Garage doors for added security

Whether your garage is attached to your home or not, it really is vital that the garage doors are secure. In order to protect the contents of your garage and to protect the rest of your property, the structure of your garage should be sound but most importantly, your garage door should have a good level of security.

You may think that it would be quite difficult to break into a garage, particularly those with motorised openings and no handles. The more modern garage doors tend to be harder to compromise than older ones and those which have not been professionally or properly installed. In some cases, a garage door can be breached in as little as a few seconds.

Security features of garage doors

These days, garage doors should have a number of security features which come as standard in all the door styles and designs that are available. ACE Garage Doors supply doors from trusted manufacturers who make the best quality garage doors on the market. As methods of gaining entry are reported to the police and insurance companies, the manufacturers make modifications which protect known weak points and include them on all new doors.

The sort of security features you are most likely to find on any new manual garage door bought from a reputable
manufacturer today will include the following:

The garage doors are likely to have two locks, one on each side. There is likely to be an option for additional locks to be added as an optional extra.

Strong bars which protect the locks from being pried open from the outside are a popular anti theft measure on many garage doors.

The main lock, which the key usually goes in is likely an anti snap Euro cylinder lock, which means even if snapped or drilled out, it still prevents access.

Modern automatic doors have very secure locking mechanisms which are powered by the door motor, which in turn is designed to push the door downwards until it is activated by the remote control to be opened.

These features will go a long way to protecting your garage from thieves, remember that nothing can be totally secure, but effective security is designed to slow down or deter the criminals and encourage them to seek out a softer target.

Secure garage doors

All new garage doors sold and fitted by ACE Garage Doors have a high level of security and would certainly go a long way to deter anyone trying to force their way in. However, as mentioned above, some garage types are more secure than others. The most secure garage door we offer at present is the automatic roller garage door.

These garage doors are constructed from insulated aluminium and are automated as standard, this door has been designed with security in mind from the very outset.

So don’t make things easy for the criminals. Give ACE Garage Doors a call today for a free, no obligation quote.