With the unfortunate circumstances of cars being stolen from garages, a lot have mentioned better garage security measures. I wanted to expand on that to see what everyone's suggestions were for garage security.

 

I have my garage door connected to my home security alarm with a motion sensor in there as well and I also have a simple camera with motion alarm that will email photos to me when it detects motion.

 

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Home monitoring with live video feed.

 

A good insurance policy. If they really want your car, they're gonna get your car.

That said, I think simple stuff like locks, alarms, dog, block cars in, keep garage door closed/be less conspicuous.

Oh and if you have keyless entry, keep your keys in a Faraday box at home. There's a group that's worked our neighborhood with a scanner multiple times and had no trouble getting into cars.

 

Zip tie the red cable/emergency exit on the garage opener. (just google search you'll see what I mean)
Barrier any outside doors or windows
Lock your car
Don't leave keys in it

 

Meet:
Zero - Boxer
Britta - Pitt/Boxer

 

My garage doors have an electric deadbolt that automatically latches in once the garage door closes. It provides an additional level of security. Warning: if someonre really wants to steal our cars they will. Just make it tougher to and keep good insurance,

 

Love it. My Boxer/mobile alarm system, Maggie, just passed at the ripe old age of 13 years.

 

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Don't post pictures of your garage in the "Hey Show Me Your GT3 Garage" thread.

 

I pretty much have the same thing with multiple motion sensors, 2 electric sirens and 1 K-5 train horn on a solenoid hooked up to my air compressor tank(its crazy loud). When everything goes off you can here it for a 1/2 mile. lol. If either the house or garage is tampered with, both setups go off since my garage is detached from the house, they are linked together as one.

 

I had a Lift Master at our old house which is a screw drive. The Autolock when shut which includes throwing a pin in the channel. It is a side mount which also allows you to run the garage door to your ceiling to make room for a lift.

Works great and dead silent.
https://www.liftmaster.com/for-homes/garage-safety

https://www.amazon.com/Liftmaster-85.../dp/B00CUQ616O
I had mine professionally installed which engaged the pin lock when closed...

 

I have motion and magnetic contacts hard wired to my panel. If all else fails I taught my wife and kids the basic essentials of using the second amendment.

 

A bigger version of this:

 

They mostly come at night. Mostly...