Intruders scope neighborhoods looking for areas of weakness to give them easy entry. Garages are a great place to store household items, expensive tools, and garden appliances. However, they also give entry to your house through the internal door.
Garage doors are often targeted as a way to enter your home, and the best way to reduce your risk of intrusion is to maximize garage door security. These three tips will help you secure your garage door.
1. Replace Old Garage Doors
Old garage doors are easy to break into. If they are damaged or haven’t been properly installed, they will be very weak, providing next to no resistance from an intruder. Your garage door needs to be structurally sound to deter thieves.
Older garage doors generally only have one locking mechanism, which can be drilled into to provide fast access. The locks also rust and weaken; over time, they can be easily rattled open.
New garage doors are designed with safety and security in mind. Quality doors come with the following benefits:
- Locking system powered by the garage door motor
- Advanced encryption
- Remote lockout systems
- Notifications to your smartphone via an app
- Advanced manual release systems
Not only do these new security features keep your belongings safe, but they also keep you and your family safe. Investing in new, quality garage doors is a fantastic deterrent to would-be intruders.
2. Add Lighting and Motion Sensors
This is a simple but effective way to keep burglars from breaking into your garage. A light activated by motion sensors will switch on as soon as a burglar steps into the range of motion. You can set timers on the motion sensors to keep the light on for as long as you require.
Intruders rely on going undetected, so motion sensors and lights are a good deterrent. For extra security, add CCTV and make sure the cameras are visible.
3. Don’t Make It Easy on Burglars
Deter intruders by making the area as clear and unattractive as possible. Cover any windows, keep garage doors closed so that passers-by cannot see what’s stored in there, and remove anything that indicates your garage is worth breaking into.
If you are at home during the day, keep your garage closed unless you are working in it or just outside it. Burglars are opportunistic, and if you slip into your house while leaving the garage door open, you could attract an intruder who was passing by just at the right time.
If your garage door is damaged, you need to have it repaired or replaced by experts as soon as possible as it’s an easy entry into your property.
Call the Experts to Secure Your Garage Doors
Larry Myers Garage Doors provides expert garage door services. Whether you need repair, maintenance, or replacement, we are the professionals to call. Contact us today for the latest in garage door technology.