Frame Reinforcement & Apartment Entry Security in NYC in Brooklyn & NYC

Most break-ins are not clever. Someone kicks the door hard near the lock and the frame splinters where the strike plate is screwed in. On a typical Brooklyn apartment or brownstone the lock itself is fine, the weak point is the wood jamb and the two short screws holding the strike. Reinforcing that spot is one of the highest-value security upgrades you can make, and it is exactly what we do.

We fit strike-plate wraps and reinforcement plates that spread force across a wide section of the jamb instead of two small screw holes, drive long anchor screws deep into the wall stud behind the frame, and add wrap-around plates around the lock and edge of the door itself to resist prying and kicking. For apartment doors we can add a secondary deadbolt, upgrade to a high-security cylinder, and reinforce the hinge side as well as the lock side so the whole opening is stronger, not just one point.

This work pairs naturally with our lock and door services: we can reinforce the frame while rekeying or upgrading the lock, or as part of a new door installation. It is popular with tenants, homeowners, and small businesses across all five boroughs who want a real deterrent without replacing the entire door. We assess the specific weak points of your entry and reinforce them so the door does what everyone assumes it already does, hold.