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Reddit mentions of Doorricade Door Bar - Best Protection Against Home Invasion - Solid Aluminum Bar.
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Protect Your Family From HOME INVASION - Installs in MINUTES!SOLID AIRCRAFT ALLUMINUM BAR Lighter and Stronger than SteelPaintable HEAVY DUTY Brackets Swing Away When Not In UseOur Brackets Mount Inside Door Jamb - Other bars Ruin molding.Fits Standard 36" wide inward opening door - Custom Sizes Available!
Specs:
| Color | Silver |
| Height | 2 Inches |
| Length | 2 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 38" bar for 36" wide door opening |
| Weight | 4.5 Pounds |
| Width | 38 Inches |
I’m pretty sure I know something similar to the sticks you’re describing. You can get a high quality one for $20 off of Amazon: Master Lock Security Bar, Adjustable Door Security Bar. They’re telescoping/sliding metal pole thingies that you force under the doorknob (on your side of the door). You need to adjust the height of the rod to fight your doorknob snugly. This basically makes it impossible for anybody to enter from the other side unless they somehow destroy the door.
Edit: there’s also this: Doorricade Door Bar
Have a buddy from high school who is a locksmith, says the easiest and cheapest way to not get a lock that can be easily gotten into is by buying something that's not commonly seen in the US. Dimple key locks aren't that often seen and while they can be picked the aren't as common and what was seen in this video wouldn't be as applicable. Simple idea is to find something the average person has never seen and you'd defeat the average lock pick.
His house has some crazy locks from China or Japan that have like a dozen small holes and the key has the same number of rods that you push in. The idea being that you'd have to put so many picks in at the exact pressures that you wouldn't be able to pick it. He's a big lock enthusiast which I guess is a thing, there's some crazy designs out there that go way beyond the simple pin and tumbler system most of us use. That said there's still little that will stop someone from kicking in a door when it comes to a basic door. It's still just wood on a frame, get some kind of door bar or a security screen.
I'm not sure about the installation of the window film. I live in an apartment, so the option isn't even on the board for me. I hear it can be somewhat expensive, though.
As far as the locks go, most doors in the US come with a standard size deadbolt hole drilled out so that you can use any brand you want and it will still fit. If your door does not have this already drilled out, you should be able to find out the correct measurements online and drill the door yourself (if it's a wooden door).
As far as the gun-proof lock goes, standard deadbolts will be able to hold up against handgun shots. However, shotgun slugs and hunting rifle rounds will likely compromise the lock. (As seen on MythBusters: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0852842/synopsis).
It's good to have a deadbolt that is internal only as well. One that can only be locked & unlocked from the inside. That may provide some additional protection against being shot out with a shotgun slug.
If that's something you need to worry about, don't forget that a deadbolt isn't the only way to secure a door when you're home. Anything that prevents the door from opening will help:
These seem like better options than a slug-proof lock due to price alone. I can't imagine how much such a lock would cost that would seal your door like a vault. These provide the same amount of protection without being cost-prohibitive.