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Your front door is the main access point to your home. It makes sense that this is also the first place burglars and potential attackers will assess for vulnerabilities. Experienced attackers will know what to look for in a door, where the weaknesses that can be taken advantage of lie. For example, a common weakness in a uPVC door is the panels. It is well known that with force in the right places, these door panels can be kicked out, allowing the attacker to reach in and unlock the front door. Certain techniques allow this process to be done quickly and without drawing attention to the attacker, making uPVC panel doors a massive vulnerability in home security.
To protect your home and your belongings as best as you can, you need to invest in a fully secure front door. The Secured by Design scheme can make choosing a secure door easier. Only front doors which have been put through intense security tests and passed are allowed to display the Secured by Design logo. Composite doors are one of the most secure options on the market today. The GRP skin (Glass Reinforced Plastic) is the main reason behind this. Unlike wood doors, composite doors resist force - kicking or attacking a composite door with a heavy object will not cause the door to crack, or even dent. Unlike uPVC doors, the panels of composite doors cannot be kicked out. In addition to the security provided by the GRP skin, composite doors come with a multi-point locking system. The benefit of such a system is that the lock holds the composite door to the frame in several places, unlike a standard lock which will usually hold the front door to the frame in only one place, allowing for weak points along the rest of the door length.
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