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Defiant Deadbolt Locks
Easier than you think. As YouTube has proven, even little kids can pick a lock. Make sure that your deadbolt isn't dead-easy to crack open. The DIY experts at Stack Exchange offer answers on keeping your deadbolt locked tight.
Question:
I wonder how secure my deadbolt lock is.
How difficult is it for a professional to open such a lock?
— Originally asked by TCL
Answer: Simply Stated
Any lock can be opened. The questions are:
- How long will it take?
- How much skill is required?
- What tools are needed?
Depending on the particular deadbolt, it will be somewhere between trivial and moderately difficult. At some point, anyone who wants to get in will just move to the windows or other weak points.
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— Answered by KeithB
Answer: How Secure Is Your Deadbolt?
In general, a professional is going to be able to open anything you have, because that's what they do all day. The reality though is that with the exception of high security locks like Medeco, it doesn't even take a professional to open them. But you ask about a deadlock, so let me provide some background...
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A deadbolt is more about resisting kicking open or using a credit card to slide in and raise the bolt. It's not so much about being harder to pick, as the lock mechanism in it is going to be extremely similar to a normal door handle lock.
The things that really matter in a normal (not a high-security lock) are how tight the tolerances are, and how many pins. For example, the 6 pin Kwikset Titans (aka UltraMax) are quite a bit harder to pick than the 5 pin regular Kwiksets, and a Schlage 5 pin is harder than a Kiwkset 5 pin. But they both are dramatically easier to pick than a Medeco which has additional features to make it much harder to pick.
However, bump keys can make most traditional locks quite easy to open. And anyone who has time and space to drill can get in to pretty much anything. And don't forget: putting a strong lock next to a window may just mean the window gets broken.
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One thing you may want to consider is putting a high security lock on your house may advertise to thieves that you have something you particularly want to protect.
— Answered by Sean Reifschneider
Answer: Quick Tips to Prevent Lock Picking
A couple of tips for making it harder to pick a lock:
- Keep the lock well lubricated. This prevents some of the pins from becoming stuck at the shear line (meaning that they are effectively already picked).
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- Install the lock upside down, so the jaggy side of the key goes in facing down instead of up. A locksmith friend of mine said he found they are harder to pick upside down, and my experience is the same.
Beyond getting a better lock (higher quality, more pins, higher security design), these may be alternatives for slowing someone down.
— Answered by mohlsen
Illustration by Sean Gallagher.
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Choose a position on the door for the lock.
Install the deadbolt lock about 44 inches above the bottom of the door. You’ll have to adjust the position a bit if you have a combination storm door so as not to interfere with the storm doorknob or lock.
Affix the template to the door.
Use masking tape to affix the template at the proper position.
Mark the center of the holes for both the lock cylinder and latchbolt.
Use a sharp point to mark the centers of the two hole positions for the lock cylinder (through the face of the door) and the latchbolt (into the edge of the door).
Bore the hole for the lock cylinder.
Some kits include a hole saw that attaches to a standard drill. Align the center pilot bit of the saw with the marked point of the face of the door and drill through.
Drill the latchbolt hole into the edge of the door
Use a 1-inch spade bit attached to your drill to cut a perfectly round hole into the wood.
Cut a latchbolt mortise in the edge of the door.
Use a sharp 1-inch chisel and a hammer to cut a recess that is 1/8 inch deep.
Position the latchbolt faceplate flush with the edge of the door.
Remove any wood chips with the chisel blade until the faceplate is flush.
Install the two mounting screws into the faceplate.
Hold the faceplate in place and use it as a template for installing the two mounting screws.
Apply a coating of lubricant to the lock's moving parts.
Spray a thin coating of lubricant to all the moving parts of the lock.
Insert the latchbolt and push the keyed portion of the lock through the hole in the latchbolt.
Place the latchbolt in its hole and insert the keyed portion of the lock so that the tailpiece extends through the hole in the latchbolt.
Fit the inside cylinder so that the holes for the screws line up with the exterior side.
From the inside of the door, adjust the inside cylinder to line up the screw holes with the exterior portion of the lock.
Secure the two sides of the lock together.
Use the two retaining screws to hold the lock in place.
Shut the door and mark the doorjamb where the latchbolt touches.
Use a pencil to mark the spot on the doorjamb where the latchbolt meets the jamb.
Trace and cut a mortise on the doorjamb for the strike plate.
Use the strike plate as a template and then trace and cut a mortise on the doorjamb with a sharp chisel.
Bore a latchbolt hole in the center of the mortise.
Use a spade bit to bore a hole in the center of the strike plate mortise for the latchbolt to enter.
Install the strike plate.
Install the strike plate using the screws provided.
Defiant Deadbolt Instructions
Close the door and test the lock.
Shut the door and test the fit by operating the deadbolt lock. If necessary, loosen the screws and adjust the lock until the latchbolt passes easily into its hole.