Starting with the way in and more...

Doors to your home. In my old place I had, as many do, a modern UPVC replacement type door. Now they are quite secure in the manner of their locking. But often come with the larger glass double glazed panes and panels which, as you can see on youtube, are quite 'kick-out-able'. Watch police raids. My neighbour, a dealer of sorts, had his rented house door broken into three times. The first two times, armed with their 'thumper' or whatever it's called, they were able to - with one blow - completely take out the main middle panel and step through. The frame remained secure each and every time.

A hardwood door is, as you'll have probably seen, better in some ways but once damaged in any way... that's it. I think the best option and surprisingly not overly expensive is a steel security door with a similar, if not better, multiple locking point system to the UPVC type.  It's worth stating that few of the more economical ones are solid steel or use heavy steel plate but no door, regardless of how heavy duty, is ultimately impregnable. Also having what looks like a vault door as access to your property might attract attention as to their being something worth protecting. Many a prepper takes the view that staying less obvious helps with security.


With the 'stay secure but don't attract attention' point in mind look at outer property doors to be either the original as fitted with a more secure inner entrance or check out the doors which are as per the image above but look, for all intents and purposes, like a normal front door. Some are covered with vinyls and others with veneers. Note how, as per this coloured version, they do NOT have letter boxes. They will have a secure mailbox. Think about why...


Just day to day a good door, as above, protects what you have now. Now add in all that you'd hope to have later on... gotta be worth protecting. One suggestion I've seen is protecting sections (floors, wings and the like) of your home and refuge with a heavier door than is usually found inside houses. In other words use a good solid fire protected front door type panel to protect rooms and the like the inside. If you're lucky enough to have a panic or safe room, or better still, a NBC type bunker then by all means go the whole hog and get some 6+ inch thick steel and concrete beast to secure that.


One final thought, do not make the mistake of spending bucks on a great front door only to spend f'all on a back door or other entrances in. Our 'zombies' will get in via the weakest point to get at your hard earned goods and loved ones.