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submitted by parriabugmake 911 days ago
"Front Door Security Tips - three ways to Stop Home Intruders from Kicking In Doors!

The FBI says A home is attacked every 12 seconds by somebody going right thru a front or back exit. Secure your doors.'

the best way for a someone to destroy in to your home is to just kick in the entryway. The is the way that the majority of home attackers and burglars enter a home. In fact, they come right thru the door over seventy pc of the time...and eighty percent of the time the door frame fails, not the door locks as most people believe.

Just How Does someone Kick In the Door?

most often 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 a person 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 entry as it lets him see who may be watching him from the street and beyond, plus it can open a door in a split 2nd when done in the right way.

The 4 Reasons Why Doors are able to Be Kicked In So Easily...

1. Most door frames on houses are nothing less than two 2' by 4' pine studs nailed together and covered with thin ornamental wood trim.

2. Most door knobs and deadbolts are poorly secured in the door .

three. Most door hinges are held to the entryway and door frame with screws about one in. long or less. ( Go remove a screw from one of your door hinges and you'll see )

four. Most door frames have a tiny, thin, weak strike plate that is held in with screws less than one inch long.

How to Correct puny entry Latch and entry Frame Problems...

there's very little realistically that you can do to correct the fact that your walls and door frames are made from soft wood 2' by 4' studs. It's just a fact that most houses are created in this fashion. But what can be done is to strengthen all the puny areas which are the most prone to fail.

1. Put a metal entryway guard over the areas where your door knob and deadbolt are that reaches to the edge of the entryway. This deters the door knob latch and deadbolt come from having the ability to be broken out of the door.

two. Replace the short characteristic one in. screws in the hinges with 2.5' long screws in the hinge side going to the door frame and put 1.5' screws in the hinge side that attaches to the entryway. This deters the hinged side of the entry from having the ability to be kicked out.

3. Replace the small one to three in. strike plates on the door frame with a 5 foot metal door re-strengthening product such as the exit Security Pro entry Security Guard ( available from : http://www.doorsecuritypro.com ). This prevents the latch side of the entryway from having the ability to be kicked open. This 5' metal strike plate serves a dual purpose. It replaces the little weak strike plates with something much stronger and it deters weak gateway frames made from soft wood from splitting. 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 repair a damaged exit frame.

door Knobs and Deadbolts

apart from what's noted above, make sure you have top quality entryway knobs and deadbolts, preferably the more modern'pick proof' models.

It does you little nice to have buttressed your exit frame and hinges if the standard of your locks is poor. By the same principle, good gateway locks alone aren't going to prevent a entry kick in. You should address and correct all the weaknesses if you are to be absolutely protected.

The old saying...'An oz. of prevention is worth a pound of cure' very definitely applies when considering your door frames and exit locks. Fix them now although it's fresh in your mind's eye. In fact , what's more valuable than your safety, your family's safety and your home?"

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