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Default Reinforced (door) strike plates

As you mention Lowe's, this will help with the deadbolt:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_14604-76018-...B&face tInfo=

I've seen reinforced strike plates for deadbolts. Don't
bother trying to get one for both locks, just do the
deadbolt. If you want a quick and simple, you can pilot
hole and then anchor the deadbolt strike with 3 inch
galvanized deck screws in place of the tiny screws the lock
provided.

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"Wilfred Xavier Pickles" wrote
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Little brick bungalow in a midwest US city. Quikset door
locks.

When I moved in 25+ years ago, everybody had just knob-set
locks on their doors.
Burglars got more active, folks added deadbolts, mostly with
the little
Mickey-Mouse screws holding lite strike plates. Thats what I
got now.

Burglars keep getting worse and worse, just kicking in rear
doors. I need to
reinforce my locks.

I got front and rear doors, each with a knob-set and a
deadbolt. Old lite
strike plates are about 2 1/4 " long. There is about 1 1/2 "
between the
plates on the rear door, about 3" betwixt on the front.

I figure I'd be reasonably secure if I could get, say, a
single very heavy duty
strike plate to handle both locks on each door using 6 or 8
3.5" screws driven
into the 2 2x4's in the door frame.

I checked Lowes and HD online, stopped by 1 hardware store,
called a
locksmith. Doesn't look like they have anything like what I
need (the usual
case).

Any ideas? Whats the best I could do for, say, $20-40 per
door, installing
myself?

Thx,
Will