Armor Concepts Door MAX - Door Reinforcement Kit for Anti Kick Front Door Security, 5-Piece Door Reinforcement Plate for Door Jamb & Door Frame, Made in USA Home Security - Satin Nickel

We moved in to a new house recently, and I decided the exterior door hardware needed to be upgraded. The strike plates and hinges were attached with 1/2” long screws, which is ridiculous but seems to be common on newer houses. Basically we had privacy doors, one good kick would probably be enough to pop them open. After looking at some options I decided to try the Door Armor product. I initially ordered one set to try installing on the side door going out of the garage, because I wanted to try it out on a door where we weren’t really worried about appearance (which my wife was particularly concerned about).Shipping was prompt and the product arrived well packaged and in good condition. One note about that, the long (40”) door jamb reinforcement piece appeared slightly curved but it turned out the metal is pliable enough that it flattened down just fine when screwed into the door jamb.Installation was relatively straightforward and trouble free. I would say this job requires basic handyman skills. The first set I installed took about an hour, but that included gathering up tools and beer breaks, ha ha. There are a couple of things you need to be really careful about though. First is getting everything lined up properly, and marking where the screws go in with some precision. This is where a helper can be handy. The second thing is DRILL DEEP ENOUGH PILOT HOLES FOR THE SCREWS. Sorry to yell with all caps but this part is really important. These are long (3.5 inch) screws, and only 1/8” diameter. Without good pilot holes there is a pretty good chance of breaking the screws or stripping out the head when trying to drive them in. The first set I installed I only had a standard length drill bit that would only go in maybe 2”, and getting the screws driven all the way down got a little sketchy. For the second set I bought a 6” long bit, it cost $3.00 and I highly recommend it for this project.Once installed, the only thing that can be seen from outside with the door closed is the pieces that go over the edge of the door to protect the lock sets. With the door open the large jamb plate and the hinge reinforcement plates can be seen, but they are not obtrusive or ugly. The color we got matched our door hardware pretty well. When my wife saw what it looked like on the garage side door, she gave me permission to install this on our front door, so I have now installed two sets. I feel a lot better now knowing that if someone wants to break in through our exterior doors they will probably need to bring a battering ram or a sledgehammer instead of just kicking it once or twice.

I am very happy with my purchase. I'm the new owner of a new house that had it's garage door kicked in while the house was inhabited. It goes to show how easy a normal door is to force open.I was looking to beef up my garage door and with the Door Armor installed I feel confident this will not happen again.Installation was easy; the hardest part was to remove and reinstall sections of weather stripping in the door frame ( needed for cold Canadian winters ). The screws provided are long and adds strength to secure the door. Didn't even need to pre-drill holes.I did purchase another one to install on my front door, and I also installed a patio door security bar.If you are looking for a simple way to beef up home security and keep intruders out, this item works great!

Door Armor is a must have to reinforce a doors weak points.Easy to install with the supplied bit. Took about 30 minutes to install.The bit is low quality, too small and strips quickly. The bit should use a larger Phillips head. Even at low drill speeds, I used both bits.The materials used used are excellent quality and the supplied longer screws ensure the door will be very difficult to kick in.Overall, Door Armor is a good value for the money. It definitely rovides peace of mind.

This is great purchase if there's an entrance that needs a little but more security. We had a door that wasn't visible from the road around the side of the house that we felt could use some extra security. The install took 20 minutes, and added substantial strength to the door. with longer screws and more metal to disperse and impact/force it adds confidence and another layer of protection! I'm really happy!

I bought a Door armor max and installed it with no issue on my front door with Schlage oversized electronic door lock. It was a standard metal door in a standard frame and I had the entire thing done in an hour. It would have installed quicker but I dont really know what I'm doing when it comes to stuff like this, so it always takes longer than it should at first. Also I had some serious issues with the specialty bit they supplied to drive in the large screws. Thats one of the things I took a half star off for. The bit lasted 3 screws, then warped in a spiral. After that I decided to pre drill the screw holes. Luckily I had an extra bit that was the same size in my garage and I was able to finish the door.My first impression was it install easy, the bit supplied sucked and the metal seemed bendy. Still theres no doubt it reinforced my door so I went on amazon to buy 3 more. What I ended up doing was buying another Max, 1 mini, and 1 door reinforcement product from another company. It was less than half price and looked very similar to the door armor mini.I left a review for that kit on amazon yesterday. It was indeed cheaper and the metal looked 50% thicker than the door armor kits, but the sizing was weird. I tried the other 3 doors that I wanted to armor up and each would have taken modifications that I'm just not willing to do. I set that other kit into the corner.The day after that kit arrived my door armor mini was delivered. I just installed that on my side door. The mini worked perfectly because I really had no space to install hinge jambs anyways. I had that full kit installed AND I screwed in 4" screws in all the hinges in less than a half hour (I do learn as I go along). I didnt have to make any door modifications (standard door, oversized deadbolt), it went quick and smooth. My only complaint was that little bit they supplied. I learned my lesson after last time and I used a sharpie to mark holes and pre drilled each and every hole. Still I only made it about half way through the screws before I had to use my old garage bit again.I'm still awaiting the 2nd max I ordered but I dont anticipate any issues with it. I have to wonder about the special bit and the screws with the oddly shaped screw hole. At first I thought that it was oddly shaped so that the screws wouldn't be stolen (like lug nut locks or something). Then I realized I could only be so lucky as to have a burger break my door down and then spend a twenty minutes taking the screws out of the door to steal my $90 reinforcement kit. No, I dont think thats the reason. So I have to wonder, whats up with the funky screws and the weird weak bit. I have dozens of phillips head bits, none of them ever twisted like that bit. I've driven 4" screws into wood with a phatty phillips head bit. I just dont understand. Had I not been able to find a similar size star bit in my garage I would have had to stop installation and this review it certainly read more angry.Anyways, Its a good kit. Worth the elevated price over the competition since it fits each of my doors and the competitions one didnt. Just make sure to drill out all your holes and maybe purchase a selection of star bits if / when yours twists. I plan on buying 1 last mini kit for my final door.