While many have put thought into the safety of their garage door in regards injuring their family or damaging a vehicle, but few think that the garage door can be a safety concern for more reasons than just this. Today, we’ll cover how to take care with your garage door.
The Biggest Door In Your Home
Breaking & Entering Via Garage
Unfortunately, a great way for those of ill intent to gain access to your home is through your garage. Whether you leave it open or the gain access otherwise, your garage door is the largest door in your home by far. Many homeowners forget that our garages can be used by those other than people in the family, as if all burglars will be polite enough to attempt the front door or obvious-looking windows you remember to lock each evening. In reality a criminal that gains access to your garage can easily get into your home, as few people secure the door leading from their garage to their home’s interior, meaning that a burglar can circumvent all of your locked doors and windows and perhaps even a home security system, simply by accessing your home through your garage.
Garages Hold Valuables
Aside from your home itself, among the next most expensive things your family owns are likely to be vehicles and tools, both of which are often stored in the garage; even if a burglar can’t or won’t get into your home, they can easily snatch-and-grab a number of expensive things from the garage itself, which can happen even while the family is home. Worse still, cars are often left unlocked inside of our garage, and many New Jersey homeowners leave keys nearby or in the vehicle itself, which can result to a car being stolen within mere moments of the garage door opening.
Car Break-Ins
One disturbing trend that pops up across the country from time-to-time comes from criminals breaking into parked cars simply to gain access to the plainly visible garage door opener attached to the visor, which naturally corresponds to the house it the vehicle is parked in front of. Using this tactic, a criminal can break a car window and have near-immediate access to your home or garage, leaving homeowners and home security providers alike little-to-no time to react to the occurrence. Worse still, if a vehicle is left unlocked or with cracked windows, it is possible to steal the garage door opener days in advance, without any direct sign of detection, leaving you wondering if you simply misplaced the remote opener or if it has now fallen into the wrong hands.
Don’t Give It Away
Another way that intruders can gain access to your home via the garage is by using the code or an opener that was freely given. Many New Jersey homeowners see their garage door as a service entrance of sorts, allowing those dropping off furniture or appliances to use the code or access the garage through a hidden opener.
Use our garage door services to secure your home as much as possible!