On Sep 26, 6:37*am, "Steve B" wrote:
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Just got finished with my last mini-job repairing a steel door that had
been "kicked open". *This is the third "steel" door I have repaired or
replaced in the last two years. *All off these doors were the typical
doorknob and deadbolt combo door that you buy at the bigbox-type building
supply superstore that we see everywhere. *The wood prehung frame for
these doors is incredibly weak -- very, very poor construction from a
security standpoint.

The next time you do a security audit for the protection of your family,
check the entry doors first. *I recommend upgrading to steel doors with
*steel* frames. *If you can't go this route, I would suggest steel
reinforcement for the cheap steel doors commonly available.

Just a thought. *In this day and age........

You cannot protect yourself from a pro. *A good lock man would be in there
within a minute with a $20 set of lock picks. *A crackhead would be in there
in ten seconds with a rock through the window. *It goes from there. *It must
have been a really dumb bad guy, as he took almost the hardest way to get
in, namely kicking in the door.

I would have used the lock picks myself.

Steve

I see. Where did you get trained up in this particular skill?