If you haven’t upgraded your garage door opener in the last 6 years, it might be time to step into the 21st century. Smart garage doors open an entirely new world of convenience and possibility. They put complete control of your garage door right at your fingertips using any phone or mobile device. This means you have complete control of your garage door at work, on vacation, while you’re at the doctor’s office. That kind of convenience has more applications than you think. Installing a smart garage door opener ensures that your garage door will never again be a weak spot in your home’s security system. In fact, you can easily integrate the garage door opener’s tech with your smart home security tech.
Many people come to us only needing garage door opener repair, but instead decide to upgrade to a smart garage door opener. Why? There are a variety advantages to embracing the latest smart technology. It just allows you to do more with your garage door both from a practical and security standpoint. You can do anything on your phone, so why not have complete control and access to your garage door, too, from anywhere in the world. Consider these advantages.
Smart Openers Allow for Remote Entry
You’ve probably gotten the call. You’re sitting at work completing the last items of the day when your teen calls you and says they’re locked out of the house. Either they’re stuck doing their homework in the driveway for a couple of hours while you finish up, or you’re clocking out early to go let them in. Consider a new option: open the garage door right from your phone, wherever you are. Even better, give your kid access to open the garage door from their smartphone and never get that call again. Smart garage door openers, the latest fix in having complete access remotely, let you raise and lower the door right from your phone. So if you’ve left the garage door open before you left, or your teen is locked out, you’re in the clear.
Manage Home Deliveries with Smart Garage Door Opener Tech
Another great advantage to remote entry is Amazon deliveries. Provide instructions in your delivery to have the UPS guy call you when your order is being delivered. Some programs allow you to set the garage door up so they can use a one-time access code that you can easily monitor the use of. Raise up the door and have them stash the goods securely inside. Never lose another package to burglars again.
Smart Openers Can Alert You to Suspicious Activity
Most burglaries happen during the daytime because the thieves know you’re at work. A smart garage door opener can alert you to suspicious activity. If someone is trying to pry your garage door open, or another opener remote is being used to try to access the garage door, you’ll be alerted, just like your home’s security system alerts you to unauthorized door and window access. Add connected security cameras to tell you exactly what’s going on. You can then completely shut off all access to the garage door and alert the police.
Smart Garage Door Openers Save on Electricity
Just like your dog, a standard garage door opener is always on standby, waiting for you to come and go. That means it uses electricity, waiting for the signal. With a smart garage door, you can remotely turn the whole thing off while you’re away, saving on electricity. Then whenever you need to access it, you can turn the whole system on again. You can even set it to a clock so it will automatically come on when you return and you don’t have to set a reminder.
Make Enforcing Curfews Easier with Smart Opener Tech
If you have a teenager, a smart garage door opener can tell you when your garage door has been assessed so you can better monitor their comings and goings. You can set up a system that notifies you which opener was used to open the garage door and when, meaning no more arguments about whether or not they got home late, because you’ve got the receipts. Smart garage door openers help make parents smarter too.
Talk to Your Local Exterior Door Installers about Smart Opener Options
It’s pretty clear that smart garage door openers not only increase your home’s security, but they also make your daily life more convenient and streamlined. Peace of mind, not having to deal with those afternoon “I’m locked out!” calls, or fighting with an opener remote that’s dead, all add up to reducing your daily stress levels. Give Sac’s a call if you’re interested in installing a smart garage door opener. We can send a technician out for a consultation on which type might be best for your home’s garage door, and then we can order and install it for you!