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They also sell fingerprint readers for garage doors. I have one I plan on installing at the house we just closed on last night has a detached garage as well. The kids can use it but no one else can without my kids' fingers...

That is a great idea! Of course, when the garage burns down, it will be a pain to find it in all rubble so you can re-use it again on your next wood stove..... and the cycle continues....

Good luck. This happened to us a few years back. We were never able to get the door just right and ended up having to replace it. The parts should be available from big box stores, or a local garage door company.

What makes them "unsafe" in the eyes of the insurance company is that there is a fire burning in them and people are likely to leave it burning while they go back to the house. In addition, there is often fuel and other flammables in a garage. Now there is a flame and flammables in an enclosed...