House and Garage Doors

All exterior doors should be solid core wood (at least 1 3/4” thick) or metal wrapped.  Your doors should fit their frames tightly, with no more than 1/8” clearance between the door and the frame.  This will boost your protection, and save energy too!  Most hollow core doors can be easily breached and doors with large gaps in the frame are easily pried open.  Remember that any exterior door to your garage is also an exterior door to your home. 

Electronic garage door openers with automatic locking devices offer good security against burglaries.  Keep transmitters in a safe place.  Avoid leaving transmitters in vehicles that are parked outside your home.  If you suspect a thief has one of your transmitters or obtained your garage door frequency, contact a dealer who will change the frequency.

Garage doors not controlled by an electronic device should be kept locked at all times.  Doors not used on a regular basis should be locked inside the garage with a secondary device such as a padlock.