Door Barricade | Door Jam Door Stoppers Security Bar Add Extra Security to Your Inward Opening Front Door at Home - an Innovative Solution from The Law Enforcement Experts (Silver)

It doesn’t work for my door. I should have measured before buying

This secures my master bedroom door. It’s easy to install and easy to use. I replaced the short screws in my door hinges with the longer screws included with the Bull. The Bull is well made and strong, and it is a backup to my locks, lights, and cameras. The one improvement I would recommend is for the channel to V-out wider at the bottom to guide the bull onto the flange make it even easier to move between the door and the storage and back. I have several styles of door barricade and this is the one I use to protect me and my my wife while we sleep. The Bull is good value for the price. I highly recommend it.

PROS: - Installation relatively simple, under the right conditions. - Extremely non-invasive option. Sleek / smart design. - Very good option for doors with limited space. - Should provide occupants with more time to protect themselves. - May deter the vast majority of intruders due to increased time and effort needed to gain entry. - The hanger is a good idea and helps to keep the device available at all times. - Installation can lead to awareness of other potential weak spots (that would otherwise go unnoticed) CONS: - The price point is slightly high. Worth the investment, but may deter some from purchasing. - Screws provided strip far too easily. Do not use them. - Dependent on integrity of door installation. - Calculating installation depth of base can be tricky. - Can require a higher than average aptitude for construction. - Only works for in-swinging doors. This is not a big deal, but is important to know. - The makers of this device need to have more videos available showing the capabilities of their product. Many other devices have videos from various sources testing them. This one does not. The lack of sponsored and independent test videos almost prevented me from purchasing the device. RECOMMENDATIONS: - If you have an older home, or are not handy (in terms of construction) get an experienced person (friend, family member, trusted handyman) to install it for you. - Use star-head screws purchased from hardware store (or Amazon!). This is an absolute MUST! - You will need a relatively powerful drill. - Watch YouTube videos and install 3 - 4 screws into hinge-side of door as well. Use caution, this can alter the doors ability to close properly. MY EXPERIENCE: Thankfully, I have some experience in home improvement and construction. I installed The Door Bull on two of my entry doors. The front door went relatively smoothly. I did notice, that if you have the means and desire that a person could install more than one of these to a door, potentially increasing the effectiveness. When I went to install it to my metal garage side entry door (a door I thought was the most secure in my home), I found that it was improperly installed and very vulnerable to blunt force. I had to remove the trim and place additional wood in the gap between the door frame and the wall stud. I then had to use 4 screws to ensure a solid connection from the frame to the stud. This is not a knock on the Door Bull. In fact, I was able to correct the problem because of the Door Bull. Now, that door is very secure. This device will not prevent entry into your home. It may effectively slow entry and/or deter entry. I have recommended it to my family members and friends.

I bought two door bulls. It was everything I expected. The only problem is the screws that came with the kit was too soft. I stripped 2 of them and broke one. Install took longer due to stripped screw heads and one screw breaking passed half way into the wood. Had to buy higher grade screws as a replacement to this. For the price I paid I expect the screws to be stronger. Would have given 5 stars if the screws are better.

Would recommend this for added security.

Took me around 5 to 10 min to install (recommend to watch youtube video). Excellent design, light weight, and very sturdy. Comes with all the required hardware and drill bit. 10X efficient than the dead bolt. Fell much safer. Very happy with the purchase.

I rarely write reviews but I thought it might help others if I shared what I learned having recently installed and used this product. I originally heard about the Door Bull on a DIY Network (now known as Magnolia Network) TV show. It sounded like a very intriguing product and it would provide me with more security protection and peace-of-mind. I have been waiting to buy it hoping it would drop in price like it did late last year. It has not changed price in some time so I finally made the decision to buy it at the current price and not the sale price. As other people have already mentioned, the mounting hardware, specifically the mounting screws and drill bit provided inside the box, are low quality. My best guess is that the screws are a low quality zinc. I decided to use my own 1/8 drill bit. Even knowing that the mounting hardware was low quality and being extremely careful (e.g. pre-drilling holes, setting my power drill on the appropriate torque setting, taking my time, etc.) I also almost stripped out some of the screw heads. I used a PH2 phillips screw bit (shown in photo) and it seemed to fit the head of the provided 3 screws the best. In my photo, it shows that I had to mortise the main Door Bull mounting bracket into the door jam. Using a sharp wood chisel, it was actually not very difficult. I simply held the main Door Bull mounting bracket up to the door jam, used a pencil to trace around it, and then chiseled it down to the right depth (approximately 1/8) so that the mounting bracket would be completely flush with the rest of the door jam. If I did not mortise it out, I would not have worked on my door because there was a very minimal gap between the door and the door jam which is really great for keeping the weather out but made it so that I had to mortise the Door Bull in or it definitely would not have worked in my situation. The Door Bull comes with a total of six 3 low quality zinc screws. Three of them are for the main Door Bull mounting bracket and three of them are supposed to be used to swap out shorter screws in three of hinges on your door (opposite side of door than where Door Bull is located) with longer screws which is a great idea. When I started swapping out the screws that were in the door hinges and screwed into the door jam, I was shocked to see just how short most of them were. In my photo, the far left 3 screw is what comes inside the Door Bull box. The middle screw is what was holding my door to the door jam and those screws were only 3/4 long. A 3/4 screw in a hinge is really more for just looks and it seemed like an angry toddler probably could have kicked my door in on the hinge side. After seeing just how short the hinge screws were, I went down to my local hardware store and purchased several 3 wood screws (far right screw in my photo). I replaced all the 3/4 hinge screws with the longer 3 wood screws. Again, the Door Bull provides you with a total of three screws to replace one screw in each hinge with a longer one but I wanted even more protection and my door had a total of 4 hinges. If I was going to all the time and effort to buy and install this product to improve security, I wanted to completely do it right and not leave several 3/4 hinge screws as the weakest part of my entire door. The quality of the actual main mounting bracket and the part that slides over it when in use (w/ the Door Bull logo on it) is good/decent quality. They are both made out of aluminum and I have no issues at all with the quality of those parts. I also appreciate that the Door Bull got me to check the door hinge screws since they provided three of them otherwise I probably would have had no idea just how short the door hinge screws were in my door. Using the Door Bull feels very solid and I have to say that I do believe that it has improved the security of my door. I previously had a cheap white flip latch on the door which is better than nothing but it really is not designed to provide much security protection from someone who is deliberately trying to force their way into your house. The Door Bull seems like it will do a much better job and my hope is that it never needs to get used in real life but I do have trust that it should do what its intended to do. For something that costs this much money and is designed to help improve the security of your home, the Door Bull really should come with higher quality mounting screws and a higher quality drill bit. I would really like to see them include something like stainless steel screws rather than cheap zinc screws. It would also have been great if they would have provided extra additional hinge screws (more than just 3) but as I mentioned, at least they got me to check those which I do appreciate. The Door Bull wouldnt work as well with extremely short 3/4 hinge screws holding the door to the door jam. An entire vertical side of the door (opposite side where the Door Bull is installed) would definitely have been the weakest point of the entire door. After replacing the short 3/4 hinge screws with 3 screws, I now have much more confidence that the security of my entire door set up has improved significantly. I gave the Door Bull 3 out of 5 stars specifically because of the cheap mounting screws and cheap drill bit. Had they provided high quality mounting screws and a drill bit (which is really what they should do for the price that they are charging), I would have given it 5 out of 5 stars. The other option would be for the Door Bull to significantly reduce the price of their product to correspond with the cheap mounting hardware provided. Since this product is designed to improve security, the right thing to do would be for them to make sure that all of the hardware provided is high quality. Update 11/5/19: The creators of The Door Bull have said that they are changing the screws to Stainless Steel screws based on user feedback. Once I find out when the change in production happened (or will be happening), I plan on updating my star rating on this product accordingly. Thank you Door Bull for reading our feedback and taking real action to make this product even better! It’s very much appreciated. Update December 2022: Updating my rating to 5 stars for two primary reasons: 1. They are now including high quality hardened metal screws - thank you Door Bull creators! 2. When I originally purchased the Door Bull, when it initially became available, it was $69.99. That cost seemed very high considering the amount and types of materials being used. I see the price right now is $27.99 (possibly a temporary sale price) which is less than half of what I originally paid and that lower price seems much more reasonable. After using the Door Bull daily on my front door for 3+ years, it’s still holding up great and it looks and functions as good as the first day it was installed. After writing my original review, I did purchase/install 1 additional Door Bull for another exterior-facing door on my house. I still strongly recommend this product.

I do recommend it for all

I have these on all of my exterior doors. They lock the door up TIGHT and feel very secure. I have tested it by really ‘putting my shoulder into it’ trying to break the door in from outside and the door does not even flinch a bit. I have kicked in many doors so I know how to do it. I wouldn’t say these are 100% foolproof but for standard use and an extra layer of security these are a very simple & non-obtrusive solution that works.

Once I installed this device, along with several superior long screws, I find that with my normal deadbolt and this device, that it would take a pretty strong assault to gain entry. I feel confident that a simple 200 pound kick will not gain entry. Ive had to kick doors in, and usually the side molding and small screws into the 2 X 4 framing is what gives way. This clearly distributes the weight in a much wider (leverage) manner will require a much more vigorous assault to gain entry. A little pricey in my opinion but is far superior to another deadbolt or comparative assembly.