Garage Door Security

[NC TRACKRAT]

While on the subject of garage doors, keep in mind how easy it is for a burglar to trip the release lever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSO_HTBHLFI
You may not want to zip-tie the release lever but there are a variety of products and DIY methods to block access to it.

[67 GT350]

Good idea on the zip-tie. Why don't the designers reverse the release mechanism to make it release away from the door?

[deathsled]

I lock both of my doors down and on one door disengaged the electronics. I have reason to believe my daughter broke the belt on the other when she got here by pushing the automatic lift button while that door was locked then leaving it to struggle. I got up the next morning and the rubber belt was swinging loose. That never happened in all my years until the day she got here and accessed my garage. I haven't fixed it yet nor did I accuse her of causing the issue. At least not yet.  I also use a camera trained on the doors. Wyze are great and inexpensive at $25.00. They link to your phone and are motion and sound sensitive and give you alerts.

[Side-Oilers]

Just about all of those thin metal garage doors can be breached quickly.

I have solid wood doors on each of my garages (probably weigh 400 pounds each, and that's for a single-car-wide door) and gear-drive openers.  Plus deadbolts. 

It's about as secure as I can make it, short of something more industrial looking.

Also have other things inside each garage for further protection, but those will remain a secret.

 

[557]

Motion detector attached to home alarm works well.If ANY door opens it gets real loud......