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Any recommendations for really high security door locks?

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tnitsuj

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I need to buy some quality high security exterior door locks for my new place. Any hardware gurus here>?
 
do you have metal or metal core doors? if not, won't they just saw a hole in your door, instead of trying to get past "high security exterior door locks" ?

a cordless saws all will make a hole in a normal door in about 10 seconds
 
High security door locks for resedential don't really exist. They can be pick proof, but a good kick will snap the 3/4" of pine keeping your door shut easily.

The best you can do is buy a good hard to pick lock (such as schlage), use the deadbolt, and make or buy a metal jamb reinforcement plate. If you want good security, get a commercial door in a steel frame, but a lot of towns don't allow these, as the Police/Fire can't break them down fast enough in an emergency

If you have a window in your house, you just screwed yourself. Granted, the window will make some noize when it is shattered.

<--- Door &amp; Hardware Guru.
 
Medco cylendars are the best in the business. As close to pick-proof as it gets in common hardware.

I don't think they make complete lock sets, you put in something like a Schlage lockset then have Medco barrels &amp; pinsets put in it.

A good alarm with a resonable lock is a better way to go. You need to make it hard enough to get in that the alarm will be effective and reduce the chance of a "smash &amp; grab."

A lot of home entrys are: Break-in, dash to the bedrooms (and kitchen to get the jewelry in the fridge, ('cause noone would think to look there ... except everyone knows it) sweep the bedroom dressers &amp; bathrooms (where the rings &amp; stuff comes off to get cleaned up) then a dash out the door just after the alarm goes off (typical alarm is a 40 - 45 second delay).

If you have keyed deadbolts (versus a knob to unlock) then they are usually forced out the same way they came in, but it can be a "Bad Thing" in case of fire. If you use keyed deadbolts, you should have a key hidden, but handy, in case of emergency.

FWIW

Scott



 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
do you have metal or metal core doors? if not, won't they just saw a hole in your door, instead of trying to get past "high security exterior door locks" ?

a cordless saws all will make a hole in a normal door in about 10 seconds
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And unless the frame is really strong, a good swift kick will take care of it.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: FoBoT
do you have metal or metal core doors? if not, won't they just saw a hole in your door, instead of trying to get past "high security exterior door locks" ?

a cordless saws all will make a hole in a normal door in about 10 seconds
Click to expand...

And unless the frame is really strong, a good swift kick will take care of it.
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I was able to shatter the entire wooden doorframe to my house at the age of 14, and I never worked out, played sports, etc. Anyone can break the common door in within a couple seconds.
 
I use Schalge on my rental properties. One thing I like about their deadbolts is that they have a 1/16" steel plate and 2 1/2" screws that will go into the stud. If the door is shimmed properly, that makes it much more difficult to kick it in.
 
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