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have you got access to the garage by a side door?
I have on mine so have a few sliding bolts and locks on the inside of the up and over door then a couple on the side access
to be honest I wouldn't spend over £50 for that lock or any of the similar kinds that you drill holes and either chemical fill or use expanding bolts
I would (its an up and over door) invest in a telescopic parking bollard and place it as near as possible to the door
Hi Brendan
Yeah the reviews arent good, think its same bloke that has gone to every review site to leave his opinion! Trouble i have is it is rented from the council and is in a block, it has no side door either. Few others have the lock fitted but i dont want to draw attention to the garage really
Hi Richard, in my experience of renting council lock up garages, be very careful about adding extra security - certainly with the ones I had, 'no alterations or adaptions may be made to the fabric of the building by the tenant'...
Oh....umm. Someone before has had a hasp and staple on the door. TBH dont think they are that fussed. They wont repair them if it costs over a 100!
are there any other garages using bollards? (wouldn't use fold down ones with garages as they have to be sited upto 300mm from the door for the door to clear when opening which if they get the door open it will leave a gap which they can either roll under or use to bend the corner for better access.
if you did the telescopic post you could always remove the post and reinstate the hole if you give the garage up.
otherwise you may have to use sliding bolts on the bottom of the door -in the corners and one in the middle and maybe a couple half way up
it doesn't mater which option you go for as extra locks will attract attention (same as going in and out with kit) at the end of the day if they want to get in they will all you can do is slow them down and the best option is the telescopic post set as tight as possible to the closed door padlocks can be bolt cropped or smashed with a large sledgehammer the post will need cutting with a cut off saw (which will attract too much attention)
Thanks for your help Brendan. Gives me some homework to do now!
the best thing to do is get a lound alarm fitted on the inside of the door something like here
this way you dont draw attention to your garage by placeing out of the norm locks on it but if some one trys to force the door open and breaks the connection on pads the alarm with sound off.
also if your not to far away from the garage you can get ones which work with a wirles signal to the horn so this could be any were you like