I just moved to a ground floor apartment with bars on the windows–except for a large rectangular portion at waist-level where the air conditioning unit sticks out. I’ve asked a few locksmiths and they’ve quoted me $400-500 to weld additional bars over and around the A/C unit.

Does anyone know of a decent locksmith who would do this for less? Or are there more creative ways of solving this peace-of-mind/security issue? I would love some new ideas!


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  1. Locksmiths only carry stock window bars and they just screw them into window frames.

    Previous posters are right that you should get an iron guy, but I doubt you can get the job done for less than $300, but you never know.

    I know there are some cheap Chinese iron guys, but I don’t have their numbers. Go down to Chinatown and ask around. . .

  2. I’ve got a decent/inexpensive iron guy. Nothing fancy, but he’s reliable. Email me, if you want his #. Don’t want to post his cell online. infoATreclaimedhomeDOTcome