Master Lock Sliding Door Stopper and Door Security Bar, Adjustable for Hinged and Sliding Doors, Compact Enough to Travel for Hotel Security, White, 270EC

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Master Lock door security bar, specifically the 1 Pack, 265EC model. Over the past three years, I've relied on this adjustable tool to enhance the security of my sliding and front doors. Although my first one eventually broke, I'm pleased to say that I purchased another one without hesitation due to its excellent performance. In this review, I will outline the key features and benefits of this door security bar. Sturdy Build and Adjustable Design: The Master Lock door security bar boasts a robust construction that inspires confidence in its ability to withstand pressure and provide reliable security. Made from high-quality materials, it feels sturdy and durable—essential for any security device. Furthermore, its adjustable design is one of its standout features. With a range of 27-1/2 to 42 inches, this security stopper can fit a variety of sliding and front doors, making it a versatile choice for homeowners. Effortless Installation: Setting up the Master Lock door security bar is a breeze. Its simple design allows for quick and hassle-free installation. All you need to do is adjust the bar's length to fit your door, position it firmly against the floor, and ensure it is secure. The whole process requires minimal effort and time, making it convenient for anyone seeking to bolster their home security. Reliable Performance: Throughout my three years of using the Master Lock door security bar, it consistently delivered reliable performance. It stood firm against attempted forced entries and provided an additional layer of protection for my home. I was particularly impressed with the added peace of mind it offered, knowing that my doors were reinforced with a sturdy security stopper. Versatility and Multi-Door Use: The Master Lock door security bar's adaptability is a significant advantage. Its adjustable length allows for use on both sliding and front doors, making it a versatile choice for different entryways. Whether you need protection for your patio door or main entrance, this security bar can easily meet your needs. Room for Improvement: While the overall experience with the Master Lock door security bar has been positive, it is worth mentioning that the durability could be improved. Although my first bar lasted for three years, unusual force or frequent adjustments may potentiallyh shorten its lifespan. It would be great if Master Lock could enhance the durability of this product to ensure its longevity. Conclusion: In conclusion, the Master Lock door security bar offers reliable and versatile home security for both sliding and front doors. Its sturdy build, adjustable design, and effortless installation make it a sought-after choice. Despite the possibility of durability concerns, this security stopper's overall performance and peace of mind it provides make it an excellent investment for homeowners. I highly recommend the Master Lock door security bar as an effective, affordable, and user-friendly measure to enhance your home security.

I recently purchased 2 additional Master Lock 265DCCSEN Dual-Function Security Bars. I bought 2 more because I am just that impressed with this product. There are a lot of "expensive" front-door security items, designed to hinder or bar someone from kicking-down your door. This is one of the best options at the best price. It's design is very simple, and for once... we have a case where the designers really thought through what they needed to do to accomplish the job, and meet everyone's needs. As indicated by the photo of the product, it has small holes evenly spaced in double rows along the side of the Security Bar. A spring-loaded pin snaps into place in the hole to maintain the proper length and tension. All you have to do is extend the bar to the proper length, then let the little spring-loaded pin pop into the hole. That's it! You're done. This makes the bar TOTALLY adjustable to meet anyone's doorknob height. And once in place, it will take quite a bit of force to get past this Security Bar. It basically works as a wedge to bar anyone from opening the door. And the rubber foot that touches the floor grips in such a way that it will not slip, and it will not move. As long as you set the correct length, and have it wedged in firmly and properly, you are safe. This gives me tremendous peace-of-mind (as well as an excellent time-delay for any would-be intruder). Sadly, there have been some home invasions that resulted in fatalities, due to someone being surprised by thugs kicking down their door... while they were home. As I stated above, NO ONE will surprise you by kicking down your door with this product on it. At the very least, the moment they fail with their first couple of kicks, you will have more than enough time to call 911, and take whatever other precautions you decide on. But the one thing you will NOT have to worry about is someone quickly kicking down your door, and catching you off guard, before you have time to react. It would take Godzilla himself to kick down a door with this Security Bar on it. Even if someone is under the proverbial "hopped-up-on-crack" scenario, they would either tire out their leg trying to kick this in... or make so much noise in trying that they would either give up... or give the cops plenty of time to arrive. This also makes this product excellent for people who have a two-story home, with their bedrooms upstairs. This product is dual function because it can also work as a Patio Door bar to stop someone from sliding open your patio door while this bar is on it. Simply remove the plastic guide used to hold it in place around a door knob, and lay it in the slide-track to find/set the right adjustment, and it is ready to use on any sliding glass door. I might also add that it is also ideal for the side-door leading into your garage from the outside, as well as the door leading into your kitchen from the garage. Both of these doors are out of sight, giving a would-be intruder the freedom to work out of view, and also giving them the opportunity to take more time than they could on a front door. I would also recommend it for single-ladies who want to keep one in their bedroom or their children's room, in case of emergency. I HIGHLY recommend this product. It is durable, sturdy, simple, and effective. And at $15.99, the price is right. Even after you factor in shipping and tax, this is cheaper than buying it locally. I HIGHLY recommend this product.

There are more expensive security bars available, but this is the least expensive that I found on Amazon - and it works great. I quickly adjusted the height of the bar so it had the proper angle against the floor. Then I had my wife place it under the door handle (on the inside of course) and give it a slight kick at the base (with her foot) to give the rubber 'foot' of the security bar a good locked hold on the hardwood. It is a surprisingly tight, stickly grip. Forgot to include that the door was entirely unlocked for this experiment. I was on the outside of the door - playing the bad guy. She gave me the go-ahead to try to come in. I placed my hand on the door handle. The door had absolutely no 'give' to it. Even the door handle was jammed solid as a rock. Not only was it impossible to turn the handle AT ALL, there was no wiggle that a locked/dead bolted door normally has. It turned the door into concrete it seemed. Now the real bad guys - if properly motivated to get inside your house - might still attempt a few spirited kicks with the sole of their foot. So if you didn't also replace your strike plate with a more secure, longer strike plate and the 2.5" long screws directly into the frame as well as switching out the hinge screws with similarly long, more secure screws directly into the frame... I suppose the security bar might come crashing down if you have a short strike plate, tiny screws, and quarter inch wood trim holding everything in place. But then again, if the burglars/invaders are properly motivated, equipt and are stealthy enough to not be seen - they can get into most any home. This security bar can only be regarded as a sensible, cost effective part of a planned, layered home defense system. But for the more gentle burglar/invader - the security bar prevents the success of a bump key and lock picking gear. Also, the fact that the security bar (when used with a hard floor like wood or tile) properly nudged into place - makes your door freeze solid into place - and will instantly eliminate that door as the 'low hanging fruit' in the minds of the bad guys. Note: It does not work AT ALL on carpet. Anyway, a bad guy doesn't want to hurt his leg/foot - so once he tries to jiggle the door handle and it effectively feels like wrought iron solid - he's less likely to want to put effort into that entrance.

Love these bars as an added measure of security for my family on the rare occasions I have to be gone overnight. Easy to put in place and easy to remove but they hold firm when I tested them by pushing on the door from the outside. I didn't hit as hard as I could but I put a lot of force behind it and the door didn't budge in the slightest. I do have tile on the floor by both doors and the rubber feet hold really well. Can't say if they'd hold as well on carpet. They are also fairly slim and easy to store out of the way in a nearby closet when not in use. The one item that was an issue (and kept me from rating this 5-stars) is they use fairly thin metal on the button that let's you adjust the length of the bar to match the height of your doorknob. I've heard, and fully believe, if that "pin" was used and someone pushed hard to open the door it would fail at that point. To counter that I went to the hardware store and for less than $2 bought a solid steel clevis pin the size of the hole opening in the bar. I then drilled a hole on the opposite side of the bar so the clevis pin went through both sides of the bar. I didn't drill an extra hole for EVERY possible height adjustment. I picked the one that was right for my doors and then did a couple above and below just so there was some flexibility to adjust the height. With a steel pin there is no way that will be a failure point if someone tries to push the door open no matter how much force they use. I believe the door frame would come off before the pin failed. With that minor adjustment that took just a couple minutes to make this bar is rock solid.

This should do the trick! We have a golden retriever that can open doors. We have the handle door knobs not the traditional round door knobs and he’s able to push the door knob down and escape. I installed this item and it was easy. It feels secure and I really believe it will keep our dog from escaping. If he escapes I will update my review. Product is well made!

I bought one, and then I liked it so much, I bought five more. No kidding! I sometimes used a chair under the door handle, but it was an annoyance to stand up at the kitchen table and lean down and eat cereal and bloobs. I'd spill milk all over myself even when I used the giant wooden spoon from my kitchen "pots and pans" drum kit. I wanted something I could prop under the door so that I could have my chair back next to my cereal bowl, where it belongs. So, I bought this. It sticks right under the door knob. I set it at a fairly steep angle...I tested it with the Missus, and if the angle is too obtuse, it just slides out of the way along the floor and the perpetrator comes in and grabs you and throws you around the room like a rag doll. That's what my wife did to me, anyhow. She always takes things too far. We were just testing the door bar; it was completely unnecessary to act like a criminal and beat me to a pulp in my own mud room. Anyhow, back to the door bar. If you put it at a steep angle, it sort of jabs into the floor, if you get my drift, and unless she kicks the door handle clean off, she's not getting in. I did that during our second test and my wife couldn't get in that time even when she hauled back and charged the door like a Brahma bull. I wouldn't let her in this time; I figured she deserved to stand out in the rain for a bit and cool off. Eventually, she hollered enough that the neighbors turned on their porch light to see who was screaming; she has this blood-curdling scream like a person that just got their hand crushed in a car door. She ought to be in horror movies, I tell you. So, I reluctantly took the bar off before the neighbors called the cops, and I ran into the bathroom and locked myself in. I heard her lumber into the house and complain under her breath out in the kitchen while drinking milk straight from the carton like I had asked her nicely not to a gazillion times. I just sat still on the commode holding a toilet brush in case she busted the bathroom door down. I think the only reason she didn't bust it down is that she's the only one in our house that's handy with a hammer, and she knew that she'd have to don the denim overalls and put a new door on. I honestly couldn't care less if there's a door on our guest bathroom. It's all her friends from her monthly book & wine club that use this throne anyhow; I take my dookies exclusively on the basement hod. You'll be pleased to know, she calmed down when she got a phone call from an old flame, and I snuck out and jumped in my Ford and drove to a motel for the night. I wish I had this door bar because I heard a lot of creepy people outside my room in the parking lot kicking beer bottles around and yelling at one another. It was a sketchy place, and I knew it was low class when I couldn't even find a Bible in the nightstand. But, for thirty nine clams a night, it beats the back seat of my Ford. Man, I wish I had a door bar, though. You know how it is, you just lay there pretending you're asleep but your ears are all perked up to any little noise; you try to make out what they're saying outside to see if they're talking about you or your room number. My mind was turning over like an old Subaru, and I imagined the group of hoods thinking I was someone else--one of those mistaken identity deals--and they'd bash the door in and then whip me with my own leather belt while I'm fetal on the bed. They'd keep on asking, "Okay, where is he? Where's Joe Thumbs?!" and I'd keep hollering, "I have no idea what the hell you're talking about", and they'd just whip me harder and harder each time I said it. Then I'd hear the only woman in the group say to the guy whipping me, "Buckle. Use the buckle." Since I left my door bars at home, I just covered my head with the blanket and acted like a frightened six-year-old. I might have slept for a half hour, if that, and even then it was only because I took three consecutive shots of NyQuil that someone left behind in my motel room medicine cabinet. Okay, let's get off my primal fears and back to this little Hercules bar. I also have a slider door, but mine has the track on the outside; if I used a bar on my track, the thief would just take it off the track outside, if you get my drift, and come in and beat me silly with my own door jam bar. But, being the cunning fox that I am, I put this on the inside, slanted, with one end under the handle, and the other against the inner opposite sash. It's hard to envision, but let's just say Mr. Burglar can see this through the glass, but cannot take it off. He knows that if he tries to come in, this bar is on MY side of the glass, and I might just pop out, grab it, and throttle him around the head and neck with it. No self respecting cat burglar wants that to happen. This is one of those devices that you have to be home to use. It works from the inside. If someone tries to come in suddenly, this will stop the door on their face. They'll likely get a broken nose from running into the door. I'll hear their wailing, and have time to grab a weapon--a clothes iron, a guitar, something!--and quietly sneak up inside the door and bonk them if they try again to come through. I learned also--from an old episode of Starsky and Hutch, if you really must know--to turn off the inside lights . If you forget that, then the guy sees your sock shadows under the door and will just shoot you through the door. He'll be so angry with that bloody broken nose from slamming into your door that didn't open like he thought it would, you definitely don't want him to see your socks! If you do leave the light on by mistake and realize it when you're already standing inside the door, don't have a cow; just quickly slide your socks out and widen your legs like you're doing the splits so your feet are near the door jams. He might not see your socks that way, and if he already did, you're a goner anyhow. So, ya. Buy one of these for each of your doorknobs. Stick them under there. Your friends will think that you're a paranoid schizophrenic, but at least you're a safe paranoid schizophrenic, tell them. And when you want to go to the grocery store or to the magazine stand around the corner, make sure each door has one of these jammed up under the knob, then just get on your belly and slither out one of those rectangular basement windows. No one, I mean no one, is getting into your house while you're gone (unless they slither in through the unlocked basement window, but most thieves are too chubby and too dumb to think of it. Unless they see you going out that way--then you're toast).

I wish I would have had this when I lived alone (as a woman) in college, it would’ve given me such great peace of mind. Even if you aren’t worried about home security, this is a must-have for traveling or staying in unfamiliar places. My partner and I moved recently, and it’s not exactly the safest city in the state. We have an electronic door lock that we can pretty much only access by an app on our phone. I bought this minutes after I listened to a true crime story about a woman who had an electronic door lock on her apartment door, and a security officer for her building simply googled how to bypass the lock one night, entered her apartment, and raped and killed her. It’s a fantastic security tool for the price, I recommend everyone have at least one of these, especially if you’re a woman. As I showed in the video, the door doesn’t budge, even if I pull on it hard, and I have the bottom secured to a (admittedly long) rug too. Now if I’m alone in the apartment for a few days, I feel totally safe because of this. In fact, my boyfriend liked it so much he has started putting it on the door before bed each night. It’s really easy to set up and really easy to take down. I love that it folds up, too. Wish I could have gotten it in another color than white, but that’s just my personal aesthetic. I don’t know why I waited so long to buy one of these. You will absolutely not regret this purchase, and it could quite possibly save you and your loved one’s lives.

I bought this door security bar as well as a Buddybar Door Jammer . The Master Lock bar is made of a light weight metal. The top "fork" that goes under the doorknob is plastic and the foot is plastic with rubber on the bottom. The top and bottom cylinders (body) of the bar are locked by a metal pin that sticks through various holes in the bar. You push in the pin, slide the two cylinders to the length you want then allow the pin to pop out the closest hole. The Buddybar is made of thick steel and much more heavy duty than the Master Lock. The top and bottom pieces are locked together by a locking lever that fits into steel teeth on the side. All parts of the bar are steel including the fork at the top and the foot plate which is covered with a hard rubber to grip the floor. For both bars I did the following test: I put them on my front doors, which are a double set of doors, where the second door has slide bar lock bars at the top and bottom and the main door has a standard door knob that fits into the second door. The floor by my door is wood (just so you know what the foot was on). After installing the security bar and unlocking the front door I went outside through another door. I had the doorknob turned so it was only the security bar holding the door shut. I kept giving it very solid pushes with my shoulder for about 20 sec. I kept trying to see if I could knock the bar loose by repeated quick pushes (putting most of my weight into it) and quickly releasing. For the Master Lock bar the door itself was giving some, I noticed the area right by the knob (where the bar is) was giving a little. By the end of the 20 seconds it was slightly more lose, but was still holding firm enough to keep the door shut. When I went back inside and inspected it, the bottom of the bar had slid just a fraction of an inch (which is why it seemed looser at the end), but it was still secure. I'm sure if someone was really going all out they could eventually get through the door, but at least if they do I am confident I will be awake and ready to respond (and already on the phone with 911). When I used the Buddybar, there was noticeably less give in the door and it never got any looser. After the 20 second test I went in and checked and it had not budged at all. This thing is solid. If someone gets through my front door with this thing on it would require breaking the door itself. With information on bump keys (google it if you don't know what they are) easily available on the Internet it is becoming a more likely scenario for a thief to use one, thus potentially entering in total silence. While a chain lock or slide bolt would also make sure they had to make some noise for entry, I think the security bar will make the door more solid than either of those and give you more time to react. A medium set burglar who already bumped your deadbolt and doorknob lock could get through many chain or slide bar locks with one strong shoulder push. From my testing I think even a heavy set burglar would have to give at least several full on hits to defeat the Master Lock bar and would have to break the door with the Buddybar. In either case you should have more time to react. I think the Master Lock bar is a good economical bar and will be suitable for many people, but the Buddybar definitely provides superior security, though at a premium price.