Before we get into how to secure your sliding glass door we need to address how burglars may get in in the first place.
How to break a sliding glass door.
So how can you prevent burglars from using your sliding doors as a fast track into your home.
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The lock consists of a thin bracket on the frame with an l shaped hook on the door.
Of course a burglar s favorite sliding door break in tool is a regular old brick.
The sliding glass door can be adjusted easily for ventilation as the key lock is available to secure position.
As we briefly mentioned above the locks on most sliding glass doors are really just latches.
On a cold day in february evelyn businsky was on her couch when the sliding glass door behind her spontaneously shattered.
Here i show you how to easily open any locked sliding door quick and easy.
How burglars break in through your sliding glass door.
Insert a metal or wooden bar along your sliding door s bottom track.
Just check out the video below to see how easy it is to break into a sliding glass door.
The best type of door to protect against break ins is a solid door either solid wood metal or a fiberglass door.
This is called emergency breakaway to function as an emergency breakaway door an icu door has to breakaway at any point full closed full open or anywhere in between.
The locks they put on sliding doors are barely a deterrent to people looking to break in.
But the back door especially when we re discussing a glass sliding door because it is not thought of as a point of entry for an intruder only has a standard sliding glass door lock.
The patio door lock bar is made of heavy duty steel bolt preventing lifting and sliding of the door.
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Sliding doors are one of the most vulnerable entry points into our homes.
One strong throw and they re standing inside your home.
Pin and rectangular housing are suitable for 1 3 8 1 3 4 inch thick doors and a drill hole of 1 4 inch in the fixed panel rail.
It s easy to defeat with a screwdriver or pry bar.