A Home Security Question (sensible) opinions wanted.

[Dave7]

Some time ago my attatched garage was broken into. Its a pitched roof. They removed tiles and broke through the ceiling. They then opened the electric door and walked off with my bikes
Everything is now doubly secured eg ceiling is reinforced, bike is securely locked and I have an internal lock on the door.
HOWEVER..... .last night some scrotes tried to force the door using a 4 foot wrecking bar. They had no success but damaged the door mechanism.
So...........to deter another attempt........
I could add a BIG external lock
OR
A BIG sign to the affect "this door has an internal padlock".
NB.
The INTERNAL lock is so I can enter the garage from the house, open the door, drive out and close the door with the remote.
Opinions appreciated.

 

[Drago]

Some kind of peemiter alarm on your property so you've been made aware of their presence before they even get to your garage - it should be defence in depth, and your garage should be the final redout, not the sole line of defence. I've got IR fingers and motion sensitive CCTV with an alarm, so I know about it the moment they're on my land, never mind anywhere near the buildings. The latter pings Mrs D's mobile phone too so she gets an alert and can dial into the cameras with an app - every week she watches me take the bins out from her desk at work

 

[Dave7]

Some kind of peemiter alarm on your property so you've been made aware of their presence before they even get to your garage - it should be defence in depth, and your garage should be the final redout, not the sole line of defence. I've got IR fingers and motion sensitive CCTV with an alarm, so I know about it the moment they're on my land, never mind anywhere near the buildings. The latter pings Mrs D's mobile phone too so she gets an alert and can dial into the cameras with an app - every week she watches me take the bins out from her desk at work

Does it not activate when cats, dogs or foxes go past??

 

[AndyRM]

Sensible you say?

Shark filled moat and roof mounted Gatling guns.

 

[tom73]

Is the area lit ?

 

[vickster]

Sensible you say?

Shark filled moat and roof mounted Gatling guns.

Don't forget a tower above the garage with vats of boiling oil

 

[Levo-Lon]

Alarms and very bright lights.
Cameras, Dog

Scrotes hate noise and light..

 

[classic33]

 

[Dave7]

Is the area lit ?

It is BUT....I have a problem with the electrics to those lights. That will be rectified shortly.

 

[Dave7]

Don't forget a tower above the garage with vats of boiling oil

I have a wife......will that do?

 

[fossyant]

My options are additional locks.

Enfield locks are discrete and can be operated either side. Basically like a deadlock and prevent them pealing the doors back.

CCTV or IP camera with alerts.

 

[Dave7]

My options are additional locks.

Enfield locks are discrete and can be operated either side. Basically like a deadlock and prevent them pealing the doors back.

CCTV or IP camera with alerts.

Enfield locks?? Not heard of them. I will google it.

 

[vickster]

I have a wife......will that do?

You're going to throw her off the tower onto marauding scrotes instead...doesn't seem very nice (however, make sure she's well insured first if you do though and make it look like an accident )

 

[ColinJ]

Put a kennel in the garden.











Oh, and put one of these in the kennel!

 

[Dave7]

You're going to throw her off the tower onto marauding scrotes instead...doesn't seem very nice (however, make sure she's well insured first if you do though and make it look like an accident )

Put it this way. If I threw her on 5 scrotes I would not give them good odds