Custom Pocket Doors for Safe Rooms
Armored sliding door systems from $15,000
Up to 7 Layers of Pocket Door Armoring
Stop Bullets, Even Rifles
With Millux ballistic steel discreetly infused inside, your armored pocket door and frame can be upgraded to stop dozens of powerful firearm rounds per UL 752 ballistic standards.
Level 3 Ballistic Upgrade
High-powered handguns, such as .44 magnum
Level 8 Ballistic Upgrade
Military Assault Rifles, Such As 7.62 Rounds
Resist Powerful Attacks
Our sliding doors are built based on the same structure as our powerful hinge doors which are independently tested to US Department of State standards for forced entry resistance.
High-Security Structure
Designed to resist an expert attacking for 1 hour
Ultra-Security Upgrade
Designed to resist an expert attacking for 4+ Hours
Weapon resistance includes axes, sledgehammers, battering rams, giant bolt cutters, etc. In addition, the ballistic upgrade enhances protection against concrete saws, plasma cutters, and more.
Bespoke Designs for Discreet Armoring
- Variety of Wood Species to clad your pocket door, from natural Oak hardwood to durable engineered options.
- Hundred of Paint Finishes to classic RAL or paint match.
- Modern and Ornate door hardware options including door pulls and hardware colors
- Armored Glass and bulletproof glass options
- Unlimited Milling profiles and design layouts
- Personalized Design Process
Pocket door pricing from $15,000. Please contact us for a quote for your project.
Intuitive Sliding Door Operation & Installation
- Custom Sized to fit existing or new home
- Complete system: armored door slab, pocket frame, header track, multi-point lock system, cylinder, and more.
- Factory Assembled & Tested during manufacture
- Instant Vault Locking and unlocking for emergencies
- Effortless slide from specially engineered track system
- Motorization Upgrade available to remotely slide and lock your pocket door open and closed.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our bulletproof sliding doors are most often made in pocket door style, where the frame is inside the wall, thought they can also be made as a double sliding door, where the moving door leaf overlaps the fixed panel when open. The latter option is most often done with glass sliding doors.
In the standard installation for our pocket doors, one side of our frame is first assembled. This frame is made of steel and connects all parts securely together: pocket framing, header (including track), and receiving framing (lock side). The armored door is then hung on the roller track. Finally the other side of the frame is put into place.
The frame overlaps the door on the top and both sides, allowing the door to be securely sandwhiched inside. The frame is then covered on all sides by normal wall. Alternatively, one side could have a wall, and the other side can have drywall directly attached to the pocket framing. Layers of ballistic wall paneling can also be used here.
Please reach out to us for more detail. Prior to most pocket door projects shipping, the factory will temporarily assemble the structure in the warehouse and photograph the process for ease of installation.
Attempting to convert a standard door into a panic room door has numerous issues, which can mostly be categorized as follows, from least important to most important:
- Design Issues – We’d consider this the least important issue, but to many home owners it likely is a deal breaker for a door to have an obvious and unsightly panel covering one side.
- Functional Issues – A standard door is not designed to handle the weight that ballistic material adds. The door will likely immediately be difficult to easily swing, and in the short term begin to have issues with the door being unable to close into place or be unable to open once closed. Both are obviously critically problematic in emergency situations.
- Security Issues – Most importantly, ballistics is actually the less important aspect of the door’s security. Resistance to attack is what’s of primary importance. A standard door with a ballistic panel attached is no harder to pry open or disengage the lock than the same door without a ballistic panel.
We believe in – and therefore only provide – protective safe room doors that meet specific forced entry ratings by the US Department of State.
There are additional features worth considering for a panic room’s entrance.
We recommend having a mechanism for determining what is going on outside the door. Visibility allows you to know when the coast is clear and when to call the police.
A peephole is one option; we offer forced entry and ballistic peepholes.
For a more discreet option, we recommend using a camera system. You may use a camera pointed towards the panic room entrance or even place cameras throughout the home. The video can output into the panic room or be available on your smartphone or tablet.
Some clients entirely hide their panic room door. Builders will sometimes install faux paneling or shelving in front of it. In most cases, it isn’t practical since the room usually serves a day-to-day dual purpose, such as a bedroom or master closet. In all cases, a panic room door needs to be discreet – blending is accomplished by applying milling, which matches nearby interior doors. Our safe room doors are entirely custom and already clad at the factory, with milling expertly-designed to replicate your home’s other doors.
Client storing food in their panic room
Depending on your threat profile, an overpressure system may be a worthwhile installation for the panic room. Positive pressure significantly limits contaminants, biohazardous particles, and even smoke from entering the room through tiny cracks in the door system. A proper air system will also filter out incoming air to medical-grade levels. Our team can guide you with solutions used by past clients.
Having a panic room in the house can make all the difference in the world in the event of a home invasion or burglary. Getting the features right in your safe room door is one of the most critical aspects.