Security Products Magazine, Awards the OnGARD Security Door Brace the Top Twenty 2011 Readers Choice Award.Peace of Mind arrives in the form of OnGARD.This unique residential door brace is designed by the Security Sensei and prevents violent invasions and stops burglars in their tracks. Stops door kick-ins and even an attack from a battering ram. According to Jeffrey Dingle, a federal law enforcement trainer and former Director of Protective Operations for the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta: "the OnGARD is a revolutionary security device. I personally inspected to guarantee its resilience amidst some of the harshest testing imaginable. For example: I violently beat against a OnGARD protected door with a 40-pound police battering ram to no avail - the patented OnGARD security brace simply would not budge. During my career I have reviewed countless door braces and nothing has been as effective in stopping burglars and home invaders as OnGARD. And unlike cheap door jammers or doorstops, the OnGARD wont slip on carpet or tile because its permanently mounted to the floor.OnGARDTM is the one product that I can proudly certify as an economical - and proven - way to fight the rising wave of nationwide burglaries and home invasions" This revolutionary OnGUARD door brace is composed of a space-age polymer, the same compound found in U.S. fighter planes.Visit Youtube and search the keyword term "Ongard door brace" to watch  demos and instructional installation videos.The OnGARD door brace ships with wood drill bit, 5 screws and philips head bit driver. However If your floor is concrete, tile or similar-we strongly suggest having a professional install the brace.REMEMBER - ALL EXIT DOORS WITHIN YOUR HOME SHOULD HAVE AN OnGARD installed.Tech note: Bottom floor plate is a total of a 1/2 inch in height.