Locking your garage door is instinctive for those who take home security seriously. If your garage and home are connected by an internal door, then security is especially important to protect your home and family. Standard garage doors with key-operated manual locks are adequate for garages that are filled with various odds and ends, but if you need an added layer of security for expensive items, you should consider the next step up in garage security. If you are looking for more information about electrically operated garage door security, Safe & Secure have made this handy guide.
Electric garage door safety
To begin with, it is good to know that all electric garage doors come supplied with some level of manual operation to ensure that – should there be an emergency, or the electronic system breaks – you are still able to operate the door. Similarly, electric garage doors use laser sensors to detect when objects and people are below the door, to guarantee that it does not descend while something or someone is beneath it.
If you are interested in electric garage doors for their added safety, you can have your current garage door converted to an electric door with a motor and control panel, but only if the door is in good repair and only by a few garage door suppliers. A motor, control panel and roller garage door built to work together is always the best option.
Security features
Today, garage doors of all kinds come with standard security features that can stand up to heavy abuse. However, you can never have too much security. Standard garage doors come with two locks in either corner, and you often have the option to specify additional locks.
Electric doors are designed so that the locks are actuated by the door motor, and can be locked or unlocked at the press of a button. The same motor is designed to constantly push the door downwards into the floor until you activate a release mechanism. This constant pressure is another barrier to would-be thieves, and is especially effective when paired with a roller garage door.
Roller and sectional garage doors are notably better against forced entry, due to their construction and method of opening. Because each end of a roller door is housed within the the door frame at all times, it is less susceptible to force. In comparison, up-and-over doors are less secure but improvements in design mean up-and-over doors are far more secure than they were only a decade ago.
How an electric garage door locks
The earliest incarnations of electric garage doors relied on basic transmitters and receivers which were vulnerable, as the signal they emitted could easily be duplicated by someone with radio receiver equipment. Modern systems now apply far more advanced technology to make sure this doesn’t happen. End-to-end encryption and digital fingerprint recognition (in some instances of smart garage doors) means owners of electric garage doors are enjoying a newfound level of garage door security. For the ultimate in modern living and added security for your home, consider the many benefits of an electric garage door.
Safe & Secure are specialist manufacturers and installers of roller garage doors, roller shutters, security shutters, fire doors and steel doors, and we deliver throughout North Wales and Northern England. With over 30 years of industry experience, our team of expert installers provide a quick and thorough service for domestic and commercial customers looking for smart and secure doors and shutters. For complete peace of mind, we even offer a 24 hour emergency repairs service, so you are never left without security for your property. For more information on any of our products and services, contact our friendly team today – they’ll be happy to help.