Prime-Line U 10385 Door Strike, for Use with 5-1/2 In. and 6 In. Hole Spacing On Dead Latch and Deadbolt, Steel, Satin Nickel (Single Pack)

I got 2 of these door strikes to reinforce my front and side exterior doors. I recently installed a deadbolt lock into my side door, but had problems aligning the 2 latches with the door strike holes. Turns out the problem was that the original door latch (not the deadbolt) was misaligned, so the 2 holes didn't quite line up. This door strike fixes that problem. The 2 latch holes in this door strike are much wider, which gives the 2 misaligned latches (door knob latch and deadbolt latch) room to both fit into one single door strike.And on top of that, this door strike is MUCH more secure than having separate door strikes. See attached photos. Before - 2 separate door strikes with 2 small screws (less than 1") each. Total of 4 screws. After - one large door strike with 2 holes and nine (9) screws - 6 of which are 3" long for more security. You do have to drill 1/8" pilot holes for the longer screws, but that's not a problem. This door strike looks great and I highly recommend it.

These are heavy weight, easy to install ,and I think add another layer of security to my door. I was impressed enough I ordered 4 more. The holes are oversized and allow for the house to settle and still fit.

My home sits adjacent to woods that stretch eastward for one mile. No one lives there and our back door (from our laundry room) is just 20-30 feet from the woods. I plan to install solar powered motion detecting lights , but even with them the rear door could be kicked in or the glass broken for an intruder to reach in and pen the door. Even though we reside 55 miles from a metro area of 7 million people, I’m concerned that in the event of civil unrest, many with nothing but the clothes on their backs will head our way should some major event-like war -occur, and so I’ve decided to remain in place and harden our residence to intrusion. Even though we,re armed and have a locked safe room , I’m trying to make every potential entryway as difficult as possible to utilize, so that a potential intruder will be dissuaded before even trying and seek softer targets. Even though we,re armed with several weapons, the absolute last thing I ever wanna do is harm a hair on any criminals head, much less shoot him, even if he puts my wife and I in harms way and threatens us. I’d rather he just back off and search for an easier target, especially with the close proximity of extensive woods to our home.My wife and I are both senior empty nesters and never ever thought along the way that we may have to hunker down in and defend our home and our very lives, but as an ex combat arms officer and Vietnam vet, I’m prepared to do just that. Realistically I don’t ever think a Red Dawn scenario is possible with Russian paratroopers in our state but our proximity to vast national forests might make us a target for our fellow citizens in the case of vast civil unrest and I never want to harm any of them whose only negative is being made a refugee by civil unrest.I urge anyone in similar circumstances to harden their homes and pray to God that it’s just an overreaction and they’ll never need it. Ever.

I live in an apartment and my wife recently passed away. Maybe it's a little paranoia setting in but when I leave I want to make someone else the easy target. As such I picked up a high security deadbolt. I had already put in long screws for the strike plate for the deadbolt as I could tell the door had been forced once before. I'm not in a high crime area so my guess is that it was the fire department. In fact I bought a second one for a neighbor who had the fire department come in to his place at one point.So the long screws are great and it was very easy to put in and I did not need to mortise the area where it sits. I took off the original strike plates and just set this one in place and closed the door. Marked where it was sitting with the door shut and secure. Opened it up and started installing screws. I did opt to put in all long screws as three or four of the ones sent are stubbies that will only just attach to the 3/4 pine doorjamb and not into the stud beneath but even still this is a big upgrade over some thin little separate plates. I also went ahead and stuck some long screws into the hinge side while I was at it so remember that if you put this plate in you should get some 4 inch screws for the other side as well.I am now confident that no one wants to try and pick or bump my deadbolt. On top of that by the time they start trying to force the door they could have easily went into multiple other places. I'm not expecting this to prevent everything as the fire department with a big bar will eventually get through but they are going to have to put a ton of force into it and that tells me the criminals will go elsewhere.

Finally a guard that actually fits my door. Whoever installed the door drilled the deadbolt and the lever lock at a weird/not standard distance. As a result, I have been unable to find such a guard until now. With the oversized cutout for the latch, and the deadbolt, I was just able to attach this. It is very sturdy and yes, it looks a bit ugly when you view it installed since you can see the previous cutout/mortise but, the name of the game is security, not some beauty pageant.The only CON is that the screws need to be scrapped for better ones. The thread is approx. 5/32-inch but the shank, which is important, is only 1/8 inch. This is way too narrow for such a depth. The other problem is that these have a fine thread which creates more torque required when it hits an area you could not predrill too.So, I decided to "test drive" the screws, in an inconspicuous area, and of the three I tested, two went in and one sheared. When I tried to take out the other two screws, both sheared as too much torque was required. So, why bother using them? You are obviously installing this for added security (and this is a great product) so, by scrimp? Just go and buy some GOOD quality screws to secure your entrance. While you are at it, get a few extra and put longer screws in your latches, and at least one in each hinge if you have not done so