Therma-Tru’s impact rated products are a better way to protect your home against severe storm damage, including heavy winds, rain and flying debris. And, like other Therma-Tru products, they offer beauty and style for strong curb appeal. Therma-Tru now offers impact rated glass with our Lip-Lite Frame, which is a beautifully designed, scrolled frame that is unobtrusive and unlike other industrial-type frames you’ll find on the market today. The Lip-Lite Frame allows for extra room between the frame and the lockset, which means your hardware options are almost endless. Our screw cover channel hides unsightly screws. Be assured your entryway will have eye-catching curb appeal, yet stand up to all types of harsh weather. Opaque Impact Rated Doors offer plenty of style choices while providing protection. Ideal for coastal areas with the highest exposure to tropical storms and hurricanes, opaque impact doors are also recommended for other areas of the country that experience occasional severe weather conditions.
Our opaque impact doors are designed with a steel plate inside to withstand hurricane force winds and are Florida code and High Velocity, Hurricane Zone approved (Miami-Dade and Broward counties). They have the highest structural ratings available in the marketplace today, providing homeowners with peace of mind that their doors will remain intact during severe weather. Owner’s Manual & WarrantiesRequest Your Free Estimate If you are a human and are seeing this field, please leave it blank. I am interested in: Factory Direct - Shop Online I'd like to receive special offers, coupons & news. Skip links Skip to primary navigation Skip to secondary navigation Skip to tertiary navigation Skip to content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footerRecommended door locks from Consumer Reports' tests A lot has been said about sprucing up the entrance to your house to improve its curb appeal. But when choosing a new door and lock, make sure you’re not also creating an attractive target for break-ins.
In Consumer Reports past tests of entry doors, most eventually failed when our testers used a battering ram, regardless of what the door was made from. That means the lock you choose can be the key to your safety. To be safe and secure, Consumer Reports recommends you do the following: Use a lock with a 1-inch-long dead bolt and a reinforced-metal box strike. Install the lock with 3-inch-long mounting screws to lodge in the framing beyond the doorjamb. Do the same with the door that leads from the garage into the interior of your house. Any dead-bolt lock is better than the common key-in-knob variety, which can easily be opened with a credit card. The dead bolts we tested are single-cylinder and operate with a thumbturn. High-security locks have hardened cylinders, unique pin configurations, and other defenses. Our testers spent weeks prying, hammering, picking, pummeling, and drilling. Here are three to consider.Medeco Maxum 11*603, $190. It costs significantly more than a standard door lock, but this high-security winner excelled in all our tests, resisting picking, kicking-in, and drilling admirably
This standard door lock topped our tests. It came with a sturdy strike plate and resisted all of our assaults—including picking and kicking-in—except for drilling.Schlage Camelot Touchscreen, $200. This top-rated, app-enabled connected door lock withstood our simulated kick-in test admirably, but a cordless drill disabled it in two minutes.Double-cylinder dead-bolt locks need a key to open whether you’re inside or outside. Homeowners like them because a burglar can’t simply break the glass and reach in to unlock the door. But some municipalities ban them because they may make it harder to get out in an emergency. Be sure to check the requirements with your building department and, if you install one, always leave a key within arm’s reach of the interior lock. —Adapted from Your New Home, published by Consumer Reports View and compare all Door Locks ratings. Build & Buy Car Buying Service Save thousands off MSRP with upfront dealer pricing information and a transparent car buying experience.
Get Ratings on the go and compare while you shopBurglary is a crime of opportunity! The information presented here contains measures which can greatly reduce your risk of becoming a victim of residential burglary. No one can make your home 100% burglary proof. You can however make your home more difficult to enter and less appealing to burglars with some simple and common sense precautions. Close and lock all of your doors! - The simplest and at no additional expense protection. An open door is an invitation to burglars and other criminals. Particularly during warm weather, home owners tend to leave their garage doors, front doors, and windows open. Burglars often cruise neighborhoods at night, looking for open doors, particularly open garage doors. They steal golf clubs, tools and bikes, anything they can sell quickly and easily. Closed and locked garage doors help protect valuable property stored in your garage and prevent access to the interior of your residence.
Always keep your large/vehicle sized garage door(s) closed and locked while you are inside your home, particularly at night. Small entry doors in the garage should be secured with a dead-bolt lock, (single cylinder), and if there is a glass within forty inches of the lock the glass area should be protected by a decorative metal grill or polycarbonate material. Garage windows can be secured by the pin method or they can be covered with a decorative metal grill. Windows should also have curtains to curtail visibility into the garage. When away from your home for long periods of time the overhead door should be made immobile by inserting a bolt or lock into the track area. If you have an electric garage door opener it should be disconnected before you leave. The exterior doors of your home are your first line of defense against intruders. Doors should be of solid wood or metal construction and should be equipped with a single cylinder dead-bolt lock with a one inch throw that contains a hardened core or a free turning steel pin.
A single cylinder dead-bolt is recommended instead of a double cylinder for fire safety reasons. The door should also be equipped with a peephole viewer (wide angle style). A good strike plate is just as important as a good lock. It is recommended that the strike plate be installed with at least four 2 ½ inch screws that penetrate through the door frame into the studding material in back of the frame. Good locks and strikes may not hold if mounted on inferior doors and frames. Doors with glass windows which are closer than 40 inches to the door lock should have the window area covered by a decorative grillwork or polycarbonate (unbreakable) material. SLIDING GLASS DOORS AND WINDOWS Sliding glass doors can be equipped with an auxiliary lock and/or a bar in the door track to prevent easy entry. Sliding glass doors can also be pinned in much the same method as double hung windows. Many sliding glass doors can simply be lifted out of the track and entry can be made in that manner.
To prevent this simply place screws or a wood strip in the upper track. Common double hung windows can be secured by drilling a hole and inserting pins. Additional holes may be drilled to secure the window in a ventilating position. The raised window opening should not be more than six inches. An alternative would be to install key type dead-bolt window locks. Secure all screens and storm windows from the inside by using auxiliary locks or hook and eye hardware. Basement windows should be secured by a hinged bar so entry cannot be gained if the glass is broken out, yet available for exit in case of fire or natural disaster. Adequate outdoor lighting is essential and is quite often overlooked for security applications. Lighting should be sufficient enough to illuminate at least all exits and the garage area. Consideration should be given to using light sensors with whichever light system you choose. These sensors will automatically turn the lights on at dusk and off at sunrise to conserve electricity.
There are many types of lighting systems to choose from; Mercury Vapor, Incandescent, High Pressure Sodium, Low Pressure Sodium, and Metal Halide lights. All will give sufficient lighting but the type chosen should be based on individual need, cost of installation and cost of operation. Many homeowners are utilizing burglar alarms to protect their property. If you desire an alarm system in your home you should thoroughly study your security needs and contact at least three local, reputable alarm companies for estimates. You should also check your local ordinances and codes for any alarm system requirements and/or restrictions. Some municipalities may require you to register your alarm system and or require an alarm system permit. Click here for information on City of Rockford Alarm User Permits. (Link to Finance department) Operation Identification is a program designed to discourage burglary, theft and recover stolen property. You can engrave items of value in your home garage or business with your drivers license number followed by the abbreviation for Illinois.
Electric engraving pens will mark all hard surfaces. The home with a "lived in" or "at-home" look is a deterrent to burglars. Follow these simple rules, even when you’re leaving the house "just a couple of minutes": • Lock all outside doors and windows. • At night, leave one or more lights on in locations not visible from windows. • Use inexpensive plug-in timers that will turn the lights on and off. • Leave a radio playing, preferably turned to a talk show with volume low. • Do not leave notes indicating your absence. • Shut and lock the garage door. • Do not leave extra keys in hiding places, burglars will look for them. • Don’t discuss your vacation plans until after you return. • Make sure your home looks lived in, not empty; stop mail, newspapers and other deliveries. • Ask a neighbor or friend to remove handbills or sales literature that might accumulate. • Hide empty garbage cans. • Leave shades and blinds in normal positions.
• Use automatic timers on lights and a radio. • Arrange for lawn care or snow removal. • Leave a key with a trusted friend or neighbor. • If you live alone, use only your first initial and last name on your mailbox and telephone listing. • Always answer your door, but never open it to strangers. • Use your door viewer peephole and talk to the person through the door. • Require all service men and sales representatives to show proper identification. (Uniforms alone should not be considered as proper I.D.) • If strangers telephone or come to your door, don’t indicate that you are alone. • Keep window shades down and curtains closed at night. • You should have a telephone located in your bedroom for quick access. • Report any suspicious sounds, activities, automobiles or people to the police. FOR EMERGENCIES OR TO REPORT A CRIME IN PROGRESS DIAL 9-1-1 TO REPORT OTHER CRIMES OR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: Dial 815-966-2900 and give the appropriate information to the public safety dispatcher and the information will be given to the police units in the area.