Installing a home security door can make your house less attractive for criminals than your neighbors’ and let thieves walk straight past.
According to the police, the easiest way for a burglar to get into your house is to simply kick in your door!
Burglars can easily kick in most doors. The lock is usually not the weakest point – it is often the lock plate or the door jamb that gives way when the door is kicked in. For this, you should look at installing door jamb reinforcement.
The panels in the door are often also a point of weakness. Criminals sometimes kick out a panel and then reach in to unlock the door from the inside. Make sure that the outside doors of your house are hollow-core metal or solid wooden doors.
In terms of the locks, make sure that they have a “dead latch” mechanism that prevents them from being slipped open with a credit card.
But, be careful to ensure that your doors can still be quickly and easily opened from the inside by your family in case there is a fire.