How secure is your garage?

Garages are not always used to store vehicles in, many people use their garage as another room in their home or as a storage place for gardening equipment and tools etc. This time of year people may also be using their garage to store Christmas presents in. This is fine as long as your garage is secure. The first thing you need to check when it comes to the security of your garage is the garage door. If it can be easily opened with force applied or is easy to pick the lock then it may be time to invest in a new one. If you open and close your garage doors often then you should consider installing an automatic garage door that will allow you to control it with a remote.

You can now buy sensor alarms that cost as little as £20 that will detect movement in your garage. They will play a siren that is approximately 125 decibels, lounder than most car horns, to alert you of an intruder. These again are often remotely controlled allowing you to set it and disarm it as and when needed.

Having a CCTV system installed that can overlook your garage door is another level of security that you can add. You can often set these up to notify you of any movement detected within the range set.