Hi,

Last week my parents were woke in the night by a large kick to their front door - a foot print was found the next morning on the door.

They have an alarm - what are peoples views on impact/vibration sensors on the door or door frame - are they worthwhile or do they create more false alarms than they are worth ?

The door is a composite door.

Thanks

Perimitter security is worthwhile but it does add a cost to installs, so unless the risk is high they are not used as much as they could be.

Well it seems this bloke was testing, so I would in this situation.

Vibros on front doors can be problematic, people legitimately knocking the door letter boxes etc

They can still be set to a lower level, grouped or even left in a seerate group as a chime only if only to warn there is detection.

Thanks for your responses - if we did go down this route, which ones do I avoid or which ones do people recommend ? Would you fix it to the door or frame ?

Edited August 21, 201213 yr by jjpearce05

Vibros on front doors can be problematic, people legitimately knocking the door letter boxes etc

People knocking the door?? Door slamming, and birds flying into windows, cause problems but if knocking on the door activates it there is something wrong with the way its set up

On the frame, just below the bottom deadbolt is a good spot.

Away from the (knocker and) letterbox.