How to Secure Your Garage Door

When someone breaks into a home, they usually take the path of least resistance to the most attractive target. We’ve talked for years about making your home a harder target, so a thief will pass it up in favor of something easier. However, many people neglect to properly secure their garage door and thieves can use this vulnerabilitiy as an entry point to the entire house.

One of the benefits of publishing content relating to skill-sets and home security for over a decade, is that we have a big library of reference articles. When discussing anything related to garage doors, we always send people to our Top 10 Garage Door Security Tips article first. It’s a great list of things you can do right now to make your garage door a harder target.

Recommended Reading: Home Security eBook

If you’re looking for even more tips on home security, don’t miss our eBook A Definitive Guide to Running a Home Security Assessment. Conducting your own home security assessment to increase your security footprint is crucial in eliminating the one question you don’t want to be left asking after a burglary, “what could I have done to prevent this?”

In this eBook, we offer lessons learned in home security, as well as some tips and tricks for making your home a harder target. In addition to these tips, we’ve included additional information and links for further reading and product research.