Garage Security Tips

Simply installing latest, high security locks on your entrance door may not be enough if you haven’t secured your garage. Undoubtedly you garage is one of the most strategic part of your house and may act as an access point to your house by opportunistic thieves if left unlocked. If you neglect the security of your garage, you may be risking the security of your house as well as your vehicle.  And not to mention that garages are particularly attractive to burglars if you are utilizing your garage area to store valuable items such as tools, hardware, personal belongings and expensive equipment.   

You can follow some basic tips that may help in making your garage and house a secure place and deter burglars who would be looking for easy targets to strike.

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1. Keep the garage door and windows locked. This practice not only prevent break-ins by opportunistic burglars but also avoids accidents. Get a high-security lock installed along with a deadbolt for an added layer of security.                                                                                                                                          
2. A well-lit garage area can be a strong deterrent for burglars. If possible, invest in motion detecting floodlights. These lights can detect movement and alert you or the neighbors if there is an unexpected movement in the garage area.                                                                                                                          
3. Be regular with garage door inspection and maintenance. Garage door is one of the heaviest object in your house supported by many parts such as tension springs, safety cables, pulleys and rollers. Everyday use and extreme weather conditions may cause wear and tear to these parts. As such they may demand regular inspection, repair and maintenance. Don’t ignore any damaged or broken part and call a garage door professional in your area immediately to fix the problem.                                                                                    
4. Invest in high quality garage door made of durable, high strength material such as solid-core wood, fibre glass or reinforced steel.                                                                                                                                  
5. Keep your garage windows covered. Many homeowners use the garage space to store expensive items such as garden tools, hardware and other such stuff. Frost your windows or use plastic sheets to cover the windows so that outsiders can’t peek into your garage and assess if any high value equipment is stored.                                                                                                                                                                         
6. Install a high quality alarm system for your garage. Nothing can be more unsettling for a burglar than a loud siren that can easily alert the homeowners, neighbors or even the patrolling police. Even a small door sensor equipment can help immensely in preventing a break-in. many advanced models for sensors are available in the market, for example some sensors can trigger the security alarm when the door is tampered with.

7. Make sure not to leave your house keys, spare keys and garage keys in your car.

8. If your garage door opener has a remote, never leave it in your car.  Get a keychain remote that you can conveniently carry along in your pocket or purse.

9. Automatic garage door openers provide great deal of convenience but as with every technology there are some flips sides. Burglars may use code grabbing devices, electronic gadgets that hacks into the radio signal emitted from your opener remote and use it to gain easy access to your garage and hence your home. Fortunately, you can make use of rolling code technology. Modern garage door openers come equipped with this feature where your opener remote transmits a new security code every time you would use the remote – making it virtually impossible to record the code.