Your home is supposed to be a safe space, but
criminals do not care. If you have something they want, and they find it easy
to get into your home, they may try to break in and take whatever they want. If
you want to protect your home from potential theft, check out these three tips
to keep your home safe and secure.
1. Add Some External
Lighting
Darkness is every criminal's friend because it
give them a place to hide while they figure out exactly how they will get into
your home. If your yard is dark at night, install some external lighting.
Motion detector lights are one popular option
because they activate if someone approaches your home. The shock of suddenly
being in bright light may be enough to make the criminal leave. At the very
least, it will make it harder for them to sneak around unnoticed by you,
neighbors, or police.
Floodlights are another option to consider,
and they come with or without motion detectors. Regardless of which type you
use, floodlights are used for brightening up big areas, such as your entire
front yard.
2. Update Old Exterior
Doors
Exterior doors let you into your home, but
they should be secure and strong enough to keep out anyone trying to break in.
With external doors, you have three main ones to consider: traditional pivoting
doors (like front doors), automatic garage doors, and sliding glass doors.
Older pivoting doors may begin to pull away
from the frame, which may make it easier to kick down the door. These doors
also tend to have easy-to-pick standard tumbler locks. Exterior doors should
also be solid wood or strong steel, unlike interior doors, which are hollow and
can easily be broken.
Your garage door also needs to be secure and
durable. Weak, damaged garages, especially those with thin wood, may be easy to
break through. Automatic garage openers that have not been properly maintained
may prevent the door from fully shutting.
Last, sliding glass doors, which are often
used as back doors, are incredibly easy to break into. If you do not have
adequate locks, someone could literally rock the door off the track to fully
remove it and enter your home. To protect your sliding glass door, make sure
the glass is strong, and have multiple locks.
3. Install a
Surveillance System
If you want to take home security to the next
level, a surveillance system is often your best option. The cameras alone may
scare away potential thieves who don't want to be caught, but even if they
still try or do break into your home, the cameras will have it all on tape so
you can easily identify the criminal and use the video as evidence against
them.
Surveillance systems are also great if you
travel a lot. Thanks to advancements in technology, many systems allow you to
monitor the cameras from your phone. So even when you are across the country,
you can monitor what happens at home.
The biggest drawback to a surveillance system
is the cost, and you have no guarantee the cameras will stop theft because they
cannot physically stop criminals. However, because a security system will
detour criminals and make it easier to catch any criminals, you will not have
to worry about easily losing money from theft.
Keeping your home secure is mostly about
making it unattractive to criminals. Criminals are often attracted to homes
with lots of dark spots, no security system/surveillance system, and poorly
maintained doors. If you want to better protect your home, contact us at All Pro Security, Inc., today.
