By martin underwood.
Are glass front doors secure.
There are lots of things that go into making your home and especially your front door secure sturdy building materials high quality locks maybe an alarm system.
If your home has an exterior door fitted with glass panels or there are glass panels next to an exterior door you have a home security risk.
Naturally you won t find many glass security doors since glass is a major vulnerability.
Before buying door security equipment start by measuring your door s thickness height and width to pick the right option for your home.
Exterior doors with glass panels a security risk.
That said glass security doors do exist but are usually insanely expensive.
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They are fitted to open out toward the point of ingress so kicking attacks that rely on pushing the door open are less likely to work.
But not all exterior doors for homes are alike.
To improve your front door security put another door in front of your door.
The standard front door is between 30 to 36 inches wide and up to 80 inches tall.
Square tube pickets for added stability and intruder deterrence.
If you have a door like this a burglar can simply break the pane of glass closest to the knob reach in and turn the deadbolt and handle.
But the truth is the most secure front doors do not have windows or glass and should not have sidelights especially on the lock side and have a peephole camera.
There are things to consider among them are the cost maintenance appearance energy efficiency and how effective they are to.
Because we have little children i worried about them not being able to find the key and get out of the house in the event of a fire.
One option is to install a two sided keyed entry deadbolt lock.
The powder coat finish complements the handsome design and coordinates well with a variety of exteriors.
Glass panels in exterior doors allow daylight into what may otherwise be a dark and gloomy.
But sometimes there are weak spots such as glass doors that make security more challenging.
This door is made from steel with 1 2 in.
However remember each door is different.
Since most security doors are solid non hollow steel or hardwood breaking them down is also unreasonably difficult.