Reinforced Door Frame Installation in Brooklyn, NY — Stop Kick-Ins
Most break-ins in Brooklyn use a kick, not a lock pick. Your Grade 1 deadbolt will hold. Your door frame probably will not. We fix the frame.
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The Real Weak Point in Your Apartment Door
A standard residential door frame — in Brooklyn as everywhere — consists of wood framing with a decorative trim (door stop) attached to the face. The strike plate, the piece of hardware that receives the deadbolt, is typically screwed into the door stop with two 3/4-inch screws. Those screws do not reach the structural framing behind the trim.
A kick near the lock generates 150–200 lbs of force at a specific point. Those two small screws fail. The door stop splits. The frame around the strike plate cracks. The door is open. This takes one to three kicks — 2–5 seconds.
In Brooklyn's pre-war housing stock, where door frames are original wood construction from 80–100 years ago and have been repaired and patched multiple times, frame resistance is particularly low. We see post-kick-in calls regularly from buildings in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush, and Bushwick where well-maintained locks were bypassed entirely because the frames failed.
The fix is less expensive than you think
A heavy-duty strike plate with 3-inch screws costs $20–$40 in hardware and takes 20 minutes to install. This single upgrade — the screws that bypass the door stop into the structural framing — is the highest-value security upgrade in this price range. A full door frame reinforcement system runs $175–$350 installed. For context, the cost of replacing a kicked-in door frame is $500–$1,500.
Reinforcement System Components
Grade 1 deadbolt
The lock itself — 250,000 cycle tested
Reinforced strike plate
Steel plate with 3" screws into structural framing
Door frame wrap (Armor Max)
Steel sleeve over existing frame — full-length protection
Door edge guard
Steel reinforcement at the lock bore — prevents door edge splitting
Hinge bolts
Steel pins on hinge side prevent hinge-side pry attacks
Door sweep reinforcement
Bottom gap protection — also improves weather sealing
The Combination That Works
Maximum residential door security requires addressing both the lock and the frame. Upgrading only the lock leaves the frame vulnerability. Installing only frame reinforcement with a weak lock leaves the lock as the weak point.
ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt
Lock itself withstands attack
3" screw strike plate
Frame at the bolt holds against kick
Steel frame wrap
Full-length protection — no weak point left
Door Frame Reinforcement FAQ — Brooklyn Home Security
Reinforce Your Brooklyn Door Frame
Free assessment — we look at your door and frame and recommend the right reinforcement.
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We evaluate your door, frame, and locks — and recommend exactly what needs upgrading.
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