My Garage Door – My First Line of Defense

My Garage Door – My First Line of Defense

Property Crime Rate in Baldwin County on a scale of 1 to 100 is 48.2. This is higher than the entire United States which is 43.5. As you can see from the graph above the majority of the crime in Baldwin County is Theft and Burglary. In the 10 years from 1999 through 2008 crime in Baldwin County increased by 87%.

With these scary facts facing us, we need to do everything possible to protect our homes and property.

Garage doors area common weak point when looking at security in a whole-home approach and are an easy target for thieves. Garage doors are not only a weakness but also can provide a thief with shelter once they are inside.

Securing your garage door does not mean just the roll up door, you have to be aware of every entrance point as a vulnerability.

Modern automatic garage door openers now feature rolling-code technology, where your remote will transmit a brand new security code each time you press the remote. There are over a 100 billion codes, so the likely hood of a code grabber working is not likely. You can contact us A Plus Garage Doors 251 626-0773 if you are looking to upgrade your remote.

Here are 10 Top Tips to help protect your Home

• Never leave your remote in your car.
• Pick up a key chain remote opener that you can leave on your keys, don’t leave it clipped to your car’s visor.
• Secure your emergency release. With this being secure a thief that found another way into your home will not be able to open your garage door.
• Keep your home locked. Place a deadbolt on the door between your home and your garage.
• Don’t ever leave your garage open.
• Install a peep hole in the door between your home and your garage.
• If you have windows in your garage cover them. You could simply use a frost or reflective coating.
• Padlock the throw latch on your garage door when you go out of town. If you don’t have a manual lock, you can use a c-clamp tightened down on each side of the garage door track to lock down the door. This is similar to the window track locks you place on your windows on the inside.
• Make sure the door from your garage into your home is as secure as your front door.
• Don’t neglect regular maintenance on your garage doors.

These are simple tips but could be just the deterrent to distract a potential thief from breaking into your home. If you have any questions about your garage door security, please give us a call, A Plus Garage Doors in Eastern Shore call 251 626-0773 and in South Baldwin Count call 251 971-3331.