Any door s security can be improved with better locks and hinges including french doors.
Secure french door glass.
Add one side half deadbolts to the top and bottom of each door.
The best way to secure french doors is to literally stop the doors from opening with a security brace.
Even if the glass is broken and the doors are unlocked a brace will hold them in a closed position.
They re so easy to break right.
A brace can withstand a lot of force and pressure and it will keep the doors from opening by simply holding them in place.
First of all yes you can make the door kick proof with better deadbolts and plates that screw deep into the beams of the house rather than the shallow door buck but security bars are useless because the burglar can look through the door to see the bar and simply break a pane of glass and pull back.
French doors are difficult to secure for several reasons involving the following weak spots.
Traditional wood french doors have many small panes of glass.
When french doors open outward the hinges are exposed on the outside.
How to secure a french door from burglary security risks.
It is often the glass panels that concern homeowners most about their french doors.
To do this we.
Invest in thick doors.
Unfortunately there is no way to burglar proof a french door.
Install a commercial grade double sided deadbolt into the active side of the door or alternatively install a double side high security deadbolt into the active side of the french door.
Mikea july 18 2017 at 12 47 pm.
This means anyone can remove the pins and take the doors off the hinges.