ᐅ Burglary Protection for Side Entrance Doors and Hörmann Garage Doors
Created on: 26 Dec 2025 01:06
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mk_2021Hello everyone,
We have a fire door between the garage and the house, which unfortunately does not seem to offer very good burglary protection. Before replacing it, which would be quite expensive, the idea came up to secure the access to the garage instead. In principle, that would actually be even better. We have a Hörmann sectional door, an NT60 door, and a simple window. A grille can be installed on the outside of the window. Are there any recommendations for this?
The door was already considered relatively secure. Possibly an RC2 upgrade set could be installed. Would you do that?
The weak point, in my view, is still the NT60 door. Are there good upgrade kits available that you can install yourself with some skill? Hörmann’s triple locking system is quite expensive. If there is no alternative, is it even possible to retrofit something like that? If yes, how would it roughly work?
Best regards and thanks in advance
We have a fire door between the garage and the house, which unfortunately does not seem to offer very good burglary protection. Before replacing it, which would be quite expensive, the idea came up to secure the access to the garage instead. In principle, that would actually be even better. We have a Hörmann sectional door, an NT60 door, and a simple window. A grille can be installed on the outside of the window. Are there any recommendations for this?
The door was already considered relatively secure. Possibly an RC2 upgrade set could be installed. Would you do that?
The weak point, in my view, is still the NT60 door. Are there good upgrade kits available that you can install yourself with some skill? Hörmann’s triple locking system is quite expensive. If there is no alternative, is it even possible to retrofit something like that? If yes, how would it roughly work?
Best regards and thanks in advance
We have secured our house with a lot of mechanical measures and minimal electronics.
If this topic is important to you, take action.
A motivated professional looking to commit property damage will likely target the easiest victim—let that be someone else.
Or do you wait until after the first break-in to take measures? That’s not very smart.
Trust your gut feeling.
If this topic is important to you, take action.
A motivated professional looking to commit property damage will likely target the easiest victim—let that be someone else.
Or do you wait until after the first break-in to take measures? That’s not very smart.
Trust your gut feeling.
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nordanney26 Dec 2025 09:27Yep, do it in a way that feels right for you. I personally wouldn’t make any changes, since anyone who wants to get in will be able to anyway.
nordanney schrieb:
Because those who want to get in, will get in. Exactly, I agree with that view. Anyone determined to get in is aware of and will exploit other vulnerabilities in the house.
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MachsSelbst26 Dec 2025 22:39ypg schrieb:
Exactly, I agree. Anyone trying to break in knows and exploits other weak points of the house. That is absolute nonsense. A break-in attempt will be abandoned if the perpetrator realizes that the effort is too high or that they are exposing themselves to the risk of being caught for too long.
This might only apply if the intruders know for certain (!) that your house contains valuable valuables... know, not just suspect...
But a typical break-in for some gold jewelry, cash, and the TV? It’s over if they can’t open an RC2 window within 20 seconds.
They would rather move on to ypg or nordanney, who don’t have any protection at all, and break the window in 5 seconds...
Of course, it also depends on the neighborhood and location. But as a rule, you should mechanically upgrade to RC2 security. This is also recommended by the police... do you think they have no idea? 😉
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