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>> oh, my gosh. >> the car was totally open. >> security expert kathleen baty. her first tip, take your garage door opener inside, out of the thief's sight. >> they're watching and waiting for that moment. >> exactly. >> two, make sure your landscaping is low. >> the bushes are a perfect height. they have all the time in the world hiding there. >> lock up the garage. >> you want to disengage the motor of your garage door opener and then manually shut the garage door and bolt lock it so no one can open it from the outside. >> 73% of home break-ins are by kicking in a door. there's an easy solut...

>> great to be here. >> so what did you bring? >> we tested 20 dead bolt lock systems and unfortunately found a lot of really super flimsy hardware out there that's going to give you give you a fall senf security. we brought you three winners. we'll start with the standard. standard dead bolt lock here. from quick set. it's the quick set 980. thirty dollars, really good value. the important thing i want to point out on all of these and any lock set is the strike plate. what makes this durable, the way we test these is we have a 100-pound pendulum we let loose on a lock. all of these held up we...

And what i also brought, if you want to go even a step further, there is an after market product, a box plate. this can be used with any of the systems and you can see -- this is going to go right in the door frame with the additional screws. five, maybe ten. it's a really smart upgrade on any lock. but if we move to the baldwin, this is a $40 lock. it's got a nickel finish. a little nicer finish, performs similarly. also has the better strike plate, but the longer screw. >> the minimum you want to have four screws? >> yeah. at minimum, four screws. but really go the distance. >> does price ma...

There and pick the lock out. that's what i'm worried about. how do i stop them from doing that? >> well, there are limits to any door lock. so that's why there are many additional measures of security you need. >> the best thing is have that strike pad? >> strike plate, yeah. as i said, this i the box plate. and this is the best advice. >> that goes in the doorjamb? >> yeah, right in with additional screws. >> you can't do it yourself? >> no, you can. this is an after market, a separate product. any home center, you'll find it. and just buy it when you're buying your lock, also buy one of thes...

House in three minutes. >> how do you think you got this? >> oh, my gosh. >> the car was totally open. >> security expert kathleen baty. her first tip, take your garage door opener inside out of the thief's sight. >> they're watching and waiting for that moment. >> exactly. >> two, make sure your landscaping is low. >> the bushes are a perfect height. they have all the time in the world hiding there. >> lock up the garage. >> you want to disengage the motor of your garage door opener and then manually shut the garage door and bolt lock it so no one can open it from the outside. >> 73% of home ...