Safety

It may surprise you to find out how common garage fires are. Find out if you’re at risk and how to protect your family.

After you get home from a long day at work, the first thing you want to do is pull your car into the garage and get out and stretch. As you exit the highway and continue to cruise down the street, you can almost feel the amazing feeling of your living room and the air conditioner.

The world is becoming more technological by the minute. Consider all of the new innovations around the home, for example. Smart devices and connected homes can make our lives easier. If you feel the same, you will enjoy the latest LiftMaster by Chamberlain garage door openers. They have more utility than you might imagine.

We take it for granted that our garage door will open without a problem, simply by pressing the door opener remote. Increasingly, homeowners use their garage door as the main entry for their house, with the kids using the exterior keypad to get in when coming home from school.

With many bikes costing hundreds of dollars, and high-end bikes easily reaching into the thousands, as an owner you want to make sure that your equipment and investment is safe from damage or theft. While damage can appear to be negligible on the surface, from small scratches or dings, even minor damage can be expensive to repair, so you need to use the best safety and security features you can find.

Is an old garage door an unwritten invitation to thieves? If someone were to get inside the garage, they could easily help themselves to a variety of easily sold items and turn a tidy profit. If you’re really unlucky, they may even be able to enter your house and clean you out. A truck pulled up to an open garage rarely screams “break-in,” so most witnesses won’t even blink if they see it.

If you have a broken spring on your garage door, you may be tempted to repair it on your own. However, there are several reasons why this is never a good idea.

Used for storage and as an entrance to your home, your garage may be an area that is more susceptible to break-ins. Many homeowners keep valuable tools, vehicles, motorcycles and other expensive equipment in their garages, making it a target for burglars. And once in the garage, a thief may not only have easy access to the rest of your home, but also have the privacy to do so.