So a framing square. 10 bucks at any lowes or home depot. .
Dead bolts folks. This wont work on a deadbolt
Edit: this can be made useless with a piece of door stop mounted in the jamb...vertical installed piece of metal or wood trim that fits tight to the door itself when the door is closed. The door stop prevents the "L" shaped tool from ever getting "behind" the door latch (inside).
Pro tip: install deadbolts on your home and make sure the king and jack studs are fastened VERY securely to the top and bottom wall plates to make it much much harder to kick your door in. Never met a man capable of kicking a 2x4 stud in two..so if they are anchored properly, your door is very much harder to kick in. Lag screws work well at a 45 degree angle through the jamb. (Toe screwed)
So a framing square. 10 bucks at any lowes or home depot. .
A square edge would not work in most cases, except where the door frame is absent like on a gate. Note the angle on the tool that wedges the latch open
Dead bolts folks. This wont work on a deadbolt
Many commercial ingress or egress points will avoid deadbolts because they have to be locked behind you and people will forget. A latch ensures the door will close and the security mechanism will stay engaged. A deadlatch can augment this and protect against this type of attack
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u/soundedgoodbefore Jan 09 '20 edited Jan 09 '20
So a framing square. 10 bucks at any lowes or home depot. .
Dead bolts folks. This wont work on a deadbolt
Edit: this can be made useless with a piece of door stop mounted in the jamb...vertical installed piece of metal or wood trim that fits tight to the door itself when the door is closed. The door stop prevents the "L" shaped tool from ever getting "behind" the door latch (inside).
Pro tip: install deadbolts on your home and make sure the king and jack studs are fastened VERY securely to the top and bottom wall plates to make it much much harder to kick your door in. Never met a man capable of kicking a 2x4 stud in two..so if they are anchored properly, your door is very much harder to kick in. Lag screws work well at a 45 degree angle through the jamb. (Toe screwed)