Reply to Glass Front Doors - Do You Have One?

Forum Index » Home Improvement, Design, and Decorating

Reply to "Glass Front Doors - Do You Have One?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Years ago an unhomed man we knew (he frequented the neighborhood), clearly in a disrupted mental state, tried to push his way into the house as I came home from work. I got the door closed and deadbolted, and he proceeded to pound on it for several minutes while I stood by the back door trying to decide between calling the police (potentially dangerous for this individual) and just running out the back door if he got in.

With a glass door, it would not have been as strong + he would have seen me the whole time [/quote]

I had a similar situation except it was a a guy who claimed to be with Washington Gas and I do have a glass door.  I was inside the house when he rang the doorbell.  He was in uniform type clothing but there was nothing on it to indicate he was with WashGas and his vehicle didn't have anything on it either.  I asked him what he wanted (through the door) and he said he was from WashGas and had come for an inspection.  I told him he was mistaken because we weren't expecting an inspection.  He then started yelling and pounding/kicking on the door for me to let him in.  It was pretty scary.  I ran around to make sure all the other doors/windows were closed and locked and dialed 911.  He was still pounding/kicking on the door when the cops arrived.  It was only about 7 minutes but it felt like forever.

I'm sure not all glass doors are made the same but ours is tempered glass.  I also know the glass used in high rises is rated to withstand high winds and bird strikes.  If a burglar wants to get in, they will find a way no matter what your door is made of.[/quote]

Yeah, well, that's why I have guns. If this happened to me I'm in the bedroom in 15 seconds with a 9MM Glock with a 30 clip. Glass door or wood door, it doesn't matter if it gets to the point that theyre banging down the door.[/quote]

This discussion is about doors, not what to do when someone gets in.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics