Garage door security measures - what's effective and easy to use?

[biggo]

Some years ago I worked for an engineering shop in the UK that was continually being broken into ...

The owner Jim who was a lateral thinker got a cash box and made a small explosive device with contents of a box of fireworks and varoious sharp objects that he placed inside and then left the cashbox on the office desk

He got a call one night that the alarm had gone off by the time he and the cops got there the scumbag had left leaving a nice trail of blood behind him.

He was never found but the bastards never came back again

[R650R]

Looking at getting an electric door opener for tilt door... whats best brand to go for/to avoid and how secure are they?

[BMWST?]

Looking at getting an electric door opener for tilt door... whats best brand to go for/to avoid and how secure are they?

i think for a random burglarythe auto door itself is not a problem save for the fact that the door can be disconnected from the opening mechanism...google it.I beleive that some remotes can be "decoded" but i honestly think that if anyone goes to that trouble you are in trouble anyway.
With a few simple things normal doors and windows can be made quite secure..After that i think its a case of diminishing returns but a big chain,padlock and secure anchor are reasonable attempt

[HenryDorsetCase]

Not so effective. As then when someone breaks in through the window, they just pull the block of wood out of the way and hit the open button.

Whereas with a padlock or deadbolt across the runner, they have to bring along a bolt-cutter sufficient to cut through it.

I've just been thinking about that and if they are in my garage (easiest way would be through a window or side door, not main door, all my tools are in there once they are and so they will have time and whatever they need to force that shit open.

[Cosmik de Bris]

Some years ago I worked for an engineering shop in the UK that was continually being broken into ...

The owner Jim who was a lateral thinker got a cash box and made a small explosive device with contents of a box of fireworks and varoious sharp objects that he placed inside and then left the cashbox on the office desk

He got a call one night that the alarm had gone off by the time he and the cops got there the scumbag had left leaving a nice trail of blood behind him.

He was never found but the bastards never came back again

I like these kind of solutions, but I believe we are not entitled to harm scum bags. They'd probably get ACC.

Cheers

[Grumph]

I like these kind of solutions, but I believe we are not entitled to harm scum bags. They'd probably get ACC.

Cheers

Of course they will - it's a no fault system. But if you've covered yourself properly they'd also get prosecuted.
By covering, I mean the currently fashionable "Multiple Hazard Area" signs listing the hazards as explosive devices, tiger traps etc etc
The cash box would of course be labelled "Cash Box - Danger Do Not Open"....

No one could argue they weren't warned.

Best security IMO is actually a large, hungry dog dossing down in the workshop.

[jato]

+ 1 on the dog... Quite a few years back a mate (who was living in a bit of a dubious area of the eastern bop) late one night noticed " Tyke" curling his lips back and very quietly growling while looking at the back door...so the door was opened and out went the alsatian ...moments later there was a fair bit of a commotion from the shed with screaming as well as dog noises...mates wife had phoned the cops and in due course the local policeman arrived and asked whos in the shed with the burglar? On hearing it was tyke the alsatian and that tyke was obviously doing ok the cop decided it'd be a good time for a roll-your-own, although apparently half way through the smoke it sounded like tyke was having some success getting the burglar off my mates workbench so it was decided it was time to rescue him. Mate never had any more trouble after that.

[jafagsx250]

+ 1 on the dog... Quite a few years back a mate (who was living in a bit of a dubious area of the eastern bop) late one night noticed " Tyke" curling his lips back and very quietly growling while looking at the back door...so the door was opened and out went the alsatian ...moments later there was a fair bit of a commotion from the shed with screaming as well as dog noises...mates wife had phoned the cops and in due course the local policeman arrived and asked whos in the shed with the burglar? On hearing it was tyke the alsatian and that tyke was obviously doing ok the cop decided it'd be a good time for a roll-your-own, although apparently half way through the smoke it sounded like tyke was having some success getting the burglar off my mates workbench so it was decided it was time to rescue him. Mate never had any more trouble after that.

now that's a cop i would happily get pinged by for speeding.

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[Hugo Nougo]

While it would be nice to inflict pain on the lowlifes its not that practical, on my large tilt door versatile garage that just has a pathetic keylock i installed a solenoid triggered by a reed switch, cheap and easy, you need a magnet and know where to place it. Im sure a burglar could still get in but it would be noisy and take time.

[F5 Dave]

I've just been thinking about that and if they are in my garage (easiest way would be through a window or side door, not main door, all my tools are in there once they are and so they will have time and whatever they need to force that shit open.

Hide the most obvious shit like disc grinders away. Also ground bolt and big lock. It's a hassle to have to do it every time just because some oxygen theif wants more money for drugs that aren't killing him quick enough.
Big thick painted plywood with many screws over the inside of the windows. Be pretty hard to kick in especially at that height.
Steel strips reinforce locks and stays on doors to slow down breaching attacks.
Roller door slide lock and separate paddlock on inside.

Nothing is entirely safe but it just has to be a hassle.

[R650R]

Cheers guys... but any recommendations on door opener brands in terms of reliability ease of instal etc...

[Swoop]

Cheers guys... but any recommendations on door opener brands in terms of reliability ease of instal etc...

I did a Merlin one.
Simple to fit and calibrate.
You can get kit boxes in mitre 10 / bunnings, etc and the only comment I had was to get a 1-piece main pole instead of the 4 piece that the kitset boxes come with. Being a stubborn cunt I stuck with the 4 piece and it is still working well, many years later.

[BMWST?]

Hide the most obvious shit like disc grinders away. Also ground bolt and big lock. It's a hassle to have to do it every time just because some oxygen theif wants more money for drugs that aren't killing him quick enough.
Big thick painted plywood with many screws over the inside of the windows. Be pretty hard to kick in especially at that height.
Steel strips reinforce locks and stays on doors to slow down breaching attacks.
Roller door slide lock and separate paddlock on inside.

Nothing is entirely safe but it just has to be a hassle.

long screws thhrough the door lock plates right through the frame and into the framing timbers,similarly take out the silly little screws(1 at a time) that fix the hinges into a 20mm peice of timber,and again get long screws that go right into the studs framing the door.Dont do them too tight otherwise you can distort the frame .

[F5 Dave]

Hinge security pins

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