Plexiglas or polycarbonate windows.
How to make a glass door safe from burglary.
You can also use these screws to secure the hinges to the wall side of the door.
Burglars will have a harder time trying to get into your home with this type of glass and they don t want to make a disturbance.
If you have a door like this a burglar can simply break the pane of glass closest to the knob reach in and turn the deadbolt and handle.
Place a wooden or metal dowel in the track no more than 1 4 less than the track length to prevent forced entry.
Door frames are often only tacked into place which means that the frame can easily get broken if the door is kicked too hard.
If broken this type of glass will crumble rather than break into jagged pieces.
One option is to install a two sided keyed entry deadbolt lock.
A simple fix to increase security is to install 3 inch long screws through the frame.
Make sure your sliding doors are made from reinforced glass or plastic like polycarbonate and not thin easy to break glass.
The goal is to make the screws sink into the studs.
Because we have little children i worried about them not being able to find the key and get out of the house in the event of a fire.