Some Options For More Door Security
When you think of the door in your home, what are the choices that come to mind? Most people just think of the traditional doorknob lock and a deadbolt. And for the most part this is a working fully functional combination. But sometimes you want to add a little more deterrents to you door.
A few examples of these extra deterrents:
- The Chain Lock—Good for when you want to open the door, but not all of the way. Attaches to your door and the doorframe or a stud near your door. How far you can open the door will depend on the length of the chain and how far apart you installed the chain unit and the chain receiver.
- The Flip Lock—Good for adding a little resistance to the brute force opening of your door. The unit is installed into the doorframe with a metal piece that flips and locks into the base to keep the door shut.
- The Door Guard—Similar to the chain lock, but it is solid pieces of metal instead of a chain. This style of locks allows the partial opening of the door, good for when you want to see who is at the door before letting them in.
- The Barrel Bolt—The classic design, similar to a bolt-action rifle. The lock is locked and unlocked by lifting the knob on the bolt out of the locking slot; sliding the bolt into the housing for the bolt and sliding the knob back down into the other locking slot. The Barrel Bolt can be installed either horizontally or vertically on your door.
These are optional additional locks you may want to add to your front door or to other rooms of you house. They require no keys, though I have seen chain locks that offer a lock and key option.