As there are many ways that burglars and home invaders can gain unwelcome entry into your home the security and safety of your home and family is never dependent on one thing. External doors are often, however, the point at which intruders attempt to gain entry. If you are concerned about the security of the doors into your home you may wish to consider steel security doors.

Are you thinking that steel doors would look out of place on a residential property? The fact is steel doors are available in an amazingly wide variety of finishes - including finishes that look indistinguishable from wooden and vinyl doors. Residential steel doors can be supplied in 4,6,8, paneled designs, retro design, post modern, in fact almost any design available in wood is also available in steel.

These doors can be painted in any color of your choice and are available with a coating that replicates a wood grained finish. Other advantages of steel security doors are their durability, fire resistance and resistance to warping and rotting.

There is absolutely no need for your home to look like a commercial building, or a drug den, for your family to enjoy the benefits of a steel security door.

Naturally the door frame also needs to be of superior strength to gain any advantage from a steel door. It is also important to remember that it is not only your front door that needs to be resistant to attack by home invaders, if you have a rear or side door that too needs to be as tough as your front door.

Of course the locking system needs to be capable of defeating burglars and home invaders. Many steel security doors are supplied with a lock system, often a multi point lock and these provide very good security.

Steel doors for the home are usually of 'hollow' design. The interior core will be filled with insulation, usually foam, and the rails are usually wood. It is the outer skin which is steel. This means that the door is extremely tough without being too heavy for practical use.

The entrances to your home are not the only places that you may want the protection of a security steel door. If you have a safe room (panic room,) you will want the door to that room to withstand the fiercest attack by intruders.

As stated above, the security of your home can never be dependent on a single security measure, but fitting steel security doors will be a big step to preventing home invasion and burglary.