Several Elements Involved In Good Door Security, With The Security Of The Door Only Been As Strong As Its Weakest Link!Having good door security is a crucial factor in safe guarding your home & family against unlawful intrusion. There are several issues you will need to address in ensuring the entrance doors to your home are well secured. It is a combination of the door, the doors frame & the doors hardware (locks & hinges) all working together. Each of these elements are all equally important as the security of the door is as only as strong as its weakest link. Doors & Hinges All your exterior doors need to be solid core hardwood or metal clad construction. You also need to ensure that the all exterior doors are in good condition. You will want to use heavy gauge doors hinges but if the door hinges are mounted on the exterior side of the door you will need to have or acquire security hinges. With security hinges the pin in the hinge is not removable. Quality Deadbolt Locks For good door security you will want a good quality deadbolt lock. The lock should be an ANSI Grade 1 or 2 with the deadbolt extend out from the edge of the door at least 1 inch. You will also want to ensure that the deadbolt lock is bump proof. Door security for people everywhere has been compromised due to a lock picking technique called lock bumping. This lock picking technique has been around for more than 50 years but it was used mainly by locksmiths & a small percentage of criminals. It is carried out using a specially designed key called a “bump key”. Over the past couple of years the number of criminals who have obtained these bump keys to break in to people’s homes has grown substantially. This is mainly due to several unscrupulous web site owners who have decided to sell these keys over the internet with instructions on how to use them for as low as $2.00. For further information on how door security everywhere is being affected by lock bumping please visit my lock bumping web page. Structurally Sound Door frames Having good door security for all your exterior doors cannot be obtained without each doorframe been structurally sound. Many times a door frame may look perfectly fine at first glance but you need to look it over closely to ensure the integrity of the frame has not been compromised in any way. Sometimes if an unsuccessful attempt was made to force a door open it could have weekend the doorframe. If you look closely along the inside edge of the door where the deadbolt protrudes inside the frame you may see a thin crack that could vary in length if an attempt was ever made to force it open. Once the door security is increased any effort to force it opened will most likely be unsuccessful but by periodically inspecting the doors frame you should be able to tell if an attempt was made. 3 Inch Wood Screws For Hinges & Security Strike Plates The bolt on a deadbolt lock goes into a striker plate (catch plate) which is secured to the door frame. Most striker plates that come with a deadbolt lock are more cosmetic than anything else so you will want to purchase a security strike plate for each exterior door. You will want to use 3 inch wood screws to secure the strike plate to the frame so it will go all the way through the frame & into the wall stud the frame is attached too. You will also want to use 3 inch wood screws in attaching the doors hinges to the door frame & the door itself. These security measures are inexpensive but are highly effective. Please keep in mind what I stated above & that is the security of the door is as only as strong as its weakest link. Wide Angle Peepholes & Security Lights For Night Time Viewing Having good door security is not only about what helps fortify the entrance doors to your home. This is only good door security if you & other family members do not open your door to anyone you do not know & trust. You may want to consider installing wide angle peepholes in all exterior doors in your home. These peepholes will not help you in the night time unless you also ensure you have good security lighting outside each door. For information on placing security lights outside your home you may want to visit my outdoor security lighting web page. Related Articles:
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