Additional Security Achieved Through Your Garage Door

Many people keep valuable equipment and tools stored in their garage. Some even use it as an extension of their home and use it as office space, studio, workout room or a family room. If you have a garage that is also attached to your home, you’ll need to make sure that no one can get inside your garage and then eventually make their way into your home. Adding addition security to your garage will give you peace-of-mind in knowing that you did what you could to prevent this from occurring. It is a lot less expensive to add the needed security to your garage door that it will be to try to recoup the money for your loses.

Here are just a few of the different types of locks that we add to people’s garage doors to provide them with additional security:

Side Bolt

The side bolt lock is probably the most popular type of lock that we install on garage doors. This type of lock is usually installed on the interior of the garage door. The lock can’t be seen from outside and this lessens the likelihood that anyone will try to break in. It has a bolt and a receiving slot. The bolt is placed on the track where it is eventually secured to the track. The only way to secure the lock is to double check to make sure that the bolt is inside the slot. This will prevent anyone from coming in from the other side. It is an easy lock to install yet very effective in keeping out intruders.

Deadbolt

Deadbolt locks are the most durable type of lock on the market. It continues to prove effective in keeping out intruders. This type of lock can be used on the entry door to your home or on the garage door itself. A single cylinder deadbolt is usually used to secure a garage doors. It is a single cylinder that can only be opened from the one side. However, there is also a double cylinder deadbolt but this type of lock is rarely used in this case because two keys are required to unlike it. If one key is located but the other is not, you risk the chance of something harmful occurring. We wouldn’t want to risk anyone being harmed and this is why we usually suggest installing a single cylinder deadbolt lock.

Digital Locks

No traditional key is needed when you have a digital lock installed. All that you will need to do is enter a code into the keypad. Once the correct code is entered, the lock will disengage. This is a good option because this type of lock is practically impossible to compromise. The advanced technology used to design this type of lock is gaining in popularity and that is why so many people are asking us to install it on their garage doors.

Electronic Locks

An electronic lock may ask you to use some type of physical characteristic, such as your eye or your fingerprint to unlock your door. These characteristics are stored in a database and several peoples characteristics can be stored, since there may be more than one person living in your home. Although it is more expensive than many of the other locks offered, it offers superior security. It is virtually impossible to compromise this type of lock.

Why Be Proactive

If you don’t want to end up losing your valuable assets that you have worked so hard for, you need to make sure you are proactive in getting enough security for your property. One of the areas that is often overlooked is the garage. Have you ever considered just how easy it is for someone to break into your home once they have gained access to your garage? Most garage doors are secured via their garage door opener. However, if you have a garage door opener that needs to be replaced or that is not working effectively, it may not do the job it is intended to do. If you need to have your garage door opener replaced so that it will lock properly, we advise you to do so right away. You shouldn’t take unnecessary chances with your safety and security.