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Front Door Security Tips - three ways to Stop Home Intruders from Kicking In Doors!
The FBI claims A home is attacked every twelve seconds by someone going right thru a front or back gateway. Secure your doors.'
the best way for a somebody to smash in to your home is to just kick in the door. The is the way that the overwhelming majority of home attackers and thieves enter a home. In fact, they come right through the door over seventy pc of the time...and 80% of the time the door frame fails, not the door locks as the majority believe.
Just How Does somebody Kick In the Door? home invasions home burglary
most frequently doors are 'Shoulder Slammed' or'Mule Kicked' by intruders. 'Shoulder Slamming' is simply driving one's shoulder into a door with great force. 'Mule Kicking' is when anyone turns their back to the door and kicks it in the same way a mule kicks with his hind leg. 'Mule Kicking' a door is an intruder's favourite way to gain access as it allows him to see who may be watching him from the street and beyond, plus it can open a door in a split second when done in the right way.
The four Reasons Why Doors can Be Kicked In So Easily...
one. Most door frames on homes are nothing less than 2 2' by 4' pine studs nailed together and covered with thin decorative wood trim.
two. Most entryway knobs and deadbolts are poorly secured in the entryway .
three. Most entryway hinges are held to the exit and door frame with screws about 1 in. long or less. ( Go remove a screw from one of your door hinges and you may see )
four. Most door frames have a little, thin, puny strike plate that is held in with screws less than one in. long.
How to Correct feeble entryway Latch and entry Frame Problems...
there is very tiny realistically that you can do to correct the fact that your walls and door frames are made from soft wood 2' by 4' studs. But what can be done is to brace all the weak areas which are the most prone to fail.
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3. Replace the small 1 to 3 inch strike plates on the door frame with a 5 foot metal door beefing up product such as the door Security Pro entry Security Guard ( available from : http://www.doorsecuritypro.com ). This prohibits the latch side of the entryway from having the ability to be kicked open. This 5' metal strike plate serves a twin purpose. When the door frame splits, that's what causes the door knob and deadbolt to allow the exit to open. The Door Security Pro will also easily fix a broken exit frame.
exit Knobs and Deadbolts
apart from what's noted above, make sure you have high quality exit knobs and deadbolts, preferably the more recent'pick proof' models.
It does you little nice to have buttressed your entry frame and hinges if the quality of your locks is poor. By the same principle, good exit locks alone are not going to prevent a exit kick in. You may address and correct all the drawbacks if you are to be completely protected. Fix them now even though it's fresh in your mind. In fact , what's more valuable than your safety, your family's safety and your home? door frame reinforcement
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