Guardrail in multilevel parking

Written by admin, 29 January 2022

Properly installed guardrail makes access impossible for burglars. JW Portable Welding & Repairs, London, Ontario, 2021

JW Portable Welding & Repairs fabricates and installs guardrail protecting cars against break-ins in multilevel garages. The multilevel garages has become very popular among condominium owners offering convenient parking. The multilevel structure of garage saves space occupied by parked cars. The close proximity of condominium building to the multilevel garage offers convenience for car owners even in harsh Canadian winters. Unfortunately, as much as multilevel garages are relatively safe for car owners, they are not safe for their cars. In downtown area, break-ins to cars happen multiple times a night. Lack of guardrail on the ground level or insufficient guardrail makes your cars an easy target for burglars. Also, the upper levels seams to be easily accessible without any guardrail.

Placing of guardrail on top of existing handrail reduces cost. JW Portable Welding & Repairs, London, Ontario 2021.
Placing of guardrail on top of existing handrail reduces cost. JW Portable Welding & Repairs, London, Ontario 2021.

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The guardrail in multilevel parking is a good investment

The well fabricated and properly installed guardrail separates hundreds of cars in multilevel garage from burglars. From that perspective, the guardrail appears to be a good investment. If you find that condominium owners start complaining about break-ins to their cars than probably is time to invest into some well built protection. If you do nothing, they will start slowly selling their condominiums due to lack of security. Your condominium building will be labeled as unsecure therefore not worth it much. On the other side, well secured multilevel parking seams to be an asset that everyone wants it.

Please contact us for your guardrail in multilevel parking garage.

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Burglars love multilevel parking garages for easy break-ins

The well equipped burglars love multilevel garages due to variety of reasons. First, they love the concentration of parked cars just waiting to get robbed. They can stroll quietly through multiple cars and then choose the car worth their effort. Secondly, the thick concrete walls of multilevel parking provide sufficient support for their feet when climbing over them. These concrete walls without guardrail provide easy access to burglars and comfortable exit from the crime scene, if necessary. Thirdly, car owners entering the multilevel parking stroll through established paths. These established paths can be easily monitored by assisting watchmen warning busy burglars against coming danger.

Even though, your blood boils when you see your car with open doors and maybe smashed windows in the morning. And, you think that you would like to break the hands of these burglars who went to your car. The guardrail seams to be a more realistic resolution than trying to catch burglars. Realistically speaking, even if you would catch the burglar entering your car, such interaction would not be pleasant and could be very dangerous.

The police officers usually recommend leaving chasing burglars to them. However, the local police officers are too busy with much more serious crimes than car break-ins and they do not have free resources to chase the burglars. So, what options are left?

Well fabricated and properly installed guardrail

Well fabricated and properly installed guardrail provides a reasonable solution to car break-ins in multilevel garages. However, for a guardrail to be working properly, it has to be well fabricated and properly designed. Let’s see what this actually means.

The well fabricated guardrail contains strong welds made by ticketed welders. It also must be made from thick walled good Canadian steel. JW Portable Welding & Repairs employs ticketed welders and we make our guardrail from elements at least 1/4 inch thick. And, the prongs are at least 1/2 inch thick too. Our guardrail is very heavy and it is very difficult to cut through.

We make our guardrail in such way since we know that many burglars have battery operated grinders that can cut steel, but they do not have good cutting wheels on them to cut steel relatively fast. The burglars can try to cut our guardrail but it will take them hours to get through. Please keep in mind, that these burglars are lazy and their equipment can only cut through thin metal. This is what we are counting on.

Our designs increase security

The designs of our guardrail reflect conditions of harsh Canadian winter with capping of all openings. Moreover, we tend to design the caring structure of our guardrail from heaviest HSTS elements in particular dimensions. In this way, we try to extend the utilization time of our guardrail.

Paying attention to details increases effectiveness. Adding of this small detail makes sense. JW, London, Ontario 2021_LI
Paying attention to details increases effectiveness. Adding of this small detail makes sense. JW Portable Welding & Repairs, London, Ontario 2021

The guardrail’s design focuses on security aspect of our guardrail. We simply make sure that gaps between our guardrail’s structure and concrete walls are small but stylish. And, the anchoring method of our guardrail is difficult to penetrate.

Installation of our guardrail

The installation process of our guardrail involves drilling, anchoring and welding. Due to variety of hazards associated with these processes we insist on cooperation with property owners. We ask property owners to post multiple announcements regarding our activities.

The main goal is to remove cars and protect public in direct proximity to area where guardrails will be installed in particular day. Property owners should be aware that welding sparks and hot metal pebbles can travel through air even 12 – 14 feet from the welding spot. Also, dust particles are very dangers to public crating particle in the eye hazard.

Welding guardrail on top of handrail. JW Portable Welding & Repairs, London, Ontario, 2021
Welding guardrail on top of handrail in multilevel parking. JW Portable Welding & Repairs, London, Ontario, 2021

We come to your property well prepared, having suitable number of watchmen and having variety of portable guards. However, not only we come with heavy and large metal structures that we have to install in rather congested conditions, but also we must protect general public and cars against multiple hazards. That is why we count on your support, to minimize these hazards.

Here is the link to article in regards to car break-ins in Ontario in 2020.


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