Haus Installations brings you the solutions for improving your garage door security. As professional garage door fitters, we’re here to offer you expertise in improving home security.
Can a Burglar Get into a Garage Door?
No garage door is completely safe from the unwanted entry of a burglar, but certain factors make it much easier for them to do so.
Let’s start with the garage door’s material – single skin doors or ones made from flimsy, weak materials can be easily damaged and broken into. If your garage door is older and has seen corrosion or general wear and tear, the risk of forced entry is even greater.
Many garage doors will be installed with a small gap at the bottom, which burglars see as a prime opportunity to use tools, like a car jack, to pry open and gain entry.
You may think that because your garage door is electrically powered, you’re more secure. While this can be the case, your garage door security will be compromised if the electric shutters are on the exterior, as burglars can access and override the system.
How Haus Garage Doors Keep You Safe
With our garage door replacement services, Haus Installations fits garage doors designed without these issues and featuring the best security solutions.
Firstly, all our garage doors are made from the most durable materials that can withstand kicks, hammers and other types of damage and forced entry. Materials like steel and aluminium are perfect for this. We also fit a toughened roll bar and other features which add to the garage door’s robustness while also increasing longevity.
If you choose an electric garage door, we can install the electric shutters on the interior, as well as embed the lock in the motor, meaning they can’t be accessed easily or simply cut off like a physical padlock. Remember the slight gap at the bottom of the door? We can ensure the best garage door security by having the slats of the curtain lock into each other, for roller garage door types, and provide minimal gaps and leverage points for others, such as up and over style doors.
What is the Most Secure Garage Door?
Haus Installations delivers and fits two types of garage doors – roller shutter and up and over. But which one is more secure?
Roller Garage Doors
Roller shutter garage doors offer a sleek, seamless design and feature very few weak entry points that burglars could tamper with. Our roller garage doors also come with a range of premium security features, including a built-in security light and alarm system, double-skinned finishes for extra strength and all motors and electrical systems can be installed inside your garage, minimising the risk of these systems being tampered with.
Explore our roller garage doors.
Up and Over Garage Doors
While still very secure, up and over garage doors take second place concerning garage door security – mainly due to more exposed leverage points, such as at the bottom of the door or single panels. That’s why our up and over garage doors are installed and fitted with the minimal amount of leverage points, as well as being made from structurally sound materials to mitigate damage and forced entry. Choose our intelligent security alarms and lighting systems for extra protection, and we can also design your door with several garage door security locks to upscale the security as you see fit.
Additional Tips
Block the garage when not in use – when shut, locked and secure, you can add additional protection by blocking the door with your vehicle, which discourages opportunistic theft without needing specialist equipment.
Secure internal access doors – if your garage connects directly to your home, ensure the door has a deadbolt lock fitted. This prevents intruders from easily accessing your main living space, even if they manage to get into the garage itself.
Lock away high-value items – if you can, keep expensive tools, bikes, machinery and other items secured within the garage using padlocks, wall anchors or lockable storage units. Making valuables harder to access reduces the risk of theft and ensures you’re not offering easy targets to burgle.
Enquire Today
With Haus Installations, we provide the services and solutions that prioritise garage door security. All our garage doors are rigorously tested and designed with the best security features, from alarm systems to durable materials, to deter and help stop burglars and intruders. Enquire with us today and discuss with our team what type of garage door you’re looking for and the level of security to go along with it. Get a pressure-free quote using our quick form or give us a call on 01905 701201.
