Front Door Security Hardware - Make the Burglar Unwelcome

Your front door can create quite an impression. Someone visiting your home has to walk up to it and knock, or give the bell a punch. A tired, weak looking, unwelcoming door perhaps with peeling paint, may give the impression that the home behind the door is not so well looked after. That may not be so, but it is the impression it gives.

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Your front door can make an impression upon someone else too. This person will find a tired and weak looking door very welcoming. He will be pleased to note that the door is not that strong, and neither is the frame. He will delight in the lack of front door security hardware. This person is a burglar.

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Forcing an exterior door is not the only way burglars break in of course, but a weak door is almost an open invitation.

There would be little point in fitting the very best security hardware to a flimsy front door set in a weak frame. The door and frame both have to be tough enough for the job. All the hardware that you fit needs to be of exterior quality. The front door security hardware will be your locks and hinges, also fitting a peephole door viewer will be a good security measure.

Make the lock a good quality deadbolt mortised into the door. Don't skimp money on the hinges, these too need to be tough quality and fitted correctly with good long screws.

Good locks and hinges, on a tough exterior quality door in a strong frame. Now what impression is that burglar going to get? He is going to get the message that he would have a heck of a tough time busting in your door. He will not feel welcomed at all, and it is quite likely he'll go off in search of another, less secure, door.

Hopefully the burglar will not now be looking at another of your exterior doors such as your patio doors or your garage doors. All of the doors to your home need to be secure enough to keep the burglar out.

The rest of the hardware, the mail flap, house numbers, knocker, etcetera, you can get to match up with your front door security hardware. Brass, antique bronze, brushed or polished copper and many more finishes are available.

Now you have a secure front door that looks welcoming to the visitors that you do want to come calling.

Front Door Security Hardware - Make the Burglar Unwelcome

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