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| | FEMA: Protecting Your Property from Wind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | But complicated or large-scale changes and those that affect the structure of your house or its electrical wiring and plumbing should be carried out only by a professional contractor licensed to work in your state, county, or city. |
 | | You can add a heavy-duty dead bolt or replace the existing dead bolt with a stronger one, add slide bolts at the top and bottom of the inactive door, and replace the existing hinge attachment screws, in both the doors and the door frame, with longer screws that extend further into the doors and frame. |
 | | Reinforcing a set of double entry doors with slide bolts, longer hinge mounting screws, and a stronger lock will cost you about $100. |
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