How are garage doors broken into...

[RVDan]

Note to self.

User @cheechi is a thief

 

[kbuhagiar]

My garage door is secured with a slide bar at each end. I also have my garage door opener on a separate hard-wired on-off power switch. In the evening when all garage activity is done I power down the opener and engage both slide bars. In the morning I dis-engage the slide bars and turn the power to the opener on. Works for me and only takes a few seconds a day.

With regards to theft deterrents, I am only interested in keeping the rookies/tweakers/opportunists/juvenile delinquents away. Long ago, after many anxiety-ridden years, I realized that if someone wants to get in and get your stuff, they can and they will.

I have perimeter lighting, secured doors and windows, security system, etcetera, but I am not so delusional to think I have an impenetrable fortress. I just want to make it less convenient for the perp, give him or her a reason to find an easier target in the neighborhood, which isn't very hard to do. 90% of home security is common sense, but most of my neighbors have overgrown weeds, no lighting, no deadbolts (!), leave their sliding doors open, etc.

Like I said, if they want it they will get it, and ultimately that's what insurance is for.

 

[James-W]

Well that is certainly your choice. Some of us have irreplaceable items that have been in the family for generations, so insurance isn't the answer, now I am not the one that sits in my garage protecting stuff either, but I take certain measures other than throwing my hands in the air and saying, well that's what insurance is for

I take reasonable precautions to avoid being robbed, as does everyone else I know, that is just common sense. But I am not going to guard my stuff at gunpoint on a continuing basis. I do have some items that has been in my family for a VERY long time. I keep them in a safe deposit box at the bank along with our important papers.

I don't want to get into a big debate about this, if someone feels their possessions are so important to them that they need to be protected at gunpoint, I don't have a problem with that. I am just saying it is not something that I would do. I will take reasonable steps to protect my stuff, strong doors, quality locks, shades on windows, things of that nature. But I am NOT going to camp out in my garage with loaded gun waiting for someone to break in. If others wish to do that, they are certainly entitled to do so and I wish them well.

 

[vettex2]

My garage door is secured with a slide bar at each end. I also have my garage door opener on a separate hard-wired on-off power switch. In the evening when all garage activity is done I power down the opener and engage both slide bars. In the morning I dis-engage the slide bars and turn the power to the opener on. Works for me and only takes a few seconds a day.

With regards to theft deterrents, I am only interested in keeping the rookies/tweakers/opportunists/juvenile delinquents away. Long ago, after many anxiety-ridden years, I realized that if someone wants to get in and get your stuff, they can and they will.

I have perimeter lighting, secured doors and windows, security system, etcetera, but I am not so delusional to think I have an impenetrable fortress. I just want to make it less convenient for the perp, give him or her a reason to find an easier target in the neighborhood, which isn't very hard to do. 90% of home security is common sense, but most of my neighbors have overgrown weeds, no lighting, no deadbolts (!), leave their sliding doors open, etc.

Like I said, if they want it they will get it, and ultimately that's what insurance is for.

I'd like that on a remote

 

[dadsEH]

I always found the '10 lb key' worked for me....

 

[tjdux]

I'd like that on a remote

With an arduino and some linear actuators that whole process could somewhat easily be reduced to operate with the touch of 1 button.

Signiture; Check out my garage progress http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352703

 

[FullRaceMerc]

Keeping the door locked isn't as important as keeping the stuff inside.

Use this lock on the door:

And have this guy waiting inside:

 

[PhantomEB]

Mines got the liftmaster deadbolt, but even still, I can have up to (4)3/4" bolts in the track. 2 of which are 8' up. Vehicles are parked so barely enough room to walk around.

After someone tried to go thru the man door, that got shimmed so it's tight as fk. Gates now are screwed or padlocked.