10 Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Front Door Security

[DB is Here]

10 Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Front Door Security

If you’re looking to save yourself from the possibilities of a potential home break-in, it is high time you consider upgrading your front-door security. But how exactly do you get your security a notch- above? What measures should you take? Let’s explore! First Upgrade your Locks Locks are one...

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Had a friend asking me about this subject a few weeks back, I thought this was worth sharing.

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[WAYNO]

Speaking of surveillance...

We installed the RING front door camera. Replaced the doorbell button with this unit. it sees the front door and front yard 24 hours a day, and it is easily monitored from my cell phone. Clarity is incredible. And it instantly alerts us when somebody walks towards our door.

There are many similar brands and systems to choose from.

 

[Geardo]

I feel like that article was written by a robot.

Buy and install "door armor"

Buy a Primus deadbolt or similar quality.

Done. Focus on windows and back doors next.

 

[Kruel J]

First thing I could think of is.......lock it!

 

[edzz]

I agree that his writing style is a bit odd, my first reaction is to question his native language.
I looked at a couple of the authors other postings and get the impression that his articles are short on content and heavy on marketing for amazon.

 

[DB is Here]

Tough crowd.........

 

[Member 34319]

Reminds me of this.

 

[Member 34319]

On a serious note, the new house is coming with a Ring doorbell preinstalled. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. It's $3 a month to have their recoding services, otherwise you don't get to see past recorded visitors. However they keep everything I imagine. So no going in and out of the front door with guns if you ask me. It's bad enough my phone listens to my everyday life...

 

[Certaindeaf]

But what about back door security?

 

[DB is Here]

But what about back door security?

Sleep with a bandaid on it?

 

[MannyGlocks]

We have a big bay window (plus scads of other big windows all over the house) that can be overcome easily for some incoming criminal no matter if the front door is rather crime proofed.

In order to slow door front and back door entries, we have many, they're are covered by locked storm doors before they can get to next door.

If said criminal doesn't utilize our windows, the locked storm doors give us a few seconds longer to greet mr. criminal with a 'surprise' how-do-you-do...

 

[albin25]

Can also protect:
- side doors
- windows
- patio doors
- gates
- garage/shop doors/windows
- and more....



...also, cleans food scraps that fall on floor and warms feet.

 

[Diamondback]

Ring also wants to connect to Amazon Alexa and everything else. If you like Google giving you a digital colonoscopy you'll love Amazon doing same...
Best home alarm that is practical for 2019: OP is a former police detective.

 

[MannyGlocks]

Are am. alx. folk utterly naive or have they simply thrown in the towel for being monitored or naively lazy or...?

Anyone know?

 

[titsonritz]

Speaking of surveillance...

We installed the RING front door camera. Replaced the doorbell button with this unit. it sees the front door and front yard 24 hours a day, and it is easily monitored from my cell phone. Clarity is incredible. And it instantly alerts us when somebody walks towards our door.

There are many similar brands and systems to choose from.

Now you can catch 'em licking your door bell.

Ring Security Camera Catches Man Licking the Doorbell for Hours | Digital Trends

 

[Alexx1401]

The deal on Shark Tank was funny but I did like the idea. I had never heard of those but they look interesting. As for the rest? Yes, many make it way too easy. Camera's are probably one of the easiest and very effective things you can do. I use a couple. Outside camera's that are not hidden. anyone thinking about it can see them. If they disable them and or just look in, they will see there is more inside. Both can be set up to detect motion. Since we work different shifts one of us is always here most of the time. If we go some where for days family stays here. Front door is hardened. Not to mention if someone does break in while we are home, well we will meet them with a lot of force.Also that the one youngest dog seems to have bat like hearing. She is earning her keep showing me how good she is. summer time wife can be sleeping upstairs with AC on and that dog still knows I am coming in the door. I tried a few times to see if I could "sneak in" and surprise them. I could fool the old dog and the one new dog, but not her. Must be those ears of hers

 

[edslhead]

I have an attack squirrel as my fist line of defense with Fred as backup.

 

[Alexx1401]

I have an attack squirrel as my fist line of defense with Fred as backup.
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LOL, the furry little guys here have fun with our dogs. Long ago when we had cats its was non stop entertainment. We had a HUGE fruit tree in the back that they would run down to get to bird feed on the ground. Cats would chase them up the tree. Squirrels would keep teasing the cats till they had them WAY up in the tree. Then they would run down to start eating again while the cats slowly picked their way back down. Some times the cats would make this climb 3 or 4 times till they would give up. I am sure the Squirrels were having quite the laugh at them.

 

[clearconscience]

I've been wondering about ring.

Costco has a Lorex 4 camera bundle on sale for $199 and I'm really tempted

 

[Alexx1401]

I've been wondering about ring.

Costco has a Lorex 4 camera bundle on sale for $199 and I'm really tempted

Everyone I have seen for years seem to work pretty much the same. Let you use a smart phone to access them. Having a hard drive is nice, has come in handy many times. Once you have them you soon rely on them a lot. Very nice when the dogs go off can just glance at the screen on my desk here to see whats out there. Especially at night. When I know I have a delivery coming that I need to sign for I leave my phone with them on. When I bought an AR kit it was of course adult signature required. Since I work nights, I was sleeping. As soon as dogs went off I could just glance at the phone and see I needed to go meet driver. If it's someone standing there looking like they are trying to tell me about god I can roll over and go back to sleep. Some delivery claims it came and it's not there? You can just play it back to see if it really made it. This has come in REAL handy with FedEx a few times now where they left my stuff at some other place and claimed it was delivered.