Secure Your Home with an Extra Lock on Your Sliding Door

Overcoming the weakness of standard locks

The standard latch or hook lock built into a sliding glass door is often the door's weakest point.

• Vulnerable to lifting: Standard sliding doors can often be lifted slightly off their tracks from the outside, which can release the main latch.
• “Jiggle” access: Burglars can sometimes use leverage or brute force, like shaking or yanking the door, to get past or break the simple hook latch without making much noise.
• Failed parts: The standard lock mechanism is complex and often breaks from everyday use, leaving the door unsecured even when the handle is pulled.

Keeping children and pets safe

A second lock is important for stopping young children or pets from sliding the door open and getting to pools or patios, or leaving the yard unsupervised. A lock mounted high or low can be placed out of their reach.