How To Secure Screen French Doors From Burglars
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How to secure screen french doors from burglars. If you re considering installing french doors or if you already have them here are some important measures you can take to keep your home secure. How to secure a french door from burglary. Many french doors feature a simple lock joining the active and inactive doors together in the middle. Unfortunately there is no way to burglar proof a french door.
First of all yes you can make the door kick proof with better deadbolts and plates that screw deep into the beams of the house rather than the shallow door buck but security bars are useless because the burglar can look through the door to see the bar and simply break a pane of glass and pull back. In that case even if you reinforce the glass the burglar can exploit this weakness instead. Some burglars can do this even if the fixed door is bolted to the floor. Permanently lock the fixed door the fixed door on many french doors is held closed by a pair of barrel bolts that sink into.
The burglar can then open the door from the inside by reaching the handle. So to secure a french door you need to reinforce the glass. How to secure french doors from burglars french doors are one of the weakest security points in your home due to two individual doors meeting in the middle. When they are not properly locked or the locks provided during the installation have not been modified these doors can be made to easily swing open even when the deadbolt and door lever.
Improve security by adding slide or barrel bolts to the top and bottom of the inactive door. On top of that french doors often have a euro cylinder lock which can be easily snapped. Always lock your doors. Burglars know this which is why french doors are more frequently targeted and can be a vulnerability to your home s security.
Mikea july 18 2017 at 12 47 pm.