Garage Security

[Doggo]

Who controls the past controls the future.
Who controls the present controls the past.
Or they would if Tramroad didn't.

[Ted]

Baffled me boss

[bushygingernuts]

Alrady been said ebay night vision camras cheap and work very well

[Shiny]

Domestic garage thefts aren't usually carried out by professional crime gangs, it will be chavvy kids, pikeys, druggies and the like, looking for tools and jobby they can sell on quick.

Easy in easy out jobs. Reward for little effort.

Firstly you don't want to draw attention with alarm boxes and signs. Some burglars actually target domestic houses with alarms as they usually only have an alarm for one of 2 reasons.

1) they have a lot of kit worth nicking
2) they have recently been burgled an the house insurers insisted on an alarm after a claim. This will mean that there is a good chance of lots of nice brand new or reasonably new stuff which was replaced on the insurance.

Also try to avoid drawing attention by having your garage door open for long periods (if visible from the street) and try to arrange stuff inside so that the nickable stuff is not in view if peering through the window.

The next step is physical security, again without saying "look at me". A solid door with a 5 lever mortice deadlock (and a decent striking plate) with, if necessary, top & bottom mortice bolts (mortice means in the frame, rather than on the back of the door which can easily be kicked off). If the windows aren't double glazed, consider fitting bars to the inside, it is unsightly but stops people climbing in through the window. Up & over doors need good security, such as a ground anchor. The corners can be bent up too, so if you can bolt or padlock these to the frame it will help.

If there is good physical security, the opportunist thief will hopefully just move on to the next garage. The last thing they want is effort and noise with an unknown reward.

Cameras are fine, but they offer no physical security, just record the event of getting your stuff nicked.

[indigolemon]

Who controls the past controls the future.
Who controls the present controls the past.
Or they would if Tramroad didn't.

The spice must flow?

[Doggo]

29 years in the past, not 21,000 in the future