When looking at security in whole home
approach, garage doors are commonly a weak point and easy targets for
burglars. Even sometimes, they work as shelter for criminals. Securing
garage doors doesn’t mean to install role-up door, you also have to look
at every entrance point as vulnerability. Here are some important
things to secure your garage.
• Never leave the garage door remote inside your vehicle.
• Secure the emergency release of your garage door.
• Use a deadbolt on the door between your garage and house.
• Make the connecting door from your garage into your house as secure as your front door. Use a sturdy door made out of solid core wood or reinforced steel and install an anti-kick device in it.
• Lock your garage door at night. Most of the overhead garage doors have a locking mechanism. Buy and use an interior slide lock or exterior keyed lock at there.
• When you are leaving the house for extended periods of time, don’t forget to lock the garage door and to set the vacation lock switch on your wall station. Also unplug the garage door opener.
• Never leave the garage door open when you are not around. This gives everyone visual access to all your valuables inside it.
• At the time of buying a new garage door, always consider a solid door without windows.
• To see what’s going on, if you hear any strange noise, install a wide-angle peephole in the door between your house and your garage.
• Never give anyone your exterior wireless keypad security codes. If you do have to share it with someone, then clear out the old password as soon as possible after the work completed.
• Use a spotlight or a motion sensing light outside of your garage.
• Install a good alarm system inside your garage.
• Always maintain the mechanical parts of your garage and keep a sharp eye on corrosion.
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• Never leave the garage door remote inside your vehicle.
• Secure the emergency release of your garage door.
• Use a deadbolt on the door between your garage and house.
• Make the connecting door from your garage into your house as secure as your front door. Use a sturdy door made out of solid core wood or reinforced steel and install an anti-kick device in it.
• Lock your garage door at night. Most of the overhead garage doors have a locking mechanism. Buy and use an interior slide lock or exterior keyed lock at there.
• When you are leaving the house for extended periods of time, don’t forget to lock the garage door and to set the vacation lock switch on your wall station. Also unplug the garage door opener.
• Never leave the garage door open when you are not around. This gives everyone visual access to all your valuables inside it.
• At the time of buying a new garage door, always consider a solid door without windows.
• To see what’s going on, if you hear any strange noise, install a wide-angle peephole in the door between your house and your garage.
• Never give anyone your exterior wireless keypad security codes. If you do have to share it with someone, then clear out the old password as soon as possible after the work completed.
• Use a spotlight or a motion sensing light outside of your garage.
• Install a good alarm system inside your garage.
• Always maintain the mechanical parts of your garage and keep a sharp eye on corrosion.
