Level Up Your Home Security - Front Doors & Locks

All exterior doors should open out rather than in.

I enjoy your video very much however humbly request you set your whiteboard not in an angle to the camera but in a position where it can be viewed even by someone like myself with aging eyes. Keep up the good work.

Glass in a door or next to a door is a design flaw in the house that needs to be fixed. If your spouse says, "but it's pretty," the proper response is: "pretty deadly."

Great tips here. I knew about door shield but not nest door. Can you recommend a lock company that makes the kind of locks you talked about?

If you do have an exterior door that swings outward, it is very important to reinforce the hinges to prevent a criminal from popping the pins out and bypassing the lock altogether. Security hinges or jamb pins are a must.

To give an example, I had a neighbor once who's house had a side door that led out to his pool in this backyard, because it was located in a hallway it opened outward.

No security camera should ever require a freakin' subscription :/

Nice illustrations but because you placed the camera 20 ft away we can’t really see your nice illustrations. Nice.

Its against fire code to have double cylinders deadbolts. What happens if the house is on fire and little Johnny put the key in his pocket instead of the table beside the door.

doors, why not open out? true then the hinges are on the outside , can this be fixed , i bet it can, also a sign face towaed o enemy

Are y'all selling those water bottles in the background?

You can do all those things with a ring doorbell

In addition to what's suggested, install appropriate strike plates, with long screws. Do one of the two following:
- If installing a new door, order it with a 3 point locking mechanism. They are often built so that one cylinder will operate all deadbolts simultaneously. Extra points if the high and low bolts are hooks.
- If retrofitting an existing door, install a second deadbolt around 15~20 inches from the ground, and a 3rd deadbolt on the high part of your door, ideally 15~20 inches from the top, lower a bit if that's unreachable.
The idea is to give your door extra anchor points to dissipate more evenly the energy from a frontal or a backward kick.

For your side window (as for any window on the outdoor perimeter), install a thick security window film both inside and outside. It's an effective intrusion retardant.

Bryan Black can speak Braille.

The dbl cylinder deadbolts are a concern for a fire safety exit. Would layers of window film help against "slow down" someone from reaching into the glass panel and unlocking a single cylinder deadbolt lock?

I have that window next to my front door and had the same concerns you mentioned about someone breaking the window and opening the door. I have that door armor and long screws reinforcing my door, but they are useless if someone breaks that window and just gives my door a reach-around. My solutions/recommendations:
-Installed 3M shatter-resistant film over the window. Not full proof, but will provide valuable time.
-I use Simply Safe as my security system. They have awesome features, one of which is a glass break sensor. This will activate your alarm system at the sound of breaking glass.
-Another recommendation: Don't hang your keys on a wall near a window like this at your front door. All too often I see people that have key holders right at their front door. All a bad guy needs to do is break the window and grab the keys to your car/house.

I would recommend Mul-t-lock if you're looking for an amazing lock. Also for the small windows by your door, they make these films that you apply to the inside and outside of the window and prevent the window from breaking and shattering.

Legit!!!...good stuff....Thanks.