Why the Garage Door Into the House Matters
Closing the Gap Left by Overhead Garage Doors
An overhead garage door is built for convenience and vehicle clearance, not high-security lock resistance. A remote left clipped to a car visor in the driveway, an old keypad code that was never cleared, or a delivery driver granted temporary garage access all put someone inside your garage. If the door into the house is left unlocked—as it is in many homes—anyone in the garage is already inside your living space.
Putting a keypad or Wi-Fi smart deadbolt on the interior garage door solves both problems at once: you never have to fumble for a physical key with arms full of groceries, and an automatic re-lock timer guarantees the house door locks behind you every single time.
- Auto-lock timers secure the house door 30 to 120 seconds after you walk inside
- Separate codes for deliveries and trades so someone can access the garage without entering the home
- Fresh deadbolt boring when your garage entry door only has a single handle or knob
- Cold-weather reliability for uninsulated garages that drop below freezing in winter
- Reinforced strike plates anchored into the wall studs rather than just the thin door jamb