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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Speaking off topic about doors on some other forums people are painting their front doors with a coating of Herculiner, same stuff you line a truck bed with. The lining is almost blastproof and holds up well against a battering ram.


7 posted on 04/11/2013 7:29:32 AM PDT by Eye of Unk
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To: Eye of Unk
This is pretty good as well. mysafedoor.com
10 posted on 04/11/2013 7:35:11 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: Eye of Unk

Sounds like an interesting idea. Might look kinda funky. Wouldn’t do me much good, as I have 6 huge sling doors on the first floor.


14 posted on 04/11/2013 7:44:00 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Eye of Unk

The weak point is not the door but the wooden jamb. It is just a two by four with a 1/2 strip of wood nailed to it.

The thing to do is get a thin piece of angle iron and drill and screw it to the jamb to spread the force of the bolt over a much wider area. You can do the same with a 1/8 inch thick plate of sheet metal that is 3 inche wide and 2 foot long. Drill a large hole in the center for the bolt and for the striker to go through and a dozen small holes for drywall screws. Then screw it to the door frame with 3 inch drywall screws.

If you want it to look normal, just put the plate under the 1/2 door frame trim board.

If she had had that modification done with a metal door, all the guy would have done is broken his foot.


20 posted on 04/11/2013 8:39:02 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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