Garage security ideas

[jay clock]

If it is only a mile away. Is it not possible [assuming you have one] worth parking your car up against the garage door when not in use? It is a good deterent and hides the extra door security. Plus you get even fitter fetching the car. I've a suspicion you will be spending a good deal of time worrying about your bikes and expecting the worse each time you set out to check the garage.
It is a sad reflection on modern life I know, but I sometimes think it's not worth having anything worth nicking. I'm not skint by any means, but anybody breaking in to my house would probably just turn round and go back out empty handed. My old car in the driveway would put them off the scent as well. I hope.

it is no parking in front of the garages. The whole area is very quiet and only one or two have very basic extra hasp and staple with a basic padlock. My reasoning is that the more security the more it draws attention. I spoke to another tenant today (old lady of 80) who has had hers 40 years and said she has never heard of break-ins. Famous last words, but I am relaxed enough.

 

[raleighnut]

it is no parking in front of the garages. The whole area is very quiet and only one or two have very basic extra hasp and staple with a basic padlock. My reasoning is that the more security the more it draws attention. I spoke to another tenant today (old lady of 80) who has had hers 40 years and said she has never heard of break-ins. Famous last words, but I am relaxed enough.

The 'hasp and staple' is a good idea but the weakness of those up and over doors is at the top.

 

[simongt]

We consider ourselves very fortunate; although we live in a low crime area, ALL ten of our bikes live in various parts of the house. Well, at the moment, there's nine of them in the hallway - !

 

[mr_cellophane]

Once someone is in they have all the time in the world, so your effort should be spent in stopping them getting in rather than making the bikes ultra secure inside. For an up & over door put an extra strip of wood along the top and top half of the outside and the opposite on the inside. Then a couple of these and one of these

 

[400bhp]

Once someone is in they have all the time in the world, so your effort should be spent in stopping them getting in rather than making the bikes ultra secure inside. For an up & over door put an extra strip of wood along the top and top half of the outside and the opposite on the inside. Then a couple of these

I have two of these but because of the garage door design (metal hollow casing on the verticals) I have fitted them into the concrete floor.

If it's a mile away how do you get to/from the garage? I ask because walking along in lycra and clippy cloppy cycle shoes will draw attention to it.

I'd be looking to pick up the bike and take back in normal clothes.

 

[jay clock]

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I have two of these but because of the garage door design (metal hollow casing on the verticals) I have fitted them into the concrete floor.

If it's a mile away how do you get to/from the garage? I ask because walking along in lycra and clippy cloppy cycle shoes will draw attention to it.

I'd be looking to pick up the bike and take back in normal clothes.

I drive there and it is for long term storage so no need to be in cycling kit

 

[jay clock]

Once someone is in they have all the time in the world, so your effort should be spent in stopping them getting in rather than making the bikes ultra secure inside. For an up & over door put an extra strip of wood along the top and top half of the outside and the opposite on the inside. Then a couple of these and one of these

i bought one of those defenders but took one look and it would simply draw attention so it went back. A bit like being the only thatched cottage in a small village with bars on the windows.

 

[PaulSB]

This could be the ideal/perfect solution

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Just an aside to the main topic. I have had a bike stolen from one of these on a quiet, unmanned, outside of commute hours, station platform.

I still haven't worked out how it was done.

 

[PaulSB]

Once someone is in they have all the time in the world, so your effort should be spent in stopping them getting in rather than making the bikes ultra secure inside. For an up & over door put an extra strip of wood along the top and top half of the outside and the opposite on the inside. Then a couple of these and one of these

Thanks. I'm going to take a serious look at this for my remote garage. About 500 yards from my house but backs on to a friendly neighbour's garden.

 

[classic33]

You can't stop them, but you can only slow them down.
A garage opposite mine was broken into the other night, high end tools taken and a stack of fishing gear around £4000 worth very worrying, I'm now thinking of security steel gates in front of the up and over door, but there again it is only good as the pad locks and if they have the time and a cordless grinder …...........

Battery powered electric fence box, wired up to an insulated(from the door) handle. Activated/switched on-off with the key.

 

[jay clock]

well the good news is that I have been past today and no sign of break-ins