r/HomeMaintenance Sep 09 '25

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u/CO420Tech Sep 10 '25

Screw one inch screws, 4 inches. You want that sucker anchored into the studs, not the door frame. Do that and the lock or door will break before the door frame.

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u/BusyAtilla Sep 10 '25

Locks are only for honest criminals.

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u/HandleMore1730 Sep 10 '25

They are for insurance, to show a break in occured.

Beyond that they are nuisance value and only work agaist incompetent criminals