Garage doors are often one of the least secured parts of a person’s house. Despite being in an area that could use security improvement, garage doors are often overlooked when the owner of a home sets out to improve their houses security. A person will typically store several valued items in their garage, such as their car, lawn mowers, snow blowers, bikes, and even storage racking. Furthermore, the garage is often an entry point into the rest of your home. All things considered, it may make sense to ask yourself whether or not you should upgrade your garage security.
If you do end up deciding to improve your garage doors security, here are a couple things to consider:
Automated Garage Door Closer
When you are busy running your daily errands and going to work, it is easy to forget to close your garage door. Nobody wants to have his or her garage door left open all day. That is why an automated garage door-closing device may make sense. These devices run on timers and will automatically close your garage door after a certain amount of time.
Install a Garage Door Security System
A garage door security system is a security system for your garage door that ties into your homes security system. These alarms will sound and call the authorities in the same way that your homes security system does.
Buy a Garage Door Opener With WiFi Connectivity
Most garage door openers, including LiftMaster openers, have WiFi connectivity. You can use this WiFi connectivity and a mobile phone application to check and make sure your garage door is closed. If you forgot to close your garage door, you can also use the application to close your garage door.
Garage Door Vacation Mode
Must of the garage door openers we sell come with a vacation mode options. When you put the garage door opener in vacation mode, the garage door cannot be opened by a remote door opener until vacation mode is turned off. This means your garage door cannot be opened until you get back from vacation and turn your doors vacation mode off.
The All Pro Doors team will be happy to assist you as you improve your garage door and your garages security. If you chose to add a new, more heavy-duty garage door to your homes security. We will be happy to provide you with a free quote. Call use today at 614-444-DOOR (3667).