients have become frustrated with this aspect of our business, so we’ve been looking for ways to improve installation. Of course, havingRead more
Why Your DIY Safe Room Won’t Keep You Safe
When you’re searching for ways to keep yourself, your loved ones, and your home secure, it can be easy to fall down the rabbit hole of DIY safe room tutorials. It’s a tempting topic. The idea that you can use your own two hands and some easily-available materials to enhance your security (and peace of mind) is certainly alluring. Unfortunately, DIY panic room security measures often fall far short of their anticipated utility — and your personal safety definitely isn’t something you want to leave up to Pinterest hacks. In fact, trendy online articles may lead people to use insufficiently-tough materials like plywood, single-pane windows, or even pieces of plastic to shield themselves from harm. DIY safe room hacks can also go hand-in-hand with cost-cutting measures that result in inadequate security, poor aesthetics, or even structuralRead more
The FBS Way: Getting Security Doors and Windows Done Right
At FBS, we do things a bit differently. Or at least — different from a lot of U.S. companies. In the United States, the mentality is generally to get everything done as quickly as possible so we can move on to the next project to make more money. We’re not saying there’s anything “wrong” with being productive and profitable — what company doesn’t want to be productive and profitable? What we’re saying is that there comes a point where quality can suffer because of the rush to wrap up projects. And when the quality suffers, your reputation will suffer. Our business philosophy is all about maintaining high quality security doors and windows for luxury residences and office spaces. And there’s simply no way we could keep our standards so high if we were willing to cutRead more
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How Interior Security Doors Can Keep Your Family Safer
The first place luxury homeowners typically choose to put a security door is at the main entrance. The front door is often the most urgent priority because it’s the most visible. After that, people may upgrade their side doors, garage fire doors, and sliding doors leading to their patios.
