Home Improvement | Increasing patio door security :: By chris inman ...

DIY improvements for your patio door security

Patio doors add a lot to any home. They allow natural light to shine in, provide better access to the rear of your house and are easy on the eye. The catalogue of options in designs helps to ass a personal touch to any home. However patio doors also attract an unwelcome kind of attention, from burglars.

Whilst most burglars will try anything to break in, the prospect of a fully glass door would be appealing to them. Large, often thin panels of glass on rollers can be broken quite easily by an experienced burglar, even when locked. They are essentially windows that are big enough to walk through.

On hand to help you, there are a range of security measures you can take to minimise this. In fact, there are modifications you can make that will turn a security weak point in to a potential strong point.

Most standard patio doors don't actually have full locks, instead having latches. Latches dont provide a great deal of security as they can be forced open from the outside with enough physical pressure. One simple way you can secure your door, without any real expense, is to simply place a rod or block in the door track, wedged between the door and the wall.

Resourceful burglars with time on their hands can lift a door of it's tracks. Shaking a door off it's tracks only takes patience and some jiggling. They are able to do this because the doors run on rollers, so are not secured. To lessen the chances of this happening, you should frequently check that your rollers are in perfect condition and that your door doesnt wobble in the frame. The door should fit snugly into the frame otherwise you will need to get it repaired so that no one can force it loose.

On the market are locks that can secure the rollers in place. Auxiliary foot locks at the base of the door include steel rods that extend to the roller track. This works by not allowing the door to be slid open, despite the latch being broken. It also secures the door into the track so that any potential burglars are unable to lift it off.

Even though they are simple techniques, they are proven to reduce the chances of a successful break in. Often any kind of safety measure is enough to deter a casual burglar. In addition to this advice guide, you can invest in a heavy duty lock for your patio door to replace the latch.

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Article Added on Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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