HOW TO BEEF UP YOUR GARAGE DOOR SECURITY

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HOW TO BEEF UP YOUR GARAGE DOOR SECURITY
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• Even if you have a home security system that
  monitors your garage, thieves and crooks, intent
  on gaining access to your garage and what lies
  inside it, will find ingenious ways to surpass it
  when your guard may be down. However, there are a
  few simple ways to help beef up your garage door
  security and keep undesirables away
• Its a classic no-brainer keep it shut!
• Even if your back will only be turned for a few
  minutes, or youve just popped inside the house
  to get something, you never know who might be
  watching and waiting to get in there and make off
  with something valuable. Close your garage door
  when youre not in it, at all times.

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• Take care of your garage door opener
• Keep your opener inside your home, or attach it
  to a keychain and hook it onto your purse to
  prevent you from leaving it inside the car or
  anywhere else where criminals can easily get to
  it.
• Reinforce your side doors
• While you may want to review the safety features
  of your garage door, the side doors are often
  just as (if not more) vulnerable, and it might be
  worth having a locksmith or security specialist
  advise you about how best to reinforce them.
  Aside from having these doors reinforced, make
  sure theyre fitted with deadbolts and kept
  locked properly, too.

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• Install a monitoring system
• With the ability to alert you should someone
  gain, or be trying to gain access to your garage,
  smart garage door openers also enable you to open
  and close your garage remotely from your phone,
  and some allow you to add motion sensors to
  really improve security.
• Block out the windows
• Frosting your windows or blacking them out helps
  any criminals loitering outside from being able
  to see in and take stock of what youve got in
  your garage. While the most determined of thieves
  might see this as a challenge, most will see it
  as a deterrent.

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• Make thieves think someone is home
• The majority of criminals dont want anyone to be
  at home when they rob it, or at the very least,
  want to have a clear way of getting in and out
  undisturbed garages make the perfect getaway
  routes. Little tricks such as leaving a radio on
  in the house or garage, or having a couple of
  lights on timers could be all it takes to make a
  burglar pass your property, and try elsewhere.

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• You may not know it, but an emergency security
  feature of some garage doors has become
  vulnerable to thieves, who use a coat hanger or
  other tool to disengage the doors emergency lever
  and allow it to be opened. If youre concerned
  that your garage door may be vulnerable to
  thieves, consult with a garage door specialist or
  locksmith (oftentimes, theyre one and the same),
  and have them conduct a thorough security
  assessment before determining whether you need to
  beef up your garage door security.

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• Golden Locks Inc is a local locksmith company
  with years of experience and trained staff
  skilled in locksmith services for both
  residential and commercial clients and garage
  doors in huntington beach. We also specialize in
  automotive lock repair services for cars, bikes
  and trucks and installation, servicing and repair
  of high quality security systems, access control
  systems and CCTV systems. If you are looking for
  a locksmith or safes or garage door repair in
  huntington beach, visit our website or call us at
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