• March 28, 2024

A Simple Piece Of Advice We All Should Listen To….

It’s been years since Mariana Harrison moved into her first apartment, but one piece of fatherly advice has stayed with her ever since.

Harrison, who’s a real estate agent in Texas, says the latch in most front doors typically have screws that are only ‘half an inch long’ and easily fall out with one kick by a burglar.

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However, she says her dad replaced them with 4-inch screws, making it near impossible for anyone to kick her door in.

You can see the difference between the size of the two screws in the picture below:

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“My dad gave me this advice a long time ago when I moved into my first apartment. He even came out and changed the screws for me as soon as I moved in. Someone else recently posted about it and I thought I would share!

A good home security tip that you may have never thought about…. Most contractors install the plates with the supplied screws which are only a half inch long and come out with one kick by a burglar. He installed 4 inch screws in their place that go through the door frame and into the framing of the house. They can kick for a long time before they get tired! You can see in the picture the screw in his hand is the screw supplied with the door hardware. Making a burglar make a bunch of noise and be foiled in their initial plan can not only give you time to arm yourself but they will most likely move on to an easier target.”

According to the most recent FBI data from 2010, more than 60 percent of all burglaries involved forcible entries, with over 30 percent considered ‘unlawful,’ meaning they didn’t require force to break in.

So maybe I need to hit up the hardware store after work and take this advice. What do you think? Do you have any helpful advice? Comment below:

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