How Secure are your Garage Doors?

A Brief Overview of Garage Door Security

The answer to the question of how secure are your garage doors in simple terms, is that no individual type is more secure than another. Unless you are prepared to start spending money replacing on old up and over door with a modern high security one like the SeceuroGlide Excel roller door or Birkdale sectional garage door then the best solution to increase security is to install a motor to your existing installation.

Fitting a garage door operator to a up and over garage door or side hinged door is a relatively simple task that will also make it much more convenient to access the garage space.

Retractable Up & Over Garage Door Security

Garage doors that use retractable lifting gear are ideal for automation. Manual doors are generally secured using a key lock that engages a latch to secure the door. However, many designs of old are supplied with only one latching point on the back of the door which can leave it vulnerable to attack.

Canopy Up & Over Garage Door Security

Although a garage door motor will increase the security of this type of garage door by providing an additional locking mechanism, canopy garage doors are not ideal for automation without the use of a bow arm convertor. This allows the standard boom arm to operator correctly open. Having said that, bow arm convertors have been known to interfere with the safety sensor on the motor, therefore potentially rendering the door unsafe in the event of someone or something coming into contact with it.

Side Hinged Garage Door Security

Side hinged garage doors are secured using a single latch to secure one door leaf to the other combined with a couple of drop bolts top and bottom. As a result of this the can be broken into using little more than a bar to force entry. By adding a correctly specified garage door operator and a side hinged boom adapter, you will be able to provide a strong secure locking mechanism to your garage doors.

Garage Door Security Overview

By installing an appropriate boom operated garage door motor, you will increase the security level of the door significantly. Due to the fact that many modern operators act as the locking mechanism you need never worry about forgetting to lock the door again. If someone should attempt to force, the motor will force the door back down and hold it in the closed position therefore preventing access.

High Security Garage Door Types by Roller Doors Ltd

Here at Roller Doors Ltd we understand that a residential garage can prove rich picking for the common criminal. Often containing many thousands of pounds worth of tools vehicles and machinery it is essential that they are well protected against the threat of theft and vandalism. We therefore recommend that if you are looking to provide a higher level protection to the entrance of your garage you take a look at some of our great value garage doors for sale detailed below.