If you have a flimsy door frame or jamb a thief can swiftly and easily kick your door open.
How to make small window by door secure.
In order to increase your home window and door security solid locks are necessary.
Before you put up bars grates or wire mesh over your windows consult your fire code.
Putting bars grates or wire mesh may cause a serious life threatening situation in the event of a fire.
You can add security to any window by putting up security bars grates or wire mesh.
These require a key to lock and unlock the deadbolt on both sides of the door.
This type of window security is easy to apply and remove.
Then reinforce the jamb with galvanized steel.
In most cases the original locks are not solid enough to secure your windows.
Long lasting strong adhesive keeps window security film attached to glass.
That will secure the hinges firmly into the studs framing in the door as well as into the door itself.
Install a deeper box strike with three inch screws inserted into both the jamb and the wall for more secure attachment.
Just replace the screws in both the door and the door frame with 3 inch long screws.
Which brings me to my next point.
Films are a quick and inexpensive do it yourself option to secure your windows.
Assuming of course that it s a solid core door.
Bars grates wire mesh.
Window security film can be cut to fit small and large window panes.
Secondary good quality window locks are indispensable to theft proof or secure the crank out windows of your apartment.
First if your area s building codes allow it install a double cylinder deadbolt.