What to Look Out for In Security Doors

The security of your home should be a priority factor at any time whether day or night. Apart from the security offered within your estate and at your main gate, you can enhance it by adding security doors in your apartment. This can be made possible by using various security door options. When purchasing these doors, you have to check various factors to get value for your money. Here are some of the things to look for when buying security doors for your house. 

The Nature of Door Frame

Most security doors come with aluminium, steel, or metal alloys frame. Each of these materials can be customised to be stronger and work well as security door frames. However, aluminium and metal alloy door frames are always weaker than steel. For this reason, steel door frames would be the best choice when selecting a security door frame for your home. If you have to go for aluminium or metal alloy frame, ensure that the frame is made wider or thicker enough to gain the necessary strength required to support the door.

Steel door frames will do better in allowing air flow and visibility due to a smaller thickness than metal alloy and aluminium frames which may need a thicker frame to offer strength for the door. Additionally, steel frames should be treated well and powder coated to prevent rusting.

Should you Powder Coat or Paint the Door?

Most paints are not heat resistant and for that case may not hold on well on a hot sunny day. Therefore, buying a painted door will only add maintenance costs. On the other hand, powder coats are applied as dry powder that is free flowing. The coats do not require solvents to maintain the filler parts and the binders in the form of liquid suspension unlike paints.  

Other Security Factors to Check

There are other crucial security factors to be checked before making a final decision;

Closers:

Ensure that your choice of security door has a pneumatic closer to pull it shut.

Mitered Corners:

Mitered corners have solid steel on the upper and lower sections instead of a hollow medium. Hollow corners will allow penetration of water causing corrosion on the inside.

Sill Extensions:

Sill extensions may be needed to enforce a bug-tight seal on the lower section of your security door.

Matching Keys:

A professional installing the door should confirm that they are able to rekey the security door to match your key to avoid using two keys for the door.