Make Home Security a Top Priority
Keeping your home and family safe should be one of your top priorities, as you rarely get a second chance to take precautions against a home invasion. There are several things that you can do, including purchasing a home security system, which can provide protection for your family around the clock.
Useful Security Measures
- Install adequate motion-sensor lighting outside every entrance to your home. If there is an area around your home that does not get a lot of lighting, install additional lighting there as well.
- Do not rely on your privacy fence to ensure security around your property. They can actually provide a safe haven for intruders to make their way into your home because your neighbors cannot see beyond your fence. To protect your home, make sure there is a lock on the gate.
- Install dead bolt locks on every door to the outside. Locks that have a key in the doorknob will not secure your home against criminals.
- Keep your windows locked at all times.
- Install a peephole on every door to the outside and a chain bolt lock.
- Keep bushes and trees around your house well-manicured and cut low. This will give you a clear view to the outside.
- Install timer-controlled lights in the interior and exterior of your home. Place the timers on alternating time on/off settings to give the illusion that someone is at home.
- Purchase a quality home security system from a company with a reputable history and track record.
- If you own a high-rise condo, purchase a wireless alarm system that comes with a keypad, panel and wireless receiver. The device is hard-wired to your phone line and the door contacts; motion sensors are wireless. A condo is easiest to secure because there are limited entrances into the residence.
- If you rent an apartment or townhouse, consider renting or leasing a wireless alarm so you do not make holes in the walls of the unit.
- If you live in a home that you own with a finished basement, purchase a wireless system with perimeter protection. If your basement is unfinished and has drop ceilings, purchase a hard-wired system.
- If you own a vacation home that is only occupied for half the year, does not get phone services or is isolated, include fire, temperature sensors and/or flood and water sensors on your system. Also, install an outdoor siren and a strobe light that activate when intruders are detected.
Protection for your home and family.
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