Garage Door Locks for Additional Security

Having a good garage door lock installed at your property will spare you from any unnecessary concerns.

Sure, you may have a reliable opener for the door – but what happens if this fails? Even the best designed systems are never fully immune to damage or glitches.

If you’re going away on vacation, or you’re out of the house for long periods of time, a garage door lock installation is set to bring you full peace of mind over your security. Wondering how? Then keep on reading.

Protecting your garage from electronic opener vulnerabilities

New developments in garage door technologies usually focus on addressing issues that could lead to a system’s circumvention. When automatic door openers were first introduced, they only had a limited number of combinations – meaning that it didn’t take much for someone to override an opener’s code to enter into a property. At the time, thieves would commonly drive around with a remote, pressing the opener button until they found a door with a matching system.

In order to counteract this, manufacturers introduced rolling codes, which constantly change so that no home intruder can replicate them. Unfortunately, tech-savvy burglars know how to work around this system – for instance, by exploiting faulty door openers or activating a door’s emergency release.

With this uncertainty around, a solid garage door lock will prevent your property from getting broken into. Even if a thief manages to activate your opener or emergency mechanisms, they won’t be able to enter the property because everything is locked in position.

Your overall home security will benefit from it

The garage tends to be the entryway for most residential properties. That means having a lock installed will give you more control over who can enter or exit your home through your garage. If you think about it, this is a good protective feature for your property at large: if someone enters or exits your property through the garage, you’ll know exactly who it was – reducing any suspicions if something actually goes amiss. So the locks aren’t just a deterrent, they’re there to provide you with enhanced home security in general.

Garage door locks are easy to install

And they’re quite affordable too. Of course, in order for these to do their job you need to ensure all the screws are secured in place, and the locks are installed properly.

There are three different locks you can choose from. An opener unit is the most common: it prevents people from opening the door by securing it when it is lowered.

The T-handle is the second lock type you might come across. These are installed outside the door and can only be unlocked with a key. Inside its turning handle there is a security bar that locks down the tracks, only releasing the pressure once the key has been turned.

You can also opt for getting a side lock installed. These are as straightforward as their name suggests: A sliding bar on the side of the door is all that’s needed to lock it. Not only are side locks very easy to install, they’re also very effective in preventing that much dreaded opener override we were talking about earlier.