Door Reinforcement

You can’t argue the laws of physics

The weakest part of any structure will break when enough pressure is applied. This same basic principal applies to doors. The bottom line is that the weakest part on your door is going to break if it is kicked hard enough. We learned this the hard way, when we were developing our first product six years ago and through a lot of subsequent testing. If you do not reinforce your door jamb or the lock area on the door and hinges, your door can still be kicked in! If you are buying a product to stop a kick-in, you are wasting your money if you do not reinforce all three week points on your door. Our Door Security solutions come as a kit because that is the only way they work.

Buyer Beware

Any company who tells you that reinforcing one area on your door is sufficient has never really tested what they are trying to sell you. Competitive products make a lot of false claims on their web sites that can cost you dearly. We encourage you to view competitor sites and make your own determination of who is being truthful with their customers.

The difference between perception and reality

If door protection were not necessary, we would not provide it because it costs us more. If longer screws were adequate to prevent hinges from being kicked-in, that is all we would provide, because it would cost us much less. However, we know that both of these are necessary because OUR PRODUCT FAILED when Door Shields and Hinge Shields were not used. Everything that we tell our customers about doors and their weakness is based on years of personal experience and testing.

Jamb Protection

The Jamb is almost always the first thing to break when a door is kicked. Jamb Wrapping technology not only provides the best protection but also allows you to repair even the most severely damaged jambs.
A broken door jamb can mean the loss of property, threat of bodily harm, or, at the very least, an expensive repair job. Also, statistics show that houses that have been burglarized before are far more likely to be burglarized again.
While competitive solutions stop at reinforcing the jamb, we learned the hard way that a strong jamb alone will only lead to a split
door or kicked-in hinges. If screws alone were sufficient to stop hinges from being kicked-in, that is all we would provide. Again, this is the difference between actually testing a product and simply telling customers what they want to hear.
We tried longer screws and they did not work, which is why we developed the hinge shields, which are PATENTED.

Door Protection

You can’t argue the laws of physics

The weakest part of any structure will break when enough pressure is applied. This same principal applies to a door. We are often asked if our Door Shields are really necessary, especially when using a steel door. This picture shows what 3 or 4 good kicks will do to your door when only the jamb has been reinforced.If you do not use door protection your door will split if it is kick hard enough.This is not an opinion, it is a fact.
How do we know that the competition is less than honest in their claims?

Every test that we have ever conducted has produced similar results. How is it that our competition claims that their products have never failed? Simple, their warranty only covers the jamb not breaking. If your door splits and you are robbed, they simply ignore the claim because their products only warranty against jamb failure. Their claims are very easy to make because they know that an unprotected door will split long before a protected jamb.

This is the difference between a company that truly cares about its customers and others that just want to sell a product.

Hinge Protection

We learned the hard way that if you do not protect your hinges, they are just as likely to get kicked in. We also learned that just adding longer screws does not work.
We have always questioned how competitors could have tested their products when they have not discovered this simple fact. We learned this very early on in our testing.
If screws alone were sufficient to stop hinges from being kicked-in, that is all we would provide.Again, this is the difference between actually testing a product and simply telling customers what they want to hear.
We tried longer screws and they did not work, which is why we developed the hinge shields, which are PATENTED.

Locks

A little common sense please

If you believe that a $10 deadbolt is going to protect your home, you are simply kidding yourself. Cheap locks are just that…Cheap! Take them apart and you will find that the insides are made of plastic.

What is “good enough”

Again, the weakest part of the door will break when kicked. If you reinforce all of the weak parts on a door, the lock will become the weakest link. In testing our Door Jamb Armor solution, we broke multiple deadbolts, which is how we learned that you get what you pay for when it comes to a deadbolt.

Making the Grade

Locks are available in different grades, which relate to their construction and durability. These grades are a measure of application suitability. Most commercial applications require either Grade 1 or Grade 2 locking products.

Because security, protection from vandalism, durability under heavy usage and other considerations are important, the greater strength of Grade 1 locks makes them the best choice for securing your home. Grade 2 products are adequate for lighter duty, such as storage closets or doors where security is less of an issue. They will keep people from walking through a door, but they provide much less protection against deliberate force than Grade 1 products. We strongly recommend grade 1 locks.