Deadbolt Installation in Charlotte

The bolt is not the weak point

Almost no forced entry defeats the bolt itself. What gives way is the frame — the strike plate pulls out of soft pine held by three-quarter inch screws, taking a chunk of the jamb with it.

So a deadbolt fitted properly means a reinforced strike and long screws that reach past the jamb into the framing behind it. That single detail does more for a door than upgrading the lock.

Throw length matters too. A bolt needs to extend a full inch into the frame to do its job, and a door that has settled often stops it going all the way — so the bolt is only half engaged and nobody has noticed.