Outside door reinforcement

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Seems to be a bit of a trend for scumbags to quickly kick in front/back doors and waltz right in giving the home owner little to no time to deal with the situation. I think I have decent deadbolts and decent sized screws in frame but under no illusion that a few kicks would gain entry to my home.
Wondering what you all are doing different to slow down this type of situation.
 
@Chdamn had a similar thread a while back. Had some really good ideas in it. Hopefully he will remember it because I can’t find it at the moment

Edit: I have storm doors on both exterior doors that I lock each night. They would have to break the glass before they could get to the doors, which should give me a little extra warning
 
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I have an angle iron bracket on each side of the door frame mounted with 3 x 3/8" lag bolts and a 1" square tubing bar across the door laying in the brackets.

3" screws in my deadbolt catch held up to someone trying to kick in my back door the reason I made the above setup. The metal door with wood inside actually caved in and split the wood, but they did not get in.
 
I have hanger bolts sunk on each side of the door and a piece of 2” angle iron across the door. Door can be broken, but can’t be opened.
 
All of our exterior doors have a Nightlock installed, can find them on Amazon, also have one on our bedroom door.
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Our exterior door jambs are reinforced with the door jamb armor kits of some brand, maybe Door Armor or EZ Armor.
 
I have an angle iron bracket on each side of the door frame mounted with 3 x 3/8" lag bolts and a 1" square tubing bar across the door laying in the brackets.

3" screws in my deadbolt catch held up to someone trying to kick in my back door the reason I made the above setup. The metal door with wood inside actually caved in and split the wood, but they did not get in.
Glad to hear a firsthand account of 3” screws into the studs actually works.
I’ve read many places that some #8-10 3” screws would add tons of kick-in resistance and have been using this cheap and easy tip (hinge and lock sides) for years, but never heard of a firsthand account.
 
Door armor: (link) by Armor concepts. Per the demonstration videos it will even withstand a battering ram, assuming it’s not a wood door.
 
I have three exterior doors, one which NEVER gets used (in the garage), the other two either have lots of glass in them or have full length windows on the sides of the doors.
For the one in the garage I did the brackets to put a 2x4 or something similar in. UNFORTUNATELY I cant put a 2x4 in, but no worries, Ive filled that with some metal tubing that shouldnt give way as thick as it is.
 
@Chdamn had a similar thread a while back. Had some really good ideas in it. Hopefully he will remember it because I can’t find it at the moment

Edit: I have storm doors on both exterior doors that I lock each night. They would have to break the glass before they could get to the doors, which should give me a little extra warning

It was so long ago I think it was at the other place.

But what I used was “kick proof door” systems on all of my exterior doors.

For the doors leading from the main house to the bedrooms I just put metal loops with 4 inch screws into the wall on both sides of the door and I slide a steel pipe into them.

Each one of these can be defeated but not fast. It will just make a lot of noise and take a minute or two on the exterior doors and at least 30 seconds on the interior doors. Plenty of time to wake up and get ready.

Those kick proof doors are tough to defeat even with the little hand held rams the police carry. Basically they have to break the door apart slowly.
 
Be careful with the 3" screws. They get enough torque to deform the wooden door frame. Just snug them up. I also have kick bars on both exterior doors. They work best with smooth floors.
 
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Each one of these can be defeated but not fast. It will just make a lot of noise and take a minute or two on the exterior doors and at least 30 seconds on the interior doors. Plenty of time to wake up and get ready.
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Key idea here! Anything can be defeated BUT the warning and precious time it gives you is what counts!
 
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