Here's a Simple Way to Stop Door Break-ins

Things to note, this thing is part of a system. Therefore, for it to be useful you need: 1. Strong door frame 2. Metal door 3. Long and strong screws 4. Best with a good metal reinforced door catch

maintain your brand. Don't do ads like this. Oh, and when you use the battering ram, you hit the edge with the door locks, never in the center. We both know the center will distribute the force of the battering ram along the hinges and deadbolt/latch, making the battering ram less effective. I love your content but this doesn't feel genuine, sorry.

Thanks for the demonstration. I learned a thing or two.

Awesome. Now we need shutters as well the way things are going

The Doorricade would definitely buy you some time to respond to a home invasion. Good video Jason, thank you.

Like I said before. This is how they did it in the days of castles, because it works.

👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for this video I might get one when I moved in to a new house

I've been thinking about using a 1.5" x 2.5" aluminum bar instead of the pine 2 x 4's that I'm using now, and your demonstration has made up my mind for me. I've been concerned about the soft pine snapping. I use those Stanley brackets and open the holes up to 1/4" and run 1/4" x 4" stainless lag screws.

If I had a crowbar, once I saw the crack open up by the door, I wouldn't have been hitting it anymore; I would have put the crowbar in the opening and used it as a lever to try to force the door open....

Extra safety tips (I used to do door repairs, often from break ins): Entry door - Dead bolts, of course. Also, Extended, elongated strike plates with hardened fasteners being long enough to go into the wall framing. Typical door latches catch at the prefab strike plate, and go into the door jamb which are only 3/4" thick wood. A cross bar (like the video product) is optimal, especially one that has the bracket bar holders fastened to the wall framing, not the door jamb. Sliding Glass Doors - There are, of course, the dowels that go in the door tracks, but more important is a top pin that stops the sliding glass door from being lifted up. It really is that easy unfortunately, to break into a house with a sliding glass door. I am surprised, but glad, that criminals do not use this technique more often.

That looks like a good idea,&a good product. BUT. WHAT ABOUT THE WINDOWS?? Cuz if I was a criminal, that's what I would do if I couldn't get in the front door! Any thoughts??

What about the windows? How to protect those?

NIce product. Use 3" wood screws in the door hinges and the latch plates, that will buy you some time too, and strengthens your frame.

Normally your content is solid. But this one just flops. Either you didn't engage the deadbolt, or your DB strike plate screws don't go all the way through the trim into the studs. Either way, anyone could bust through the door. Fail. And unless the dooricade bracket screws also go all the way into the studs, it will be useless. Echoing what has been said below, hitting in the center of the door doesn't give the harshest result. And what about the windows? Further, regarding a safe room...unless you also replace drywall with thick plywood, they could bust right through it. Bottom line...you have to put more effort than this to truly protect your home and family. If I'm an intruder, I'm not beating the door with the bar...I'm just going to pry it open...makes less noise. Sorry, but you should have put more forethought into this one before recording it. I think you are probably more knowledgeable than this.

Thanx Jason. Great video. God bless you and your family.

I could have broke this door in, I know this for a fact. To secure a door , buy 2 4ft x 2in. Flat pieces of metal . Drill holes at each end and 4 to 6in apart on the door frame and the door it's self. Use 6in flat head screws. You should also put longer screws in for the hinges . The hinges give out easier with short screws also when you attach the metal plates along the door jams you will need to make holes by using a drill press to get started for the locks. Make sure you have a dead bolt with a long throw and has a inner steel bar. If you have any type of glass make sure it's a double key lock. Make sure you have keys close by in case you need to open 8n a hurry, but don't leave them to were other know where they are. Adding this bar would help but use long screws to attach the fittings. Screws that are usually used on locks are only a few inches long so they only go into a small section of wood of the door jam. Putting in the 6 inch screws with larger threads will not just be attached to the door molding and thin wood but into the inner framing also. If your having a new door installed have them install the metal bars under the wood. You can also put a large bottom door lock that goes into the floor with a push of your foot. I help a friend install one we made with a railroad spike. Worked great. Remember when doors were made of at least 3 inches of solid wood like in the older homes with the huge draw doors separating rooms and such. They weren't that good at securing. I was showing my brother- in- law how to throw how to punch. I'm a martial artist . They had a dart board on one of the thick wood doors I mentioned. I showed them real slow how to stand and I hit the bullseye just to demonstrate. The I hit it with a punch used in martial arts without putting any muscle or twist into it. I hit it just as if I was teaching a beginner how to do the 1st basic punch that is taught. I split the door down the middle from top to bottom. Just the part with the hinges were left hanging. A friend couldn't get in to their home asked if I could get in. I said I'd try but it would break the wood. This door was metal just like the door he's using. I did just a quick front snap kick right where the deadbolt and reg door handle lock. It opened up so easy and I didn't put much force behind it. Only thing was they had to replace the wood and all. I told them my idea which they had put in just as I explained. The people who put the door in told them that know one was going to be getting in that door very easy. The girls father was a sheriff he looked at it and told them it was very secure that even swat or fire dept would have a problem opening the door. I can tell you how easy it is to get into a sliding glass door even with a stop bar. A garage door is very easy to open,even if the side slide lock is used. Best for window protection is to have duel or 3 panel windows. They are more difficult to break but if someone does it makes a great deal of noise. Between the glass plates have pressure and when a glass is broke it is loud enough it would scare a person trying to break to break in. Put a sign in the windows or sticker that your home has wireless alarm system. Install cameras to where they can be seen but not able to reach. Install cameras that charge from small solar panels. If power goes off you still have cameras. You can pay and have a wireless system even if power goes out it will still be working and also all can be used with cell phone while at home or away. Look up info, I'm sure there is some info on doing your doors this way. The world is a mess and it is just going to get worse. Prepare yourself as much as possible. But look at it this way if someone really wants to get in they will. If someone really wants to hurt you I can happen without breaking in. Bullets go through walls to easy. I have a friend who not only has a wireless alarm but has a horn on top of his home that will go off if a intruder tries to get in, or it can be set off with his cell phone and his rooms have buttons in hidden but easy to get to buttons to push if your inside. This thing is loud. It will wake up neighbors all around his home. Everything runs on electric but is also backed up by small solar panels.

A great accessory to install when you have the Police arriving at 6am to carry out a search, it gives you time to wake up, take a shower and have breakfast before they can open it. 😅

The doorcade seems like a good idea to buy time but what door and locks would you recommend Jason?

How secure is that window?

Nobody I know swings a crowbar at / kicks the center of a door. Same with a battering ram- swing it at the lock side. Try it again & see what happens