So I’ve got the thumbs up to hopefully build a secure man cave and wondered if anyone had any recommendations on a composite door supplier?
The new man cave will be small (just 1.5m2 inside) and built from breezeblocks laid side on for the walls – with the walls and the concrete roof reinforced with rebar.
The local kids are now going round tooled up with portable angle grinders so I think the walls and roof will be secure enough so there’s just the tunnelling in from below (haven’t seen kids with hoods up carrying spades yet) which just leaves the door and getting mugged for the door key as the points of weakness.
I’ve narrowed down to three composite door systems:
1. A “rockdoor ultimate” which has a carbon reinforced foam core, steel mesh under the front panel and decent locks
2. A “solidor” which has a solid timber core under the composite exterior, decent locals etc
3. A trudoor which has a foam core and decent bolts but also has frame deadbolts (which stops the door being lifted out of the hinges are cut.
Due to the need to cram as much man stuff in the cave as possible the door will open outwards.
Does anyone have a view on any of the above? Are there any other doors I should look at?
As well as a decent door the bikes will be locked up with separate kryptonite New York locks connected to wall anchor points bonded in to the brickwork. Oh, and a poachers alarm / empty shotgun cartridge on the door so anyone who gets through that will be clutching their ears for a while.
Are there any other security things to consider? Already have cctv, a burglar alarm and “under siege” mentality 🙂