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.
How easy to break into garage door.
The device he s created dubbed the opensesame can open a garage door using a brute force attack in less than 10 seconds.
Push the hooked end of the wire through the weather seal between the frame of the house and the top of the garage door.
Catch the emergency release lever yellow arrow and gently pull until the lever releases.
It only takes 6 seconds to do it.
Garage doors are a common weak point when looking at security in a whole home approach and an easy target for thieves.
Standard garage doors are way too easy to break into.
Through the garage window.
Monitor these things for a safer garage.
Garage door are not only a weakness but provide criminals a shelter once inside.
Straighten a coat hanger but leave a curved hook on one end.
How they can get into your garage.
If the garage doesn t have a keypad another way to get in is by using a hook to reach up over the garage door and grab the emergency release rope.
Fortunately there s an easy fix to this problem.
8 ways to keep thieves out of your garage.
Just as quick and simple a household wire hanger.
This is a case of the forgetful ones.
To open up a roll up garage door all a thief needs to do is thread a coat hanger or hooked piece of wire through the top of the door and pull the emergency latch.
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.
This is an easy way for thieves to break into your car and get easy access to your garage.
Some garages have their own windows for ventilation and light.
Inside your garage door is an emergency release you can pull to open the door if you are stuck inside.
By disengaging the safety release on your door the door can be rolled up by hand to let a thief inside and then quickly back down as if nothing were out of the ordinary.
If necessary hook the.
Emergency garage door release.