I was parked maybe a foot infront of it and honestly didn t think anything of it.
Someone drove into my garage door.
On average standard garage door openers are strong enough to pull over 350 lb or 160.
But whether your homeowners insurance or car insurance pays for it depends on a variety of factors.
The device he s created dubbed the opensesame can open a garage door using a brute force attack in less than 10 seconds.
I lightly tapped the garage.
If you accidentally hit your garage door with your car don t panic.
Before we get into the details of the vulnerability let s explain a bit about how automatic garage door openers developed.
I was up at 4 30 for a conference had slept maybe 2 hours and accidentally put my car in drive instead of reverse.
Someone can hack your garage door in 10 seconds.
We get calls about once a week from someone who backed into their garage says jon jacobs owner of sound door services in renton washington.
The most common type of garage door accident is when damage is done to the bottom half of the door.
If you have an electric garage door opener it can most likely lift your door completely.
The first electric garage door opener was introduced in 1926 but.
If someone else hits your garage door their auto insurance should cover the damage.
It s important that you understand that this may happen to you as well.
How garage door openers work.
So i m a college student nebraska and made one of the most careless mistakes of my life today.
Garage door professionals say homeowners driving or backing into their garage doors happens all the time.
Your insurance may cover the damage.