Now let us get back to the doors, again.
There are lots of doors on the market, some pretty, some ugly and some pretty ugly.
A front door on a home can reflect your personality so you do not want to install an ugly door. So get a pretty one, a pretty solid one that is, either hardwood or metal.
Then install a single-cylinder deadbolt lock with at least a one-inch throw and case hardened insert. Do not worry if you do not know what this means, most people do not, but the guy at the hardware store will know as well as any competent locksmith.
Most sliding glass doors come with what is known as a “Charlie Bar”. That is the metal bar in the middle of the door that you put down to keep the door from being opened. Do not bet your life on this one bar.
Get an old broom, preferably the one your wife normally hits you with, and cut the broom handle to fit in the track when the door is closed. This prevents the door from being opened if the “Charlie bar” malfunctions and it also makes it harder for your wife to hit you with the broom when all that is left is the bristle part.
You may also want to attach a strip of wood or metal along the top section of the sliding portion of the door on the inside. This prevents the door from being lifted out of the track. As far as the bristle part of the broom that’s left over?
Convince your wife to use the bristles in some sort of Christmas or Halloween decoration. You have now just secured your sliding glass door and have protected yourself from disciplinary action from your better half.
What a deal!
There are lots of doors on the market, some pretty, some ugly and some pretty ugly.
A front door on a home can reflect your personality so you do not want to install an ugly door. So get a pretty one, a pretty solid one that is, either hardwood or metal.
Then install a single-cylinder deadbolt lock with at least a one-inch throw and case hardened insert. Do not worry if you do not know what this means, most people do not, but the guy at the hardware store will know as well as any competent locksmith.
Most sliding glass doors come with what is known as a “Charlie Bar”. That is the metal bar in the middle of the door that you put down to keep the door from being opened. Do not bet your life on this one bar.
Get an old broom, preferably the one your wife normally hits you with, and cut the broom handle to fit in the track when the door is closed. This prevents the door from being opened if the “Charlie bar” malfunctions and it also makes it harder for your wife to hit you with the broom when all that is left is the bristle part.
You may also want to attach a strip of wood or metal along the top section of the sliding portion of the door on the inside. This prevents the door from being lifted out of the track. As far as the bristle part of the broom that’s left over?
Convince your wife to use the bristles in some sort of Christmas or Halloween decoration. You have now just secured your sliding glass door and have protected yourself from disciplinary action from your better half.
What a deal!
