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Skooter wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:11 am .
I’m not a big fan of “out-swing” doors.

• To open the door, you’ll be forced to cross the threshold and risk further exposure

• It give BG’s a potential place to hide behind when opening the door.

I don’t need to cross any threshold to open my door and I’ve got a camera on my front door so there’s no place to hide. Like I already stated, no one solution is fool proof, if they want in bad enough they will get in. I’m mitigating a known means of entry that is well used and widespread- kicking in the front door.

Medley86 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:32 pm Outswing is a terrible idea. When no one is home a cordless grinder with a cutoff wheel and about 2 minutes and you have the hinges cut off and you are in the house.

When you’re not home they could kick in an Inswinging door in 5 seconds so what’s your point? Besides, I’ve yet to read a news story where thieves were using cordless grinders. It may be the thing where you live but I’ve been reading my city crime blotter for years and I’ve yet to see that. No solution will work 100% of the time and you need layers of security (i.e. secure door, good lighting at night, alarm system, cameras etc.).

WTR wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:31 am

mrvmax wrote: ↑Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:00 pm Buy front doors that open outward, this prevents them being kicked in. Also use non removal hinge pins so the pins can’t be pulled from the outside unless the door is open. Use long screws to secure the door.

You can get hinge pins which have a set screw on the inside. One of the simplistic ideas is to use one of the poles which go from the door knob to the flooor at an angle .....surpriseingly effective.....don’t kid your self though, doing a lot of demo work has shown me I can get through most entrance very quickly if I want to, don’t care about noise and have the proper hand tools.

All I need is something to slow them down, by the time they’re in I’ll be ready. Even with power tools it will give me time to get prepared.

Buy front doors that open outward, this prevents them being kicked in. Also use non removal hinge pins so the pins can’t be pulled from the outside unless the door is open. Use long screws to secure the door.