Just a question in relation to some recent break-ins in the area that were via door kick-in.
I’m aware of enlarging the strike plate on the “handle” side of the door to help distribute the load, however what options are available for the hinge side of the door?
If you can kick the door off the hinges you either have a shitty door frame or one hell of a crazed dude all hepped up on pcp, sprinkle some crack on him johnson
Get a steel door frame and a steel door.
Not so much kicking off the hinges…
Kicking in a door happens by breaking through the frame. Similarly, when that side is reinforced, plan B is to kick in the hinge side. Is the best defense lots of long screws? Or is there something else?
Just thinking through the issue…
Oh, and they are probably on meth, not PCP
someone find out where dane cook is.
wait wat?
i worked at the depot, buy a good door, good locks and long screws, and a mossy-500 shotty. if some one wants to get in, they are going to get it
But they are going to make a hell of a ruckus…
What about sandwiching a nice piece of steel inbetween the boards along the hinge side… and running thicker nails.
Or instead of 3 hinges… run 5?
Longer screws is already on the plan.
Additional hinges would do the same thing I suppose, increase the density. However I think with sufficient anchoring (length of screws and quality of materials) you should be good there due to the high volume of attachment points. Just didn’t know if I was missing something simple.
+1
If you cock it in hearing range they probably wont take another step before turning around.
IDK how serious you are about this… but you could just open up the wall and bolt the hinges in with a steel liner inbetween. which at the top and bottom is bent so run along the floor (anchored into the foundation) and the ceiling (anchored into the think board that runs along the top, I don’t remember its name… ceiling joist?)
That plus a steel door… you are better off bringing a blow torch than anything else. (Or going through the windows lol)
i hear glock makes excellent home security devices.
that was my comment “those glass windows are pretty soft looking”
for when I’m not home smarties!
well, then get a noise maker.
doesn’t nec have to be active with an alarm co to work either…
walter needs a walther.
There are doors with bolts on all four sides. that plus a steel frame - you can tow your house off the foundation by a door handle.
:roflpicard:
well, i couldn’t find a picture of what I was looking for, but found that and couldn’t not share it.
But, more to your point - the interior “cross bar” with a lock cylinder in the middle. Fuck… I don;t feel like drawing it, so think of garage door style handle locks that run the width and hinge/pivot in the middle of the width @ the lock cyl.
similar in idea to this:
Mount heavy bracketing into the jack studs, or even extend out to king studs. Your door will not be kicked in, and you can unlock it from the outside, Though it will probably be a bit unsightly inside the home.
Don’t meth with the devil!
