[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by kstew43

not a good choice...I did lots of research and it was not good......,

We went to home depot, bought a gold door frame for the handle and the deadbolt, $19 easy to install, just replaces the small stuff we had. Also purchased a dead bolt...best one, $35.00, I did the research on deadbolts and got the best quality.

We bought the one with the key so you can't just break the glass and turn the knob....it needs a key, in and out... We hang the key on the inside corner so it is in easy reach from the inside.

We also bought a new latch that the dead bolt goes into. it has about 8 screws 3 inches deep vs the original 2 1 1/2. Makes me feel lots safer, hubby did all the work, nothing complicated, looks impressive from the outside, gold and shiney... cost under $75 for everything and bought it in lowes.

Go to lowes/homedepot and look around.

I'm not sure about Florida, but in many states it is against the fire laws to require a key to get out of a building. What you might be gaining in security you may be losing by endangering you and yours int eh event of a fire.

I had one of those diagonal bars when I lived in the middle of a big city where there was a lot of crime and several break ins. I can't imagine having one here.