Three kids were walking by our house last night and one came up and did a ding dong ditch, came back a few minutes later and did it again. Then he joined his friends walking across the street. This happened at 20:38. I texted my snowbird neighbors to let them know and to check their cameras. Oddly, her cameras all quit at 20:38. She has a professional monitored system so there might be cloud videos.
Notice how two of them disappeared by the neighbor’s house for a few minutes. They are going to install a motion detector light. I am going to recommend a Wyze floodlight camera.
Someone just posted a video on Nextdoor of what had to have been terrifying. These are likely teens with a tank filled with testosterone in a new engine without brakes because the frontal cortex of their brains has not yet developed and won’t until they are in their mid to late 20’s! With so many stand-your-ground folks in my neck of the woods, I fear their pranks may end very badly. I don’t know how to post their video but the prank is attributed to something popular on social media. " Ivy Drive/Bedford Hills·14h • Edited
This happened at my neighbors house who happens to also be my best friend. They kicked her door open and ran off. You can see the second guy has his phone in his hand to seem as if he is recording. There is someone at the end of the driveway (down the hill) shining a light. We have since found out after posting this video that this is a trend on social media of people kicking in doors and recording them. Yes, the police have been contacted. It was suggested by the officer to post on social media to help identify the men."
I think removing the 3 hinges covered in 20 years of paint would take more time than breaking down a door. Hopefully, giving me enough time to arm or call for help.
With the door jam working against the force and the hinges being mounted external they should offer more resistane than just relying on a lock or deadbolt as a single point of failure.
Of course, some people prefer hinges on the inside because it is easier to put your weight behind a door to close it instead of trying to pull it shut.
I can see pros and cons to both methods.
My door came this way with the house.
In my childhood home, the door was mounted the other way. We did have to use a towel to cleanup after a storm or hurricane.
I believe the main reason we mount doors in this manner, is to keep out rain.
I guess you will have to decide on your option.
I would imagine hurricanes can blow in or suck out doors.
Curious to see what ChatGPT or Google would recommend. I am open to change, but not on this house.
You don’t have to remove the hinges. You just need a stout pin and a small hammer and the pin goes up and out of the hinges. Then the door is free from the frames.
I see commercial offices with doors opening out. I’ve always wondered about it and how easy it is to do this.
My understanding is that this is required in building codes for rapid egress in case of an emergency, as far as commercial/public buildings are concerned, anyway.
over to stang guard.
