Improving garage security
Discussion
We had our garage broken into a couple of years ago with a few easy to lift things taken.
Subsequently uprated the door locks but still not 100% satisfied that they make it difficult enough to remove a lightweight car whilst I'm out at work. To make matters worse, there are windows on the garage door (which Mrs LT reckons would look awful if I blanked them out) that allow folk to easily see there is something in there .
I'm therefore thinking about which of these would be more effective:
1) Ground anchor and loop chain through front suspension or fixed towing eye; or
2) A standalone alarm of some kind? (not mains powered)
May well end up doing both, but what do people reckon is the bigger deterrent - noise or time?
And does anyone have any recommendations about good anchors/alarms?
Cheers,
LT
Subsequently uprated the door locks but still not 100% satisfied that they make it difficult enough to remove a lightweight car whilst I'm out at work. To make matters worse, there are windows on the garage door (which Mrs LT reckons would look awful if I blanked them out) that allow folk to easily see there is something in there .
I'm therefore thinking about which of these would be more effective:
1) Ground anchor and loop chain through front suspension or fixed towing eye; or
2) A standalone alarm of some kind? (not mains powered)
May well end up doing both, but what do people reckon is the bigger deterrent - noise or time?
And does anyone have any recommendations about good anchors/alarms?
Cheers,
LT
Firstly I'd be educating the wife that garages are mans buisness and women should neither ask or express opinions about such 
If however you are in fear of the sessation of chocolate ration then I'd suggest using mirror tint film on the window to prevent people seeing what's inside coupled with mesh behind that. As for the main door itself that depends on the construction. If it's one of those flimsy tin ones then a large bar that goes all the way across the door and is secured down with heavy duty locks should suffice. If however you don't feel like lifting it out all the time you could install one of those drop posts right outside the garage door as this would prevent it being opened and also serve as a visual deterent.
If however you are in fear of the sessation of chocolate ration then I'd suggest using mirror tint film on the window to prevent people seeing what's inside coupled with mesh behind that. As for the main door itself that depends on the construction. If it's one of those flimsy tin ones then a large bar that goes all the way across the door and is secured down with heavy duty locks should suffice. If however you don't feel like lifting it out all the time you could install one of those drop posts right outside the garage door as this would prevent it being opened and also serve as a visual deterent.
I'd put limo tint film on the windows - won't look as obvious as mirror, and make sure the doors are good and solid - do you have a seperate pedestrian door? if so you could make some mounts behind the door inside the garage to take a big metal bar braced across as a lock, and put a good quality 5 lever mortice deadlock on the pedestrian door?
Depends a ot on what your garage's doors/windows are like tbh...
Depends a ot on what your garage's doors/windows are like tbh...
spud989 said:
Surely to get around the anchor would produce noise (angle grinder?) as well?
Good point. Blindingly obvious but never occurred to me.Like the idea of tint film with mesh behind it too - guess that's an ebay job to source.
There is a pedestrian door but there's too much in the garage to make going in that way and unlocking viable... good idea though.
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