Stable doors - Brenton bolts or alternatives (improved security).

[Myles (Mr Fox) Davison]

We've received the keys to our new home and finished the first of two moving days.

I now have a converted stables consisting of a double garage space with a stable side door - which I've knocked through into a single-stall stable (also with stable door) and which adjoins another singke-stall stable with the ubiquitous door.

All of the doors have 'Brenton' lockable bolts for the top and bottom section - but they have next to zero security. Straight screws into the wood - not even coach bolts.

I appreciate that security is only as good as the weakest link - and all three zones also have unprotected windows - but I want to improve the Brenton bolts.

Dunno whether to update the Brentons with coachbolt versions - or do something different. I quite like the Brenton function (I'm also going to fit hinge bolts to make it harder to just undo the hinge side!)

Any suggestions?

(Ps - I'm just about to fit a Ring alarm system to the main garage space and knocked-through area...)

[whitehillbilly64]

Park a Tank Behind the Doors.
Seemed to work in Aus 4 days ago.

whitehillbilly

[Kev]

Coach bolt any fixings, and stick a blob of weld on the internal nut.👍

[simonbav]

Park a Tank Behind the Doors.
Seemed to work in Aus 4 days ago.

whitehillbilly

I searched for a news story relating to this, WHB, with no luck. Can you help?

[Myles (Mr Fox) Davison]

Coach bolt any fixings, and stick a blob of weld on the internal nut.👍

Interesting idea, thanks - but if the fixings are coach bolts, how would the weld help?

Realistically, a battery powered angle grinder would make mincemeat of any hinges etc. - I do want to deter oiks armed with nothing more than a decent screwdriver though!

[Kev]

It just stops maybe someone entering by the roof say, and undoing the nut from the inside

[whitehillbilly64]

https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/would-be-luxury-car-thieves-run-over-one-of-their-own-in-bungled-burglary/clwxbzvtu00050hpfn3w59fo1

[diffwhine]

Corker!