Home Security On my mind again

[pennwalk]

Having a solid door and deadbolt and a kick proof jamb does make me sleep a bit better

I haven't focused on doors yet except to make sure the the doors are locked and the deadbolts are in. One of our doors has a metal plate wrapped around the lock area. If I remember right one thing to do is is check to see that there are long screws in the strike plate. That would be easy enough to change. I have seen how useless the normal short screws that come with lock hardware are when the kids busted into the barn this winter. I am wondering if I need to think about replacing the old wood doors with modern metal doors. This whole situation is taking a lot of getting used to,

Chris

 

[pennwalk]

Ours has gone off once in 22 years and that was because someone broke into the garage

Moss,
I was wondering about the garage door. Our house has an attached garage so if you are in the garage you are almost in the house and you would be out of sight. How did they get through your garage door?

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

The long screws for the strike plate is part of the kick proof jamb setup. Any solid wood door should work well for a safety interior door. Even if you had metal.. the jamb abd hinge side will still be the weak points.. even the reinforced ones.


Soundguy

Having a solid door and deadbolt and a kick proof jamb does make me sleep a bit better

I haven't focused on doors yet except to make sure the the doors are locked and the deadbolts are in. One of our doors has a metal plate wrapped around the lock area. If I remember right one thing to do is is check to see that there are long screws in the strike plate. That would be easy enough to change. I have seen how useless the normal short screws that come with lock hardware are when the kids busted into the barn this winter. I am wondering if I need to think about replacing the old wood doors with modern metal doors. This whole situation is taking a lot of getting used to,

Chris

 

[MossRoad]

All I'm looking for is that critical few extra seconds to get me home defender ready.

My kid's toys all over the place will slow anyone down that doesn't have night vision. I can hardly make it to the bathroom without tripping over some toy with wheels. Legos barefoot is no treat, either.

 

[MossRoad]

Ours has gone off once in 22 years and that was because someone broke into the garage

Moss,
I was wondering about the garage door. Our house has an attached garage so if you are in the garage you are almost in the house and you would be out of sight. How did they get through your garage door?

Chris

It was a fiberglass door. They just twisted the latch and it broke the fiberglass. Then when they pulled the latch out, that pulled the cables that pull the latches at both ends and up it goes. I had an infrared emitter/receiver on one side of the garage that bounced off a reflector that was attached to the door, then back. It also covered the service entrance door. If the service door opened in, it broke the beam. If the garage door went up, it moved the reflector. Covered two doors with one device. I also had an extra siren mounted in the garage on the ceiling. That probably scared the carp out of them (if they were fish eaters, of course ).