Level Up Your Home Security - Front Doors & Locks
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2020
- The underlying principle behind any good security plan is making your home a harder target, causing would-be criminals to look elsewhere.
It doesn’t take much to level up your home security, here are a few simple tips to get you started.
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I have that window next to my front door and had the same concerns you mentioned about someone breaking the window and opening the door. I have that door armor and long screws reinforcing my door, but they are useless if someone breaks that window and just gives my door a reach-around. My solutions/recommendations:
-Installed 3M shatter-resistant film over the window. Not full proof, but will provide valuable time.
-I use Simply Safe as my security system. They have awesome features, one of which is a glass break sensor. This will activate your alarm system at the sound of breaking glass.
-Another recommendation: Don't hang your keys on a wall near a window like this at your front door. All too often I see people that have key holders right at their front door. All a bad guy needs to do is break the window and grab the keys to your car/house.
thanks for brining up the window next to the door. I also have one and have never heard of shatter resistant film...this is going to help me increase my security. Many thanks,
I would recommend Mul-t-lock if you're looking for an amazing lock. Also for the small windows by your door, they make these films that you apply to the inside and outside of the window and prevent the window from breaking and shattering.
Legit!!!...good stuff....Thanks.
Glass in a door or next to a door is a design flaw in the house that needs to be fixed. If your spouse says, "but it's pretty," the proper response is: "pretty deadly."
I would say that having windows that look out toward the door aren't necessarily bad if done well but glass in the door is asking for trouble for sure heh
@@3nertia I agree. As nice as it would be to live in a castle and have stone walls with no ground floor windows, that isn't much of an option this side of the pond. Just as long as someone can't tape up a few squard feet of glass and pop it out quietly for access to your inside door knob, I think you're good. Be the harder target and all that.
@@warrenphilips8441
There are screens that go over your windows that make them very hard to get into short of using a grinder. They don't look like hard to get into.
I enjoy your video very much however humbly request you set your whiteboard not in an angle to the camera but in a position where it can be viewed even by someone like myself with aging eyes. Keep up the good work.
In addition to what's suggested, install appropriate strike plates, with long screws. Do one of the two following:
- If installing a new door, order it with a 3 point locking mechanism. They are often built so that one cylinder will operate all deadbolts simultaneously. Extra points if the high and low bolts are hooks.
- If retrofitting an existing door, install a second deadbolt around 15~20 inches from the ground, and a 3rd deadbolt on the high part of your door, ideally 15~20 inches from the top, lower a bit if that's unreachable.
The idea is to give your door extra anchor points to dissipate more evenly the energy from a frontal or a backward kick.
For your side window (as for any window on the outdoor perimeter), install a thick security window film both inside and outside. It's an effective intrusion retardant.
Great tips here. I knew about door shield but not nest door. Can you recommend a lock company that makes the kind of locks you talked about?
Instablaster...
The dbl cylinder deadbolts are a concern for a fire safety exit. Would layers of window film help against "slow down" someone from reaching into the glass panel and unlocking a single cylinder deadbolt lock?
If you do have an exterior door that swings outward, it is very important to reinforce the hinges to prevent a criminal from popping the pins out and bypassing the lock altogether. Security hinges or jamb pins are a must.
To give an example, I had a neighbor once who's house had a side door that led out to his pool in this backyard, because it was located in a hallway it opened outward.
That is an improper installation of an exterior door - the hinges should *NEVER* be accessible from the outside ...
There are hinges that hide inside and allow the door to swing whichever way you'd like
All you need to do is replace the hinges with "NRP" hinges. NRP = Non Removable Pin
Simple.
Its against fire code to have double cylinders deadbolts. What happens if the house is on fire and little Johnny put the key in his pocket instead of the table beside the door.
doors, why not open out? true then the hinges are on the outside , can this be fixed , i bet it can, also a sign face towaed o enemy
Bryan Black can speak Braille.
Are y'all selling those water bottles in the background?
Nice illustrations but because you placed the camera 20 ft away we can’t really see your nice illustrations. Nice.
All exterior doors should open out rather than in.
I completely agree not only for security reasons but mainly for safety purpose.
Except that the hinges on most standard doors would then be exposed requiring special hinges - otherwise that is, in most cases, improper installation of an exterior door ...
@@3nertia correct but there are alternatives I am sure
@@3nertia , Yes, if you purchase a pre-hung out swing exterior you should specify "NRP" hinges. (Non Removable Pin)
Simple.
If you ever notice you'll see that most exterior security doors always swing out. There are alway an exception to that but they are more secure.
Most of the rest of the world have their exterior doors swing out.
America likes their doors to swing in because it's much easier for the police to break down your front door with a hand held battering ram.
I build and install doors for a living.
@@GooogleGoglee , Out swing exterior doors with the proper hardware are much more secure than in swing doors.
Of course the ability to "Panic Out" is another benefit of an out swing door.
No security camera should ever *require* a freakin' subscription :/
That the capitalist wet dream, the reoccurring monthly charge. LOL
@@areuaware6842 Sadly ...
You can do all those things with a ring doorbell