Escutcheons and reinforcement

It protects the cylinder on the outside so it cannot be gripped, snapped, pulled out or drilled. It is one of the simplest and most useful reinforcements for a door. Read the full answer

It is an escutcheon that covers the cylinder entrance completely. To open, you hold a magnetic key to it, which slides the cover aside and frees the keyhole. Read the full answer

It helps, but it does not solve everything. The escutcheon stops the cylinder being snapped or pulled out; against bumping or picking you need a security cylinder. Read the full answer

They are hinges or hinge bolts that keep the door locked into the frame on the hinge side, so it cannot be lifted out or forced even if the pins are cut. Read the full answer

Yes. With a security cylinder, an escutcheon, an extra deadbolt, anti-jemmy hinges and a good strike plate, a standard door becomes much more secure. Read the full answer

A security door is wood with steel sheets inside; an armoured door has an all steel structure, leaf and frame. The armoured door is stronger. Read the full answer

We go over the whole house, doors, cylinders, hinges, shutters and entrances, as someone trying to get in would, and tell you what to reinforce and in what order. Read the full answer

Through the least watched entrances: terrace and patio doors, ground floor shutters, cylinders that stick out and back or utility doors. Read the full answer

A front door with a security cylinder and escutcheon, a terrace or patio door with a good lock and, above all, reinforced shutters so they cannot be lifted or bent. Read the full answer

With a surface mounted security deadbolt, a protected cylinder and, if the hinges are on the outside, anti-jemmy reinforcement on that side. Read the full answer

An escutcheon with a poor finish does end up pitted and seized. With a finish designed for outdoor use and the odd clean, it lasts much longer. Read the full answer