If you have a sliding back door you need to know this.

Outside of your door locks, the sliding back door is one of the most likely places you could expect a break in. The back sliding door is very attractive to a house thief because of its location and also the wide potential opening once the door is opened or the window is smashed. Here are a few things you can do to make this a less attractive target.

Look into getting the sliding door glass protected with a security film. Security film deters smash and grab thief's because it prevents the glass from shattering and takes a lot more effort to get through. If your a thief and you encounter a sliding door that does not shatter after you hit it with a bat you are more likely to flee the scene and try to find a house that does not pose as much of a problem to get in.

Get a security bar to prevent the door opening if the latched is picked. Most locks on sliding glass doors are not hard to get into, so you should get a security bar that prevent the door from opening when it is engaged. The only way to get in a sliding glass door if the lock is picked is to shatter the window. If you have a security film on the glass then you made it very difficult for that to happen.

While you are at it, look at your other windows. I will cover that in another post.