How to Secure Your Garage

Suppose you have a home garage with a door that leads directly into your home. Do you think the lock on the door will hold up to the pressure of a burglar attempting to break into your home? This is one of the areas of a home that is often overlooked by homeowners. In some cases, they only have a lock on the door that keeps the door shut but not secured. Since you use your garage practically every day, it is not impossible that you would forget to lock it behind you. Suppose a door that automatically locks is best for you. In any situation you can always rely on Yucaipa Locksmith in Yucaipa, CA to assist you with your service needs. Since people are leading such busy lives, it is not unusual for someone to walk out and forget to lock the door behind them. The key in making sure this doesn’t happen is to make sure you have the right type of lock on your door.

Not only does the door leading to you home require a lock but you might also have difficulty getting inside your garage if there is a problem with your garage door opener. An opener can leave you locked out or in, your garage if it is malfunctioning. When you’re experiencing a problem with your door not closing all the way, it leaves you susceptible to an intrusion. Perhaps you have the right lock on your door but you store a lot of your valuables in your garage. You will have to pay close attention to whether or not your garage door is actually closing behind you. Even if it is slightly off the ground, this should be evaluated by one of our locksmiths and corrected. With access to your garage, where all of your valuables are located, why would a thief ever need to get inside? However, you can be sure that if they have a way in, they will certainly take it. Regardless of the type of situation you find yourself in with regard to the security of your home and garage, you can count on Yucaipa, California locksmiths to handle the job. Here are a couple of suggestions for the type of garage door that you might be interested in having installed:

Side Bolt Lock

This is one of the types of locks that we install most often. This type is installed on the interior of your door, this means the burglar doesn’t even know that the lock exists until they try to gain access inside your garage. It is a bolted lock that is installed on the tracks of your door. It isn’t a complicated type of lock to install but it proves very effective in keeping out intruders.

Deadbolt Locks

You are likely already familiar with deadbolt locks since they are the most widely used types of residential locks. They are just as useful inside a garage door, as they are in your home. Just like the locks are installed on the inside of your home, there are two types of deadbolt locks that we usually install on your interior door, a single cylinder lock or a double cylinder lock. Both are resistant to the most aggressive burglar with the right tools and the know-how to break into a deadbolt lock. While we are always happy to accommodate the requests of our customers, we would advise you that a double cylinder deadbolt can be problematic since there are two keys required to open the lock. This could be a problem when you are unable to locate both keys during an emergency.

Electronic Locks

Electronic locks require you to use some type of personal body characteristic or it may require a code, that you create, installed into a keypad. When you use body recognition it could be in the form of a fingerprint or your eye retina. These are placed into a system that will only disengage the lock once yours is identified. Everyone who should have access to your garage can be stored in the system. Even though electronic locks are more expensive than standard locks, in this case, you actually get what you pay for. Just consider that manufacturers have to pay for the design of electronic locks and the advanced technology it took it designer them so that they are effective.

Keyless Locks – These are also considered to be electronic locks since a keypad is installed and a predetermined code is created and then entered to gain access. It is much more difficult for someone to break into your garage when you have a keyless lock installed. There is no possibility of them stealing a key to get inside since there is no key needed. The only way that someone can gain access is if they know your code. This is why it is a good idea to change your code at least once a year. Just to ensure no one is able to gain access. If you have ever given a contractor access into your home through your garage and you gave them a code to your keyless lock, you would definitely need to remember to change it once the work has been performed.

You should have a lock installed when you feel as though someone has tried to gain access into your garage or your home through your garage. It is easy to ignore the possibility of someone attempting to break in but it wouldn’t be in your best interest to do so. Consider something as simple as having an alarm installed on your garage door so that it will sound when an attempt is made to gain access. Also, consider having bright lights installed so that when someone steps up to your garage, the light will shine directly on them. This is often enough to scare off a would-be intruder. You can depend on your local locksmith to provide you with additional ways of securing your garage.