Since it s on the inside this should be safe right.
How easy is it to break into a garage door.
It is easy to break into most home garages in just six seconds.
All that is needed is a coat hanger and a little practice.
Jj johnson from reality survival demonstrates how a thief can open a garage door within a minute after only his second attempt.
It is relatively easy for thieves to break into your home by the garage door.
How garage door openers work before we get into the details of the vulnerability let s explain a bit about how automatic garage door openers developed.
Many openers come outfitted with some sort remote that people mindlessly leave in their cars.
It only takes 6 seconds to do it.
It only takes a few seconds and you could do it too.
Emergency garage door release.
Straighten a coat hanger but leave a curved hook on one end.
It s inexpensive and easy to install but it increases your garage door security while still keeping the release cord accessible in case of emergencies.
The device he s created dubbed the opensesame can open a garage door using a brute force attack in less than 10 seconds.
Not only does this make the potential of a thief getting into your home more likely but gives them more of an incentive to break into your car if they so desire.
Videos at youtube show how it is done.
One of the easiest ways burglars break into a garage is through this very same opener.
Unfortunately thieves have figured out that by stringing a coat hanger wire underneath the door they can find and trip that latch easily popping the door open.
Push the hooked end of the wire through the weather seal between the frame of the house and the top of the garage door in the area shown by the red arrow.
It is easy for a burglar to break into a standard garage in less than a minute using basic supplies such a wedge pocketknife and hanger.
Monitor these things for a safer garage.
A garage shield covers your garage door s emergency release cord making it impossible for a thief to use it to break in.
Inside your garage door is an emergency release you can pull to open the door if you are stuck inside.