gregf27
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 12:11 PM |
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Garage door security reccomendations
I will be moving house at the end of this month, and the new house has two garages each with two wooden opening outwards doors, not the usual up and
over type,
I have been wondering what types of hasp and padlocks, door locks people on here would recommend, and things like security bolts etc .. and where
the best places to buy from are?,
cheers and beers
Greg
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minitici
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 12:16 PM |
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Double barelled shotgun with tripwire 
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eznfrank
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 12:29 PM |
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Are the garages integral, ie you can access them from the house?
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 12:42 PM |
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These are good my dad uses 1.
His is up and over but it will work with any door
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BenB
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 12:44 PM |
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I feel your pain- I've got the same....
If they're accesible from the house then the answer is easy!! A big mediaeval stylee metal bar with holders on the back of the door to prevent
someone opening it and some big protected / shielded padlocks on the outside.
Mine is only accessible from the outside so I ended up with two big shielded padlocks (with metal spacer plates on the back so they can't just
be crow-barred off), a big motorbike chainlock secured to a ground anchor....
and the worlds biggest alarm system with 3 sirens, 2 strobes and a smoke-bomb 
Even if they break in they won't be able to hang around for too long..... One of these days I'm going to do a proper test run and set-it
off just to see the effect. I might turn off the ultrasonic speaker first though- can't hear it but it makes me feel a bit queesy.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 01:10 PM |
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Industrial Grade Roller door.
Buy the tube motor and other end bearing, then buy the Laths (slats) and build you own.
A couple of bits of "U" section for the laths to slide in, and you are almost done.
You can start with a simple up / down two way switch, or for about £35 use a Maplin remote relay. That you can open the door from outside or sitting
in the car.
Its quite simple, and works very well.
Certainly Insurance approved!
Dont bother with the residential plastic or Ally shutters. Just go for the Galv Industrial ones.
Check the price of the laths, they come in 6 metre lengths, so you get two bits 3 metres wide out of each length. Plenty wide enough for most
garages.
[Edited on 4/1/2009 by wilkingj]
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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gregf27
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 02:28 PM |
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forgot to say , garages are seperate to the house, - keep the ideas comin - shotgun idea already in place
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A1
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 03:13 PM |
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i like the sound of ben bs big ass alarm!
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gavin174
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 03:40 PM |
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the more you armour them up the more likely the scroats will have a go..
the more locks the more valuable the things inside..
one decent lock should do it. and i would put up retractable bollards inside so if they do get in they cant get the car out.
a friend keeps clsassic cars in council garages that are in blocks.. all the heavily locked ones get broken into and they seem to leave his alone..
[Edited on 4/1/09 by gavin174]
http://www.essexkitcarclub.com
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mr_pr
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 04:45 PM |
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Along the above train of thought....
Secruity is good, but keep it 'Stealth'.
That way, only opportunist thieves will try and if your security is good they will fail and leave it.
If it looks like Fort Knox then you may attract determined theives.
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My Build Progress
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mr_pr
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| posted on 4/1/09 at 04:45 PM |
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Along the above train of thought....
Secruity is good, but keep it 'Stealth'.
That way, only opportunist thieves will try and if your security is good they will fail and leave it.
If it looks like Fort Knox then you may attract determined theives.
My Build Progress
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