On 05/02/2017 19:09, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:03:21 -0000, Mr Pounder Esquire
wrote:

newshound wrote:
On 2/5/2017 6:04 PM, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Last night at about 9PM in the dark there was a knock at the front
door. People never seem to see the door bell.
It was this dairy guy asking me if I'd like him to deliver milk. I
politely asked him if he could tell the time, he said "Sorry" and
cleared off. If this had been 5 or 6 VERY big lads intent on no good I
could have
been in trouble, even though I'm a big guy.

Question is:
Are these door chains that can be screwed into PVC doors and frames
any good?
I can't see the screws holding out against a good kick.

Thanks



PVC frame will have steel structure somewhere behind it. You would
need to drill and tap into that, or fit rivnuts, or perhaps steel pop
rivets to get security. Not necessarily a trivial job unless you are
fairly
handy.
You are quite right, screws into PVC won't do much. Screws into wood
will do very much better.

CCTV is becoming much more affordable (but not as cheap as a security
chain, of course).

PVC frame will have steel structure somewhere behind it.

The somewhere is the problem.

Thanks for the reply.

The PVC doors don't. You can stick your foot through them. Not burglar
proof whatsoever.

Yup, they are useless unless you buy the very best, which are extremely
expensive.
Nothing like a sturdy wooden front door, IMO.