door locks need upgrading

[msimerson]

issues

• old and sticky (could lubricate)
• have keys (annoying to keep track of)
• strike plates are weak
• do not integrate with home automation
  • features like "automatically lock when both parents have left the house" are hard to give up
• some keys are missing
• there are other keys in existence

  Solution

• [x] install new deadbolts
  • [x] side door (Yale Electronic Touch Screen Deadbolt)
  • [x] front door (Yale Electronic Touch Screen Deadbolt)
  • [x] downstairs door (TBD)
  • [x] garage door (TBD)
• install new door handles
  • [x] front door
  • [x] side door
  • [x] garage door
  • [x] downstairs door
• install box strike plates (security++)
  • [x] side door
  • [x] front door
  • [x] downstairs door
  • [x] garage door

[msimerson]

deadbolt boxes

Note the screws in the inside of the box, anchoring the box to the door framing. This anchoring amplifies the amount of force an intruder must apply to kick/shoulder/battering ram open the door.

inside

outside

Note the lack of key holes. No keys to lose or forget. The lock is completely pick and bump proof.