Forced-Entry-Resistant Security Doors in Georgetown, TX

Stronghold Entry: custom forced-entry-resistant steel door and frame assemblies, from $8,000 installed, quoted against the exact tested rating.

Reinforcement buys minutes. A forced-entry-rated door is tested to hold for a defined time against a defined attack. The U.S. Department of State standard for embassy doors puts a two-person team with sledgehammers, a battering ram, and pry bars on the door for five timed minutes. At the fifteen-minute level, six attackers and an axe go on it. The door passes when no opening large enough to crawl through exists when the clock stops.

Three tiers

We specify and install steel door and frame assemblies from Shield Security Doors, an American manufacturer building in North Carolina:

• Guardian. Solid steel door and frame for serious residential security. Custom sizes, wood and steel finishes.
• Embassy. Tested to the five-minute forced-entry level (FE5) under U.S. State Department standard SD-STD-01.01 and to European burglary class RC3, as reported by the manufacturer. Sixteen locking points. Bullet-resistant options to UL 752 Level 3.
• Fortress. Tested to the fifteen-minute level (FE15) and to European class RC4, as reported by the manufacturer. Twenty locking points. Bullet-resistant options to UL 752 Level 8.

Every door is built to your opening after our field measurement, in single, double, arched, and sidelight configurations, with wood finishes that look like a front door and not a vault. Production runs six to twelve weeks. Installation is performed by our contractor with the manufacturer’s drawings.

What the rating covers

The rating belongs to the door assembly. Your Stronghold Report covers the wall, the glass, and the second door beside it, so the rated door is never the only strong point. How security ratings work explains FE5, FE15, RC3, RC4, and UL 752 in plain language.

How much does a security door cost in Georgetown?

Installed projects start at $8,000 for the Guardian tier and run to $30,000 and more for Fortress configurations with ballistic options, depending on size, configuration, finish, and the condition of the opening. The quote follows a field measurement and names the exact assembly and its rating. A 50% deposit places the order; the balance is due at installation.

Questions we get about this

Is a security door bulletproof?

No door is. Some assemblies are bullet-resistant to a stated UL 752 level, which names the round and the number of shots the panel stopped in a test. We quote the level, never the word.

Will it look like a security door?

Wood-look finishes in alder, oak, walnut, mahogany, and pine, plus sidelight and transom configurations, are standard. Most visitors see a front door.

Who installs it?

A licensed, insured contractor we select for the job, working from the manufacturer’s drawings, with our project management from measurement to walkthrough.

Do I need one?

Most Georgetown homes do not. The assessment says which fix earns its cost first, and for most houses that is reinforcement and a security screen, not a rated door.