Burglar-proof apartment entrance door

  • Erstellt am 2021-05-04 20:15:31

PeterB85

2021-05-04 20:15:31
  • #1
Hello,

we have decided on a condominium that is currently under construction. The contractor offers some special requests as catalog options for an additional charge. A secure apartment entrance door is very important to us, especially since the apartment is located in the attic. The standard door meets the RC2 standard with a mortise lock and single-point locking. For an additional charge of around €1300, a door according to the RC3 standard is available. This includes, among other things, a multipoint locking system with 2 swing bolts. As far as I could read, the RC3 standard also involves several other features (the door would have to be thicker, have hinge-side security, etc.), so the additional cost should be worth it, right? Alternatively, I could of course choose the cheaper RC2 door and have a security bar installed. Perhaps someone can say something about which should be safer overall. An RC4 door is not offered by the contractor.

Best regards!
 

Tarnari

2021-05-04 20:44:43
  • #2
Wait, [ETW]? Are you talking about the front door or the apartment door? For the apartment door to become a problem, a burglar would have to get into the house first. I would bring this up in the homeowners' association and push for a correspondingly secure front door.
 

aero2016

2021-05-04 20:57:36
  • #3
But everyone opens it when "the parcel delivery person" rings the doorbell.
 

nordanney

2021-05-04 21:01:02
  • #4
Regularly locking the door is more important than RC3 or RC4. RC2 is sufficient.
 

PeterB85

2021-05-04 21:38:16
  • #5


The front door will certainly not be locked, which is why even a secure front door does not provide security. And someone almost always opens when the doorbell rings, as experience shows...



The door is always locked. But a locked door is of course no use if it can be pried open with a screwdriver in a minute...
 

Bertram100

2021-05-04 21:41:43
  • #6
I wouldn't spend any money on that. The likelihood of someone breaking in, despite break-in sprees as they sometimes nicely call it in the newspaper, isn't that high. Maybe a decent insurance that covers damages in case of loss.
 
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