What are most secure garage doors?

[Steven P]

If they want to get in then they will

 

So once they are in make it uncomfortable - why have an alarm to alert your phone if you cannot do a thing about that, The last owners here had an alarm called 'blaster' on the fuse board - he took it with them when they moved. Just wondering what the loudest you can have an alarm for internal use. Preferably something that makes your ears bleed. They might grab and run but would they, for example want to spend time in there hooking up mobile plant or lifting a load of chainsaws (I'd keep the ear defenders out of sight though, but near enough just in case you need to get in when the alarm is going off)

[Philip Anderson]

I my experience unfortunately I was done 2 years ago cost of 10k they just pulled both doors off in the middle of the afternoon!

ive put back up and over garage doors locked at top and bottom internally as I was advised that a roller door was no more secure than any other.

i was also advised to have several layers of security to as others have said slow them up as time on site is their enemy and your deterrent.

i have a blaster very good has worked as they did come back ,village loved it just like WW2 again,try things like internal cages in the garage for your saws ,secure driveway gates best investment for me ,cctv, and door sensor and alarm on the garage doors .I think I’ve got the lot but probably haven’t.

[Gary Prentice]

On 21/11/2017 at 09:25, magwick said:

non of the above actually helps with the question!

from whats been said we might as well do nothing coz the buggers will get in any how!

 

what you need to take into consideration is the situation of you building, stuff like, can it be rammed? how close to other buildings? is it over looked? 

yeah the little rays of sunshine are all correct to a point, its an equation, how much effort is the item you are nicking worth against how much effort/risk. make em work for it,slow them down , put in an alarm that alerts your phone.

having seen roll shutters ripped off and up and overs might as well not be there i would go for a set of re-enforced

swing doors.

With the addition of some pull up bollards to stop them being rammed/towed open. 

[Rough Hewn]

I used to rent a workshop in an 18th century coach house. 2 sets of roller shutters and internal doors etc.
Other units are offices full of mac computers and other expensive stuff.
Surrounded by residential properties.
Every time I opened the shutters at 6am/11pm etc
Someone was watching.
Great security.
Only problem was irate neighbours complaining about saws, wood, noise etc.
Cars and motorbikes have been stolen from out front though.
Can't win?

[tree-fancier123]

the pull up bollards sound a good addition - although someone from up north I met during an ebay purchase had one at his yard - he said the gyp will use a petrol cut off saw on them - not sure of the ease of this operation, a bit worrying as they make battery cut off saws now too.

So bollard out front, internal cage, blaster, thick motorbike chain connecting all handles together - take starter motor or similar off tracked chipper, how about a removable front section to the drawbar of  a wheeled chipper, must be a way of engineering it so there is no ball hitch at night. Sometimes it is simply worth the effort and inconvenience to take saws indoors - Im sure I saw  a photo from Big tree Don with all his Huskys in the hallway, sure I would rather have HT131 and long handled hedgecutters outside as they are cumbersome, but if your store is likely to get done over dont leave chainsaws in there, sort of defeats the object of having a store, but if it only contains bulk oil and a chipper minus the front part of drawbar or starter motor. If the drawbar mod not possible - how much time to get really good at mechanics so it can be jacked and a wheel hub removed each night, leave the wheel on floor but take the hub home, surely a battery impact wrench and normal torque wrench to refit, maybe a split pin or so, if the process was repeated each night with wheeled chippers the pit stop  would be quick and soon  the theives would  have common hubs on their vans just in case

[Gary Prentice]

As already said, nothing will stop a determined, prepared thief. You'd think that they would weigh up the risk/reward though, so the more barriers in place the better. Anything that makes thieving more difficult and slower raises the risk of getting spotted and caught, so layer the defenses up

[wjotner]

Some good ideas there. I'll get my new Fort Knox up and running soon.