The Garage: An Underrated Security Weakness
For a lot of Auburn homes, the garage is the back door no one thinks about. The side-entry door uses a builder-grade knob lock with no deadbolt. The overhead garage door has no manual lock at all — just the opener. And the door from the garage into the house? Often unlocked entirely because everyone forgets.
Burglars know this. The garage is a frequent point of entry, and once inside, they're hidden from neighbors and have access to your tools to break further into the house. Securing your garage is one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost upgrades you can make.
Garage Lock Services We Provide
- Side-entry garage door deadbolts — Most garage side doors have only a knob lock from the original build. Adding a deadbolt with a long-screw reinforced strike is essential.
- Garage side door rekey or replacement — If you don't know who has keys, change it before something happens.
- Overhead garage door slide locks — Physical T-handle locks for when you're away on vacation and don't want to rely solely on the opener.
- Interior garage-to-house door locks — This is your final security layer if someone defeats the garage. It should have a real deadbolt.
- Smart locks for garage entry — Keypad and Wi-Fi locks for the most convenient garage entry option.
- Garage door lock repair — Sticking, seized, or broken locks restored.
- Garage emergency release security — Preventing the well-known coat-hanger trick that defeats many overhead garage doors from outside.
What About My Garage Door Opener?
We don't service garage door openers themselves (the motor, springs, and track — that's a garage door specialist's domain). But we absolutely service everything related to the locks on garage doors — mechanical, electronic, and reinforcement hardware.
Call (253) 796-8550 for garage security assessment and lock installation.
