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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:26:36 PM EDT
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Move out of the ghetto and/or Projects edit - a guy near me was burglarized last year. Thief caught a few days later from video evidence. Thief drove 15 miles to do the deed from info he got from his son who went to school with the victim's son. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:35:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Also, to keep people from simply knocking out the hinge pins and taking the whole door off get an extremely long screw for each of the hinges, so two screws- one for the top hinge, one for the bottom. Replace one of the existing screws but don't screw it all the way down. Cut it off so it protrudes about an inch, inch 1/2. That's on the frame side of the hinge. On the door side remove the corresponding screw entirely. You might need to drill the hole a little deeper. If you've aligned everything right, when you close the door that pin will engage the hole on the door thereby making the door impossible to remove by just taking out the hinge pins. Hopefully the hinges open inward so they are unreachable from the outside anyway. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:36:49 PM EDT
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Subscribing to thread because I need ideas as well.
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:40:43 PM EDT
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If you have a long driveway, one of those electric eye things that trip when someone drives up the driveway and breaks the beam.
Privacy fencing is a two way street. Gives you privacy, but hides bad guys from view if they can get inside your perimeter |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:46:55 PM EDT
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Door security bar- wedges under doorknob, braces on floor. Will slow down a door kicker a LOT.
Fake cameras. I have 8 real cameras with four fakes in easy to reach places. Bad guy trashes fake cam and is easily IDed by real cam. They’re not actually fake, just crappy zmodo cams fake wired into the house. Security film on windows. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:47:50 PM EDT
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Tagged for further ideas
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:48:59 PM EDT
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Tamper-proof your main garage door opener release catch, for free; https://www.itstactical.com/intellicom/physical-security/safety-announcement-protecting-against-garage-door-break-ins/ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b1/32/aa/b132aac0c3733f3edfbe72bca99c7d1f.jpg 
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Posted: 10/29/2018 1:50:29 PM EDT
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I have never in my life opened an outside entry door towards the outside anyways. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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$20 will get you a set of hinges with non-removable pins. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 2:24:29 PM EDT
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I'm in construction. And I get a lot of phone calls to replace doors that have been kicked in due to break in. The thing that I noticed the most is that nine times out of ten. The entry into the house that the thieves chooses is always obscure. Whether it's tall Shrubbery around the doorway. Or an isolated door or window on the side of the house. It's always something like this that gives them time to get into your home
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Posted: 10/29/2018 2:34:03 PM EDT
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Move out of the ghetto and/or Projects |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:01:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:04:55 PM EDT
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Move out of the ghetto and/or Projects I live on 6 acres......no neighbors close by. Probably one the safest places to live in my state. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:06:18 PM EDT
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If you have a long driveway, one of those electric eye things that trip when someone drives up the driveway and breaks the beam. Privacy fencing is a two way street. Gives you privacy, but hides bad guys from view if they can get inside your perimeter |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:14:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:25:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:25:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 3:51:11 PM EDT
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I know there are a million things you can do to make your house harder to break into ... More like create video for the police. Identifying the dirt-bags is still often a problem. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:02:13 PM EDT
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I just pissed myself a bit, and I'm not even there. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I just pissed myself a bit, and I'm not even there.  Attached File. 
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:20:01 PM EDT
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The Mind of a Thief.
I made many changes in home security after watching this. He was arrested not far from my home. If you have a fence, make sure that any bolt heads people can get to are round and inset. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:22:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have never in my life opened an outside entry door towards the outside anyways. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:30:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:38:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: He doesn't always look demonichttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/302943/Resized_20181021_112248_576_jpeg-721413.JPG.
6 months old  
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:42:53 PM EDT
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Strengthening the doors and windows is good, but if you have vinyl siding, someone could come along with one of these and simply cut a hole in the side of your house for entry. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31g0hN5-EOL.jpg That is where a nice big dog to greet them would work, or motion detectors. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:44:03 PM EDT
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I know there are a million things you can do to make your house harder to break into, the sky is the limit as long as you have the money to throw at it. What about cheap, easy things that you can do? We live “out in the country”, with no other neighbors close by…..so I’m always looking for little things to improve the security of our place….or at least make it less of a target to some random crack head/thug. Here are a few things we’ve done over the years…..just looking to see if anyone else has any ideas. * Planted thorny plants/shrubs in front of all front windows * Put aftermarket locks on the large sliding doors going into the basement * Put aftermarket locks, and some of those magnetic piezo alarm buzzers on all of the sliding storm windows around the house that are at ground level * I ran extra long heavy duty screws into all of the dead bolt catch plates * Motion detecting security/flood lights on the front of the house * 6 camera system around the outside of the house…..what other easy things am I forgetting here? |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:44:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep....got two, but they stay in a multi-acre fenced in area in the back....along with a couple donkeys. The donkeys make more noise than the dogs do when someone comes down the driveway  |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 4:46:05 PM EDT
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Put the fence totally around the house if codes allow it. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:15:26 PM EDT
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This. Fence your property, gate access to driveway, keep gate closed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Put the fence totally around the house if codes allow it. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:19:39 PM EDT
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I know there are a million things you can do to make your house harder to break into, the sky is the limit as long as you have the money to throw at it. What about cheap, easy things that you can do? We live "out in the country", with no other neighbors close by..so I'm always looking for little things to improve the security of our place.or at least make it less of a target to some random crack head/thug. Here are a few things we've done over the years..just looking to see if anyone else has any ideas. * Planted thorny plants/shrubs in front of all front windows * Put aftermarket locks on the large sliding doors going into the basement * Put aftermarket locks, and some of those magnetic piezo alarm buzzers on all of the sliding storm windows around the house that are at ground level * I ran extra long heavy duty screws into all of the dead bolt catch plates * Motion detecting security/flood lights on the front of the house * 6 camera system around the outside of the house..what other easy things am I forgetting here? We didnt think about security either OP since we lived on the outskirts and had never had an issue. Here is a link to my thread about out break in. Im also subscribed to this thread for ideas https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Update-Had-a-break-in-at-our-place-in-the-mountains-Thieves-identified/5-2156186/ |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:20:25 PM EDT
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Replace some of your exterior door hinge screws with duplex nails.
https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-secure-your-home-from-thieves/ |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:22:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:28:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's common in South Florida for hurricanes. I think Miami-Dade building codes after Andrew required it. I don't know if it's changed, but the houses built like that still have outward opening entry doors. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:41:13 PM EDT
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Double 12’ electrified razor wire fences are a must.
Build a moat between the fences and stock it with AIDS infested rabid crocodiles. Maybe a CIWS on the roof if you have money left over. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:47:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There was a fairly recent gun store robbery with many firearms taken, where this is how they got in. There were bars on the doors and windows, so they just took a sawzall to the metal siding and cut a hole in it. then carried all the guns out through that hole to their waiting car. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:53:19 PM EDT
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land mines
start using meth, dont sleep or leave the house, and always be looking out the window clutching your ar |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:57:05 PM EDT
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Bougainvillea and cacti. Works well.
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Posted: 10/29/2018 5:58:09 PM EDT
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Cheap/Easy...
1x2 wood from floor up under door knob. Just slightly longer to jam in place. I cut my with the floor angle and a radius at the top. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:03:43 PM EDT
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Strengthening the doors and windows is good, but if you have vinyl siding, someone could come along with one of these and simply cut a hole in the side of your house for entry. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31g0hN5-EOL.jpg That is where a nice big dog to greet them would work, or motion detectors. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:04:43 PM EDT
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we had that one arfcommer who build a brick house with almost no windows. that should help slow down intruders.
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:05:37 PM EDT
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3M security film on all reachable windows....
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:14:52 PM EDT
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Move out of the ghetto and/or Projects |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:15:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:26:26 PM EDT
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Cheap/Easy... 1x2 wood from floor up under door knob. Just slightly longer to jam in place. I cut my with the floor angle and a radius at the top. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 6:47:59 PM EDT
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Cheap/Easy... 1x2 wood from floor up under door knob. Just slightly longer to jam in place. I cut my with the floor angle and a radius at the top. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:05:20 PM EDT
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$20 will get you a set of hinges with non-removable pins. $20 or $1.50 for two screws at Aubachon's? And as the other guy said, outside doors usually open inward (i said that). But this works on interior doors as well. Or the door between the garage (if you got one) and the kitchen. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:07:43 PM EDT
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ADT sign.
ADT stickers. some visible cameras. motion activated lights. castle bar across basement door(s). two door foyer entry. if you want in, you have to break through two doors. dog bowl on porch. dog toys scattered about. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:23:45 PM EDT
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Wouldn't the wire mesh deflect the round? |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:24:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:26:02 PM EDT
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1-Keep your mouth shut about what is in your house
2-When I leave the house overnight, the rear door gets a cheap 2x4 "kicker" brace. 3-Motion lights, cameras |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:26:33 PM EDT
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OPSEC/PERSEC. Not bragging about, or showcasing all the neat shit you have goes a long way towards not putting a target on your property in the first place.
I know that is not in the theme of this thread. But, the reality is your home very possibly will get broken into by someone who knows you, or knows of you at least tangentially. People like to blab and gossip. Sneak thieves learn by word of mouth what you are into, and the toys you are likely to own prior to ever setting foot in your house. I can personally attest to this. When I was on the road for work, my place got broken into 3 separate times. Once by random kids looking for dope money. They were hitting places all over the neighborhood, rapid fire, til they got pinched. Then twice by my neighbor, who in a lack of better judgement, I had befriended. That one was on me I suppose, as I knew he was a dodgy fucker, but figured being hangout buddies with him rather than a stranger put me in a better position. Nope, not the case. Now, the only people outside my family who set foot in my house, or I discuss personal things with can be counted on about one and a half hands. Also, get a quality gun safe and mount it properly. And not one of those $600 specials. I lost a cherished M1 Garand and some lesser toys in the above adventures. While a safe also has nothing to do with keeping people out of your hose, it can minimize what they walk away with once they do get in. Getting into a house isn't hard by any standard, getting into a safe is a whole other ballgame. Of the already mentioned suggestions, I really like the 3M window coating idea. I'll be ordering new windows and a back door soon and regardless of cost this is on the list for me. Sliding glass doors seem like a slam dunk for breaking into a house. 3M window treatment and track locks should go a long way in slowing thieves down. I hope. |
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Posted: 10/29/2018 7:41:31 PM EDT
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Strengthening the doors and windows is good, but if you have vinyl siding, someone could come along with one of these and simply cut a hole in the side of your house for entry. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31g0hN5-EOL.jpg That is where a nice big dog to greet them would work, or motion detectors. |
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