Preventing back doors being smashed in?
Discussion
Burglars like security lights as they can see what they are doing better, CCTV is great too if you want lasting pointless footage of your house being burgled which you can watch over and over again, even show your friends on Facebook.
If you spend some money on a roller shutter that will encourage them to go elsewhere. Decent security is expensive and not usually pretty, anything cheap and discrete generally doesn't have much effect.
Burglars come in different grades, you might stop an opportunist with some trinkets, but not a Pro without getting serious.
Making it look like there is someone in watching TV is reasonably effective.
If you spend some money on a roller shutter that will encourage them to go elsewhere. Decent security is expensive and not usually pretty, anything cheap and discrete generally doesn't have much effect.
Burglars come in different grades, you might stop an opportunist with some trinkets, but not a Pro without getting serious.
Making it look like there is someone in watching TV is reasonably effective.
London bar and birmingham bar - google them. They reinforce the frame.
Change to a decent composite is another option but more costly. Then they will likely target the windows so sash jammers and laminated glass to make it harder to get through.
Basically the aim is to make it harder to conquer than all of the other houses then they will pick on another one instead.
I think lighting and cctv come after the physical security because the lighting helps them see and CCTV is bypassed by a balaclava/hoodie.
Lots of good info on here https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/
Change to a decent composite is another option but more costly. Then they will likely target the windows so sash jammers and laminated glass to make it harder to get through.
Basically the aim is to make it harder to conquer than all of the other houses then they will pick on another one instead.
I think lighting and cctv come after the physical security because the lighting helps them see and CCTV is bypassed by a balaclava/hoodie.
Lots of good info on here https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/
Timber door - london bar - basically a strip of steel screwed top to bottom up the lock side of the door frame - prevents the timber frame around the lock keep giving way when the door's booted - but it can then mean the door will split around the lock instead, unless you fit steel around that too, or add extra keyed door bolts top and bottom. Hinge bolts as already said, if the door opens outwards with accessible hinges.
upvc - assuming you've fitted decent handles and barrels not much will upgrade it short of a grille over the panels or an ugly steel exterior lockable screen door.
Patio glazing - security film will slow them down if not put them off completely. Plus good locks, lighting, anti-lift devices for sliders etc. A lot of bifolds are designed with interlocking grooves in the frames to prevent access via hinge pin removal, a crowbar would still probably do it though, if the plantpot bounces off the security filmed glazing.
I have a crappy upvc back door which is rarely used and am thinking of an upgrade to this - http://www.ajsteeldoors.co.uk/en/products/panelled...
Very sad that this can all be necessary. b
ds.
upvc - assuming you've fitted decent handles and barrels not much will upgrade it short of a grille over the panels or an ugly steel exterior lockable screen door.
Patio glazing - security film will slow them down if not put them off completely. Plus good locks, lighting, anti-lift devices for sliders etc. A lot of bifolds are designed with interlocking grooves in the frames to prevent access via hinge pin removal, a crowbar would still probably do it though, if the plantpot bounces off the security filmed glazing.
I have a crappy upvc back door which is rarely used and am thinking of an upgrade to this - http://www.ajsteeldoors.co.uk/en/products/panelled...
Very sad that this can all be necessary. b
ds.Emanresu said:
Drill a small hole in the floor just behind the door and drop a few inches of rebar into it. If anyone tries to kick the door in, it's just going to keep bouncing back at them unless they smash the door itself. Door bars etc are just weak.
No good when you are out (when most burglaries occur), or if you have wooden floors.Hang On said:
oilbethere said:
If they want to get in they'll smash a window. Sadly no house is secure. Security lighting and CCTV is the best bet.
Yes. Common method nowadays seems to be just lob a chunk of concrete through the French door windows. Blast proof glass should prevent that.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff