How to Absolutely Over Secure Your Doors to Your Home

I am truly amazed at how easy it is to kick a door in. This article will teach you how to OVER SECURE your doors.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Screw Driver
• Hammer
• 20d (20 penny) Ringshank Nails.

1. 
   Door Striker Plate

   Remove those cheesy little 1 inch brass screws from the striker plate on your door jamb and your hinges attached to the hinge side of the door jamb.

2. 
   Galvanized 20d Ring-shank Nail

   Replace those wimpy little screws with a 20d Ring-shank Nail (20 penny is about 6 inches long. Or you can use a 30d Ring-shank Nail.

3. 
   More secure to drive through the 2 studs than just a piece of 1' x 4"

   The idea is to drive the nail through the 1" x 4" piece of wood that we call the "jamb". Drive the nail through the jamb and through the Jack Stud AND the King Stud.

Tips & Warnings

• As you near the surface with the head of the nail, take care not to miss.

[goldiec]

on 3/1/2009 Thank you for the tip. We have cameras, an alarm system and a dog but I don't want intruders coming in in the first place.

[Gourmet2Go]

on 1/19/2009 Thanks for information, I know it is easy to kick in a door I did it when I was 6 months pregnant because I was locked out. Made me think twice about the security of my house!

[bg8510]

on 11/24/2008 Thanks for the tip!

[LoLoBug]

on 11/9/2008 I need to do this. Thank you for showing me how easy it is to make my home more safe.

[djvaughn2]

on 10/20/2008 No one is breaking in now!!!! Thanks 5*****