[villagetinker]

CWGUY,

We did very similar to what you did, to both the front door and the door to the garage, my original answer was to the question about high and low deadbolts (not a good idea IMHO), and I tend to agree with your assessment on the bar. We have a rug in front of the door, and to use the bar, we would need to move the rug, defeating the reason for the rug in the first place. Also, you cannot have the bar installed if you are leaving the house (we do not go in the garage typically).
By the way, the brushed nickel heavy duty striker plates tend to be hard to find.