Door Barricade Brackets for exterior doors

I am going to buy screws. What size and length? Picture shows #10. 3 inch screws?

Will this be drilled into the replaceable door frame or the support frame built to the house?

Clear as mud.
 
My design was a foot-long piece of 2" by 6" angle iron that had two 3/4" bolts run through threaded holes on the 6" side and down onto 7/8" holes in the floor so that the 2" flange went right against the bottom of the door.
I later added a handle between the bolts to make it easier to lift out.
It seemed to be a sensible thing to have in place at night when living in south central Los Angeles... .
 
Just remember to follow the instructions on the front.
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They offer alot of heavy screws that will work, some with hex heads, some with torx, many have a big flat head that won't pull thru. I'd like to have a minimum of 2.5 inches of thread in the stud itself preferably more. Don't anchor to the door frame.
 
Have you updated your strike plates and screws on the door? These are simple safety enhancements.
The above bears repeating. Replacing the hinges with similar-sized ball-bearing (e.g. captive hinge pins) hinges is also smart.

South Florida had adopted a hurricane code after Andrew
Miami-Dade County has been creating "hurricane codes" since Carla in the 70s. Adoption in the surrounding south Florida Counties has been expanding ever since.
However, there's nothing explicitly in the Code that mandates outswing doors. Other than having to meet air sealing & wind resistance requirements. Which can be met with any number of qualified storm doors and/or storm shutters. It's a series of trade-off, as most things in architecture. Outswing doors have a security onus in having the hinge pins exposed, whic his why the Florida Codes offer so many options for compliance.
The things you learn as a licensed architect can be wide and varied.

I am going to buy screws. What size and length? Picture shows #10. 3 inch screws?

Will this be drilled into the replaceable door frame or the support frame built to the house?
Will depend.
But, most assuredly, you do not want screws in only the casing & frame of the door--that's typically only about 1/2" material at best.
The stud framing around a door ought to be (only ought) be a "jack" stud which supports the header over the door, and a pair of "king" studs next to the jack.
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In a 2x4 wall, through the casing, there's about 1/2" (or less) of casing, then 1/2" of drywall, then 3 1/2" of wood stud. Or about 4.5" inches all told.
Rule-of-thumb, you don't want to exceed 5/8 the depth of a member in an edge condition. That's a skosh more than 2" in a 2x4, so a #10 x 3" should be ok, after adding in the thickness of the bracket. Should be.
A #10 might be a touch too fat for 2x material, so, maybe a #8x3" might better suit--and you want to pre-drill to the size specified on the package of screws, as splitting the 2x4 does not much help.

Now, off the casing, and on to wallboard, you have an issue in that the wall board will want to compress as you tighten down on it., so yo may need some fat fender washers to support the load.

In a 2x6 framed wall, you can easily use 4" long screws.

Note that for hinge and strike screws, 3" and 3 1/2" screws are easily uses, as you are perpendicular to the "stack" of lumber in the framing. (Pre-drilling is still recommended for not splitting the wood.)
 
Now, there's another issue here that wants examining. The door is not the only way in.

Not a lot of point in hardening the front door when the concealed-in-the-back-yard patio slider can be lifted out of its tracks with little more than a claw hammer all too often. Or only has 1/8" glazing in it.

A person needs to consider their dwelling as a complete envelope, and look at all its openings and accesses. High up on that list is coping with the toggle on your automatic garage door opener. Coat hanger over the top of the door can snag that string, and Bob's Your Uncle of opening the door. Is the door to your garage unlocked? Does it have a deadbolt?

Modern codes are increasingly requiring that door into the garage be a steel door, for fire resistance, and for fume sealing, but that does not change the vast bulk of existing structures. A metal door with weather stripping to replace your garage door is not that complicated to install. It's the sort of thing that could be hired out for about the cost of an inexpensive RSC.
 
How far is that from the door trim?
Depends on the width of the casing (e.g. trim).
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That casing us drawn 2" x 3/8" to scale.
Stock "builder" casing will be around 1 1/2 x 5/16". "Fluted" or "arts & crafts" trim can be 3" or 3 1/2" wide. Built-up casing with back trim will tend to be wider, too.
When in doubt, drill a witness hole with a fine (under 1/8" dia) drill bit (a 16ga finish nail can also be used).
Also, look for things in the wall--like light switches or wall outlets--the box for those is fastened to the most "outboard: stud before the wallboard goes on.
Decent stud finder can be procured for US$20-30, too.
 
What are your thoughts or advice? I was going to add these to the front doors. I am handy, but I am not a contractor or a carpenter. Any professional or Dad advice is welcome.
I am a professional, FWIW. Building contractor as well as welder/steel fabricator. Those brackets will help slow entry a little bit, but not by more than a minute or two. If that's all you feel that you need, that's fine. Look up a few videos on Youtube on "framing a stud wall" and "how to hang a door". This will give you a much better idea of what we're talking about here with stud location, where you should put longer screws and where your brackets can be mounted. If you can find a contractor who also does steel fabricating, he can make you brackets that are much sturdier and probably nicer looking.
 
We live out in the country and our closest neighbor is barely within shouting distance. We also have a full glass French door onto the rear deck, and windows in every room. I’ve come to the conclusion that windows and doors are just noisemakers that will hopefully give me enough warning to grab my gun.

How do you harden a big glass window?
 
How do you harden a big glass window?
The 3M film is a nice step up for flat picture-type glazing. Oops, late to that party.

French doors are way better than sliders.

The other answer beyond replacing the existing it to get to high wind resistance rated 'storm" glazing to go over the existing entries (this can also help increase insulation values, a nice bonus).

It's a good idea to think about ways to keep potential bad people away from vulnerable areas on the house. Rose bushes, yaupon hollies, porch swings or gliders to get in the way of attempting a pry bar or the like. Motions activated lighting is also good.

In the arena of motion-detecting lighting, it's better to have MD lighting that suits your outdoor activities rather than spot or flood lighting. (You are far, far, far more likely to use your outdoor areas than hoodlums.)
 
I’m in the process of having security screen doors installed. Anyone that wants into the house will have to break a window and climb through…
 
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