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The number one way that most burglars will gain entry into a home is through the front, back or garage doors. A knowledgeable crook knows that the garage door is normally the easiest point of entry and the back door after that. And the reason is that either of these doors are usually well hidden from the road and neighbors. Forcing a door open by kicking or "shoulder slamming" it is the most common way for a burglar to invade your home.



The FBI says 73% of all burglars invade a home by simply busting right through the door. What is it about entrance doors that make them so easy for a robber to gain easy access into a home or office? Open your front door and take a look at the door-frame; more specifically the deadbolt and strike plates. This is the weakest part of your door. There is less than an inch of softwood securing the security of your dwelling.



The problem isn't the exterior door, hinges, deadbolt or locks. These items are all pretty strong in and of themselves. It's the door-frame (a.k.a door jamb or door casing) that is the weakest area. Door jambs are most often manufactured from softwood trees such as Pine, Spruce and Fir. These softwoods simply can't resist the power of a 1/2" to 3/4" solid steel deadbolt stem being forcefully slammed against them when a door is kicked or shoulder slammed open. Besides this, most typical door hinges and strike plates are only attached using small, short, weak one-half inch to three-quarter inch screws. This is easy to verify by simply removing one and measuring it for yourself.



How then do you make an exterior doorway more secure? To make your doors more secure, start by beefing up the hardware in the door casings. The simplest and most affordable way to "beef-up" your doors is by installing heavy-duty metal door-casing reinforcement hardware using longer, high-strength screws that tunnel down deep into the wall studs. This will effectively replace those small, weak strike plates that are being held by short, inferior screws.



A top selling door-frame strengthening product is the Door Devil Anti-kick Door Security device. Three important and unique features differentiate this product as way out in front of its competitors. Those distinctive and useful features are strength, ease of installation and guarantee. Let's discuss each one of those features:



1) Each Door Devil kit includes everything you will need to kick-proof one standard-size entry door. The kit includes a 48" steel door-frame reinforcement security unit, 3.5" heavy-duty screws, window decals and a yard sign to announce to any would-be robber that your home is burglar proof. The unit is also engineered with a unique 45 degree edge making it possible to withstand greater kick force while at the same time making the door easier to close after the device has been installed.



2) Installs easily directly onto the existing door-frame. There is no need to disassemble the casing or hardware. The kit also comes with the proper drill bit to make the door security upgrade fast and simple. Typical installation is under 30 minutes per kit.



3) Door Devil comes with a 3x anti kick-in guarantee. No door security product will to stop a determined thief, however, Door Devil has been so rigorously tested, that the manufacturers will refund triple the purchase price if their product is ever defeated. No other door security hardware comes with that kind of manufacturer's endorsement.

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About the author

Teresa Bernard is co-founder and CEO of A1 Self Defense Products. She has written numerous articles on the topic of non-lethal self defense and is consider an expert.

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