How to Reinforce a door during installation

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Reinforce a door during installation
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A brief look at the door security
The security of most homes relies on 1-inch piece
of soft plywood. Shocking it is. But actually
the weakest link in the door locking system is
not the lock or door at all. In most and all
cases it is about the door frame.
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A closer look at the door frame
If you look closer to the door frame, then you
will notice that the place where the dead bolt is
inserted, is made of wood which is only 1 inch
thick. This is only one flaw, and to make matter
worse, the deadbolt strike plates are only
secured by one inch screws which in turn are not
anchored into anything except the soft plywood.
Usually it takes only one kick to break this kind
of security system and over seventy percent of
the break-ins are caused this way. So, in this Do
It Yourself tutorial, we are going to show you
how to reinforce your entry door to prevent
break-ins and increase home security.
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Follow These Basic Steps to Reinforce Your Door
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Step 1
Get a heavy duty mending plates that needed a
twelve-gauge galvanized steel placed on the back
door casing and centered on the deadbolt, tracing
outline up the mending plate on the wood and an
outline of the deadbolt hole on the mending
plate.
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Step 2
Cut a hole in the mending plate to accept the
deadbolt. If you are not sure to do it yourself
then you can take it to the machine shop and get
it done.
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Step 3
Chisel out a little wood within the outline area
in the back of the door to fit the mending plate.
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Step 4
Attach the mending plate to the frame with
one-quarter inch screws or something short enough
that won't go all the way through the frame. This
serves the purpose of holding the mending plate
in place in frame.
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Step 5
Now drill holes in the door frame through the
pre-drilled holes in the mending plates. Place
the door in the opening and secure the hinge
side. Place wood behind the hinges and drive two,
3 and a half inch, number 10 screws in each
hinge. Make sure the hinge is plumbed so that
the door opens and close correctly.
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Step 6
When the hinge side is secure, place a piece of
wood in the crack between the house cracking and
the mending plate. This will better secure the
door by preventing the door frame from being
twisted if force is applied. Now drive number
10 screws into the four holes that were drilled
through the door frame.
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Step 7
Now its time put on a neat strike plate. Be sure
to choose the one that is heavy duty and put it
on with the 3 and a half inch number 10 screws.
It might also be received during the lock
purchase. This will create a double lock to the
deadbolt that will make it hard to impossible to
break.
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And You are done!Thank you!