Residential Garage Door Security

Have you taken a good look at your garage doors lately?  For many folks, the garage can be a vulnerable spot when it comes to burglarly potential.  Residential garage door security is as important to consider as every other aspect of your home's security.

You want to fortify your garage door and entry doors in order to reduce your risk of being burglarized.  Most thieves will move on to another house if they spend a couple minutes checking yours out and find it well secured.  Here's a list of things to do to turn them away from your garage:

• Place deadbolts on all exterior doors.
• Install a deadbolt as well as a lock on doors leading from attached garages and into the house.
• If you have an old garage door opener system, upgrade to a modern unit that uses rolling code technology.
• When you go out of town, stick a padlock through your garage door track above one of the rollers.
• Make sure windows have locks and, if they slide, bars.
• Don't leave ladders or other tools around the house, which thieves could use to gain entry.

More tips on garage security.

Comments

[Ryan]

People think that garage doors are way safer than they actually are. This is all really important advice. Although I don't necessarily see how leaving ladders around relates to garage security, it's also a good tip. Real thieves use the openings you leave them!

[Samuel]

Very interesting one. Would certainly follow your "Things to do" to turn away thiefs from my garages

[Mark]

I suggest to choose ALWAYS a class 1 burglair resistance garage doors....and if possible a class 3 to be totally safe :-)

[Justin]

Even a simple web cam can do a good job on recording a burglar, not to mention more expensive security systems. I use web cab that can detect motion. It's amazing how burglars strike whenever they see an opportunity. Now, when the vacation time is coming I took an extra step to make my home, and not only car secure. I have purchased a CD with burglar deterrent sounds, which I play every day in my apartment when I leave it for work. And I will play it non stop when I go on vacation. The sound quality is OK, nothing spectacular, but since you are listening to it through the closed door, it works great. Web site is: www.DeterrentSounds.com. Another good site is www.audioguard.com.