Garage door security

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:05 pm

Last night some fucking thieving, fucking pikey, fucking scumbag, fucking bastards broke into all the garages where I live and pretty much nicked everything they could

Luckily I was the only one to have an additional padlock on mine and the shitbags didn

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:13 pm

PM my brother Rob S. He is very experienced in protecting against this sort of thing. If you don't get an answer please bear with him; he's normally online most days.

You can always chuck the scoob in my barn/shed if you wanted to (Very secure and private) It's tatty but it's free

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:26 pm

You need a pair of these mate.....

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:05 pm

Thanks for the offer Stu

I really need to keep the car at home as I plan to work on it over the next year. I'll PM Rob in a mo.
Gareth, thats's a great idea, would certainly cleanse some scumbags from the gene pool

. I wonder what weaponry Ben would recommend?

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:06 pm

Hi mate.
Is it yours or councils?
I ask as if it's yours you can be quite creative with protecting it.

Those guards are good, but only as good as the ground you set them into. There's also a school of thought that suggests that if you have a good shiny new lock, they'll be drawn to the garage "Because you must have something worth protecting". I would strongly suggest painting it a really drab colour to help it blend it, or at least look inconspicuous.
You can get cheap alarms these days, but if you have pics of how they tried to get in, that would help me suggest something more useful.
If the door and the frames are GOOD, these take some beating

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENFIELD-GENUI ... 407wt_1270

Mounted nice and low if it's an up and over door.
I've built booby traps before, sorry, I mean pointed out potential hazards for burglars before to worried owners, but you need to be very careful and it MUST be privately owned.
Don't hesitate to give me a shout if you need anything more.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:19 pm

I own the flat and garage outright, although it is leasehold and permission is needed before any major changes. Can

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:28 pm

Can you not get some piece of shit MOT failure from work, and leave that in front of the garage Jon?

Leave that on bricks in front of the garage door and job jobbed

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:37 pm

As great an idea as that is, my neighbours probably wouldn't much appreciate it (my garage is in a block of six). Like your thinking though.
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Pic of fooked lock (I won't post a pic of the other one for obvious reasons)

Can't have taken much to break it.

Rob, the door frame is made from 3" solid wood, so would the locks you posted work well?

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:48 pm

Yes, as long as the door and frame are strong, they have to try and force the frame off or drill through the blind bolts. It's more noise and time than they usually have.
I've emailed a friend who is specifically in this trade and should have some industry suggestions tomorrow. I would suggest keeping the car monitored until you've sorted it. If you're within range, baby monitors work very well, giving you chance to phone for the police/ambulance as you see fit should you hear people in your garage. Failing that, consider keeping it elsewhere for a bit. (Or a lockable car cover so they can't see what it is if they get in)

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:02 pm

There's a commerical application like this, but it's got the added feature of texting a designated handset with the tremble alarm. I'm trying to find it but in the mean time......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALARM-SYSTEM- ... 498wt_1139