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While you expect your home's doors to help keep you safe, this doesn't mean they have to look drab or unappealing. Aesthetic security doors can meet both objectives. They'll provide reliable protection for your property, family, and assets while adding an attractive style touch. At FBS, we've been designing and producing doors and windows that seamlessly combine security and aesthetics for more than 20 years. We have the experience and expertise to serve as a trusted door consultant. We manufacture all door parts in the U.S. to meet the most stringent quality control standards. Custom-Made Front Doors If you're like many homeowners, you take pride in your property's presentation. A front doo...

When we talk to potential clients about security doors, they seem to get stuck on two concepts: That design is unencumbered. You can literally have anything you want, provided it fits within your budget. Stained hardwood, backlit marble, hand-stitched leather, or even a map of your favorite beach town carved in metal. That security door installation is not the same as a regular door installation — not by a long shot. There are a number of factors that go into security door installation. They’re similar to the ones you’ll encounter with every door installation, but our doors are unlike any other kind of doors you’ve ever seen, which complicates things. In the past, our clients have become fru...

When you’re searching for ways to keep yourself, your loved ones, and your home secure, it can be easy to fall down the rabbit hole of DIY safe room tutorials. It’s a tempting topic. The idea that you can use your own two hands and some easily-available materials to enhance your security (and peace of mind) is certainly alluring. Unfortunately, DIY panic room security measures often fall far short of their anticipated utility — and your personal safety definitely isn’t something you want to leave up to Pinterest hacks. In fact, trendy online articles may lead people to use insufficiently-tough materials like plywood, single-pane windows, or even pieces of plastic to shield themselves from ha...