Does Your Garage Door Security
Invite Intruders and Burglars? 

 Garage Door Security is often an overlooked link in keeping your home, garage and everything in it secure from uninvited intruders and burglars.

Most garages have several ways to access them. They include one or more garage doors, exterior doors, garage windows and at least one interior door that enters directly into your home.

 The first step to improving Garage Door Security is to take inventory of any security already in place.

Do you have

• A Garage Door Sensor?
• One or more Garage Door Monitors?
• Garage Door Locks that work?
• A Garage Door Alarm that will warn you of intruders?
• Keyless Garage Entry System to make it more difficult for the uninvited?
• A Rolling Code Technology Garage Door Opener?

If you answered NO to any of the above questions, your garage and home are at risk.

Improve Garage Door Security

Keep Your Garage and Home Secure

 Garage Door Construction

 Garage door construction depends on the intended use, the Garage Door Type, the style and how they will be exposed to the elements of the weather.

The average garage door has many demands placed on it that often go unnoticed until something stops working. Good design, durable materials, quality construction and proper maintenance is the difference between doors that fail and ones that provides many years of reliable operation.

Safety is another important consideration. Be sure to choose one that offers the latest safety features like pinch resistant joints and tamper proof hardware. Federal law requires that all new garage door openers have standard safety features.

Construction Materials and Methods

The most common construction materials are wood, fiberglass, vinyl, steel and aluminum. The material you select will depend on the type of garage door, the use, the size of door opening and if there will be windows. A garage doors life expectancy is a result of how often it is used, how it is protected from elements of weather and how it is maintained.

There are several different construction methods, everything from single skin compressed hardboard doors with exterior reinforcements to insulated steel doors that are reinforced to withstand high winds.

Panel design doors are a popular and practical choice.

Other considerations should include:

* Your local weather conditions

* The time you will spend in the garage

* The type, amount  and R-Value of the insulation

* The amount of use the garage doors will receive

* Will two single doors be better than one double door

* Compatibility of style and appearance with your home

High Winds

High winds can damage garage doors or even blow them in. If wind enters a garage it can cause dangerous and expensive structural damage. Reinforced door construction can help to protect your garage and it's contents.

If you are not sure if your home is at risk from hurricanes or tornadoes, check with your local building department. They should know if you are.

To help protect Garage Doors from destructive high winds, many local building codes require that they:

* Are capable of resisting high wind pressures

* Be installed correctly to the manufacturer’s specifications

* They be constructed to meet wind pressure requirements

Choosing the Construction Method and Materials that satisfies your needs can be very time consuming. However, the correct door will reward you and your family with many years of safe, reliable service.

Quality Garage Door Construction

Provides Years of Reliable Operation

Garage Door Locks keep your garage and everything in it secure from Burglars and uninvited intruders. Automated garage door openers offer a tremendous convenience, and a sense of security, but are one of the weakest links in garage security.

Most people think their Garage Door is locked when they close it with their Garage Door Opener. In reality, Garage Doors equipped with only a Garage Door Opener (GDO) and no other locking device, are vulnerable to invasion in less than 10 seconds.

Criminals know that they can easily obtain equipment that captures your Garage Door Opener's code (code grabber) and gain access to your garage whenever they wish.

Most Garage Doors can be easily opened unless it has a secure Garage Door Lock. Garage Doors with locks improve Garage Door Security by making it difficult for burglars to easily gain access through your garage doors.

Garage Door Locks add a level of security and offer protection similar to that of the traditional bracket and padlock, except you will never have to leave your car or carry extra keys!

Garage Door Locks use the force of gravity and your existing automatic garage door system, so all you need to lock or unlock your garage is your remote control.

There are several Garage Door Locks that will help protect your garage door against forced entry. Most Garage Door Locking systems can be easily installed by do-it-yourself home owners who have proper knowledge, skills and tools.