Protecting your home (and your valuable possessions) is extremely important. Here’s how you can make your garage door almost 100% burglar-proof.
Secure the Manual Release Mechanism
Your garage door has an emergency release that can be used to manually open your garage door without any trouble. Criminals know this, and they’ve developed a method to open your garage door from the outside by using a coat hanger to pull the emergency release lever. Maybe you’ve seen how they do this in the TV show Shark Tank.
However, you can easily prevent this by simply disabling the emergency release lever, or using a small plastic cable tie to secure the release.
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Don’t Leave Your Garage Door Remote Inside Your Car
If a thief breaks into your car, he can only steal your stuff that’s inside the car (and the car itself). However, if the thief can put his hands on your garage door remote, now he has almost unrestricted access to your house at any time… and you could find your home completely empty by the time you come back from work.
Cover Your Garage Windows
Windows allow criminals to pinpoint the exact location of your garage door emergency release, and remember they won’t hesitate to take advantage if this. Besides, thieves will be able to see when your car is gone. The solution: cover your garage doors (or even better, buy a windowless garage door)
Slide Lock
A simple, old-fashioned, mechanical slide lock in the inside of your garage door will make it impossible to open the door from the outside. Literally nobody will be able to break into your garage, because the slide lock will keep the door in its place.
Home Automation Security Systems (Even Fake Cameras Work)
Burglars are always looking to break into an unprotected house, and steal all the valuable treasures of the homeowner in just a couple minutes. That’s why a home automation security system is an excellent investment for your home and your security. You’ll be able to monitor every inch of your house 24/7, and motion sensors will alert you of any suspicious activity.
Nevertheless, if you can’t afford a to upgrade your house to a “smart home,” then installing a couple fake cameras outside your garage will help you repel burglars, thieves, and other undesirable criminals.
Never Leave Your Garage Door Open
This is obvious, but you won’t believe how many burglars break into houses because the homeowner left the garage door open. Always keep your garage door closed, unless you’re actually going to be there. Remember, an experienced burglar only needs about five minutes to steal your most valuable possessions.
These 5 tips will help you safeguard your garage door against break-ins. No burglar or thief will be able to open your garage door from the outside. However, if you still need to ensure your door is 100% safe against intruders… or if you need to replace your garage door… then don’t hesitate to call Hudson Valley Overhead Doors & Operators, the premier provider of everything related to garage doors in the Hudson Valley.
Hudson Valley Overhead Doors and Operators has been providing professional garage door installation and service in the Hudson Valley for more than a decade. A few of the services Hudson Valley provides are LaGrange Garage Doors, Germantown Garage Doors, Hudson Garage Doors, Somers Garage Doors, and Yorktown Heights Garage Doors.
