Does your garage have windows?
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, at 3:25 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > I have similar concerns for the service door on my garage at the > Flagstaff house. It’s a wooden frame service door, which, with minimal > effort but a lot of noise, could be breached. > > This summer I plan on installing a steel frame/door. Not cheap, but if > properly installed is far more secure and a significant impediment to a > burglar. > > No doubt overkill, as we have little to no crime, and the house and > garage are both well covered with both cameras and lighting. However, > the existing door is pretty shabby to the point where it wouldn’t take > much effort to force it open, even with the current frame and deadbolt. > > -D > >> On Mar 1, 2022, at 12:39 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> How solid is your door? We have had our offices broken into a couple of >> times and the thieves just break the door. I assume they use a sledge hammer >> and just bang the door hard enough near the lock to break a chunk out of the >> door. Solid doors but basically plywood on either side with particle board >> in the middle. >> >> If you have a steel door, it is likely hollow so you may want to reinforce >> the inside of it and the door jamb to prevent that sort of thing. >> >> >>> On 01/03/2022 12:53 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >>> Seems like you could do this anywhere on the hinge side of the door, would >>> not need to remove a hinge screw? >>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, at 1:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>> That reminds me they do sell hinges that do that. They have studs that >>>> stick out and you have to drill holes in the frame and when the door is >>>> closed the studs stick into the holes. >>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
