Specifying garage doors that provide proven levels of resistance to forced entry therefore plays an important part in reducing:
- Theft of equipment from garages.
- Theft of items from houses resulting from entry through adjoining garages.
Garage doors approved by LPCB meet the requirements of either:
- LPS 1175 Requirements and testing procedures for the LPCB approval and listing of intruder resistant building components, strongpoints, security enclosures and free-standing barriers
- LPS 2081 Requirements and testing procedures for the LPCB approval and listing of building components, strongpoints, security enclosures and free-standing barriers offering resistance to intruders attempting to use stealth to gain entry.
- EN 1627 Pedestrian doorsets, windows, curtain walling, grilles and shutters - Burglar resistance - Requirements and classification.
In addition to fitting approved garage doors, specifiers keen to improve the security of their garages should also consider using security enclosures approved to either LPS 1175 or LPS 2081and fitting intruder detection equipment approved by LPCB and installed by a competent installer.
