Residential · Security entry doors
Security Entry Doors — The Door Is Only as Strong as the Frame It's In
Reinforced doors, frames, strikes, and hardware installed as one system.
Where forced entry actually happens
Almost nobody breaks the door. They break the frame.
A standard strike plate is held by two three-quarter-inch screws into soft jamb material, and it fails in one kick regardless of how solid the door is. Upgrading the door without addressing the frame, strike, and hinges buys you very little.
We reinforce the whole assembly — solid core slab, reinforced jamb, extended strike plate with three-inch screws into the framing stud, security hinges, and multi-point locking where it makes sense.
- 01Latch bolt — engages the strike, not the frame
- 02Strike plate — standard plate is barely longer than the bolt
- 03Jamb — soft pine, typically 3/4 in. of material
- 04Shim space — the void nobody accounts for
- 05King stud — the only structural material in the assembly
- 06Extended strike — spans further up and down the jamb
Almost nobody breaks the door. They break the frame.
Straight answer on what a door can and can't do
A reinforced entry defeats the most common method of forced residential entry, which is kicking the frame. It won’t stop someone determined to break a window. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling.
What it does is remove the fast, quiet, low-effort way into your house — and that’s the one people actually use.
Emergency
If something just happened
We answer 24/7. If your door was forced, we can secure the opening now and do the permanent work on a schedule that suits you.
Pricing
Investment
Reinforced entry systems typically run $5,000 to $10,000 installed, depending on material and hardware.
Security assessment
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