Yes, that is possible. Find out here how…
Around 85,000 insurance-relevant burglaries in houses, apartments and garages were recorded in 2020. A figure that is shocking in view of its size – although experts predict that this figure will rise significantly by 2022 at the latest. After all, 85,000 break-ins are still a relatively low figure on a long-term annual average! The reason: the high home office rate during the pandemic has obviously deterred many potential perpetrators from attempting burglaries. After all, house, apartment and garage owners were at home much more often during the pandemic than in the period before. It is therefore to be expected that burglary attempts will increase rapidly again in the near future. This begs the question:
“Can I increase the burglary protection of my old garage?”
The answer is: Yes, it works. And in many cases, an upcoming renovation or modernization of your old garage is an excellent opportunity for this. For good reason: if the garage is due to be modernized anyway, the burglary protection can be increased at the same time – and at a manageable additional cost. In order to understand how improving burglary protection works, it is important to first understand that burglars are most likely to be deterred (if at all) from attempting to break into a garage by the following factors:
- Recognizable presence of the owners or tenants
- Lively public traffic around the spied burglary object
- (Recognizable) Modern and therefore secure garage lock and door technology
- Lots of lights on and around the garage
Logically, points 1 and 2 cannot or can hardly be influenced by measures within the scope of garage modernization. However, points 3 and 4 can. Because the following applies here, among other things:
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A modern garage door is also a more secure door!
If a new door is being considered for garage modernization anyway, replacing the garage door will definitely increase burglary protection! Because: modern door locks are definitely more difficult to “pick” than old ones. And modern doors also offer burglars fewer starting points for forced entry due to their basic construction. The ZAPF premium door is particularly interesting from the point of view of potential buyers. As an ultra-modern sectional door, this not only looks great – it also allows the top sectional element of the door to be securely tilted for convenient ventilation of the garage. Because the bottom sectional element of this door remains completely closed and does not lift off the ground in the tilted position, burglars have virtually no chance of gaining unauthorized access to this door, even in the ventilated position!
More light also deters potential garage burglars
So how about retrofitting the ZAPF-Doorlight lighting system as part of a modernization project, for example? This not only looks very good – it also provides significantly more light in front of the garage! What’s more, because ZAPF-Doorlight is a light strip that uses state-of-the-art LED technology, it is not only particularly durable, but also consumes significantly less energy than conventional lighting technology.
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