Theft protection

[Bill M.]

Re: Theft protection

Do not know about all garage door locks, but I did see one once that would not prevent the door from being raised because the metal locking bar was so thin it would bend easily. Garage doors can be secured in other ways from the inside, again just takes effort and some time to make it harder for the thief. Just take a look at the garage door and use your imagination on how to secure it.

My stategy is to keep the thief out of my garage. When we're away, I use a chain and padlock at each corner of the garage door. (A friend had a thief pry open his garage door.) For the grade door, I use a handle lock, a deadbolt, and a 2X4 wedged from the grade door to the raised concrete pad at the front of the garage. A thief would have to demolish the door to get in. I also have a deadbolt on the house-to-garage door that uses a different key than the house locks. (We've left house keys with friends and neighbors, and my son just had his keys stolen.) There are no windows in the garage.