strong door

[Bill Wright]

I want to make an internal door and frame burglar-resistant. Suggestions?

Bill

[dennis]

Why, they will just cause more damage opening it. Its easy to open once they are inside as nobody is going to know what they do.

When I worked for Chubb alarms many years ago we never had locked doors inside, we alarmed them so they would set the alarm off when they tried them.

[Adrian]

How strong's the internal wall next to the door?

[Roger Mills]

Use a secure door designed for external use?

[Bill Wright]

As luck would have it, very strong.

Bill

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

You worked for Chubb!!!!!! ? I worked for Nu-Swift, but not for long............

[Jonno]

Bill Wright scribbled

Know any drug dealers? Even the old bill have problems getting through their doors with the big red key.

[Graham.]

Do any cars do that? Sound the alarm as a deterrent if the door handle is tried? I occurred to me that would be a jolly good idea.

[Blanco]

IMO the best way to do that is replace the frame with a metal one and have a metal door.

That's what the drug dealers do and it does slow the cops down.

[dennis]

Some people fit radar proximity alarms, usually to soft tops. I stand next to them and ignore the "step away or the alarm will sound" noises. Someone comes and drives them away after a bit.

[harry]

Matter of degree. There's a limit to how strong you can make any timber door. I have made some massive ones in the past

You can fit a strong frame and screw thick metal strip to it on the vertical bits. You can fit hinge bolts, multiple hinges and multi-point locks. Several bolts if you are locking yourself in. (Cheap solution.)

After that, you're down to metal. Which probably means buying a pukka security door.

Item at top of page. These are cheap and IMO very good. You can fit as many as you like.

[Brian Gaff]

How about a very basic radio transmitter and a conductive outside of the door and handle. if you have ever had an rf burn you would know why this is definitely to be avoided. of course you must remember to have a way of switching it off. El84 anyone? Brian

[Brian Gaff]

Well, those doors and frames made in upvc with multi point locking seem to be very strong, as long as the frame is fitted correctly. Bit expensive though for an internal door.

The problem is to make it not look too str>> >>

[Nightjar]

Google for steel security doors. I have one on a brick shed, which my insurance company is happy to cover for up to £15k contents. No point in saying which make, as it has been discontinued, but there are plenty out there for commercial properties.

[Julian Barnes]

How about going the whole hog and making it police raid-proof? Stop fuggin around and make a proper job of it.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

What are the walls made of? If partition, easy to smash.

Used to work on 'The Bill' and we shot on some pretty rough estates. The drug dealers usually had steel doors. With maybe a wrought iron gate outside it.

[Nightjar]

A nice DIY task: You could have a piece of 4" thick steel that rises out of the ground on hydraulic cylinders, running inside heavy RSJs. I suspect the big red key would have problems with that.

[ARW]

Your days must just fly by with such excitement.

What is really needed is an algorithm on the alarm (to work out if you are a threat or not) that could then say "Look everyone there is a wanker stood next to this car".

[RJH]

Almost:

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I has a BMW which did. Aftermarket alarm. Pulling up the door handle switched on a lock heater. The current sensing side of the alarm then triggered.

I've not had another car with a lock heater. ;-)