Creating the Ultimate Garage: Doors and Security
Creating the Ultimate Garage: Doors and Security Words: Will Beaumont
N
oel Coward’s Mr Bridger in The Italian Job had it right. ‘Her majesty’s prison is there not only to keep people from getting out, but to prevent people from getting in.’ The sentiment can be easily adapted to your garage and, presumably, her majesty’s garage too. You don’t want anyone getting into it, and you don’t want your car getting out. Not unless it’s you driving it, of course. We might want showroom-like garages or clinical workshops with fancy lights, clean cabinets and shiny floors, but the single most important task your garage needs to provide is security. Your can needs to be safely out of sight and out of reach from miscreants. It needs to be protected from the elements, from harsh weather and falling objects. Just ask me how much damage a nasty hail storm can do to your car. Thousands of pounds, that’s how much. Assuming your garage, if you have one, is equipped with a roof – that’s not such a wild expectation, is it? – then your main consideration for keeping it secure
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will be the door. We’re back with Rob Hudson, owner of Garage Concepts, a company that transforms ordinary garages into stunning spaces for your car.
They build them from scratch, too. Along with slick appearances and fancy details, Rob’s advice has value for money at its core. His opinion on garage www.bmwcarclubgb.uk
