The Armor Plate Difference
Fifty years of door experience, distilled into a quarter inch of American steel. Here is exactly what the Armor Plate does, why it is built the way it is, and how it goes in - straight from the family that makes it.
More peace of mind
Unlike many aftermarket security plates, the Armor Plate is not ugly. It corrects the adjustment on doors that never hung right, and it solves locking-security problems - after a break-in, or for traditional lock sets that were never quite secure. Just as importantly, smart locks and electronic locking systems are expertly accommodated, better than our competitors. You keep locking your door from your phone; the Armor Plate just makes the frame worthy of it.
What makes it different
Four reasons it beats a standard strike plate.
Cleaner, built-in
Never just applied to the surface. It's embedded into the jamb for superior security and an integrated, finished appearance - and the router-jig system cleans up old, poorly chiseled lock points along the way.
Fits common hardware
Machined to accommodate the vast majority of residential bolts and latch points, with superior adjustment for doors that never hung right.
Anchors into the framing
Rear holes accept additional 3-inch or longer screws that transfer force toward the structural framing, not the jamb edge - twice the fasteners of the industry standard.
Easy installation
Everyone's first purchase includes the DIY Kit: the plate, the jig, a router bit, and clear instructions. In under an hour in most cases, you dramatically improve security and appearance at once.
Works with the lock you already trust - even the smart one.
Smart locks and electronic systems are accommodated better than our competitors, so you keep locking your door from your phone. The Armor Plate isn't a lock and doesn't replace one - it just makes the frame worthy of the lock you chose.
Strong, and not ugly.
A quarter-inch steel plate that mortises in flush and paints over, so once it is in you would not know it is there. It repairs and reinforces at the same time - even after a break-in - and cleans up jambs chewed up by three generations of hardware, instead of replacing the whole frame.
Patented. Made in Dayton, Ohio.
Everyone starts with the DIY Kit
The Armor Plate installs with a router and our jig in under an hour the first time. Because you need the jig to fit it cleanly, everyone's first purchase includes the DIY Kit - the plate, the jig, the router bit, and clear instructions. Once you have the kit, order plates on their own, as many as you need.
Trusted by homeowners and businesses in Dayton
Fifty years of door experience, now protecting doors across Ohio.
Prospeed professionally handled the procurement of a sliding door and 2 sliding windows for my Centerville condo (I am an out-of-town owner) and installed them with me on site. Joe Pollard and his crew performed the work and left the condo in good shape. Greg Pollard made sure I was satisfied. I recommend Prospeed for door and window replacement.
Kim is absolutely one of the greatest people I've ever met. The passion and care that they put into their product is second to none and we are truly blessed to know them.
These guys are amazing! If I could give them 10 stars I would!
Made in Ohio
Questions about your door?
Call Joe or send a message and we'll come back with a straight answer - usually within 24 hours.