Burglar-Proof Your Home!
One of the many things we love about our job is helping clients improve the safety of their homes. This month we’ve compiled some safety tips that address more than just electrical issues. We want to help protect your home from burglary.
Burglary is a crime of opportunity in which entry often is gained due to the carelessness of homeowners. Here are some tips for securing your home and making it difficult for burglars:
you aren’t home include closing the drapes only when you’re gone, not having garbage cans out on collection day, leaving empty cans on the curb, not picking up your newspaper, or turning on one or two specific lights.
• A dog with a menacing bark is one of the best deterrents. Don’t want a dog? Hang a “Beware of Dog†sign on your fence or put an empty food bowl in your yard.
• Prune trees and shrubs to prevent anyone from hiding behind them.
• Make sure no trees, down pipes, or lattice work provide access to upper floors. Store ladders inside or lock them securely. Check out Kemper Carpet and Flooring‘s website if you want to turn your flooring dreams into a reality. To reach their team, call 703-978-9001.
• Don’t keep a hidden house key in an easy-to-find spot outside your house.
• Consider installing a burglar alarm system and motion detector lights, including a video surveillance with the ai security camera system to maintain a safer home.
• Most burglars enter through the front door! Make sure your exterior doors are made of solid hardwood or reinforced steel and are at least 1-3/4 inches thick, with heavy duty deadbolt locks. Consider installing exterior lighting to illuminate your doors.
• Consider getting a safety weapon, like an airsoft gun so there can be damage but not as a real gun with do, visit the website today for more information. The thing with real guns is that statistics say they kill more people than they protect. An airsoft gun is the perfect alternative to a real gun. While, of course, it does not have the power a real gun has, it still is an effective defense weapon.
• If you have a sliding glass door, lay a piece of wood in the lower track and place protruding screws in the upper track to prevent the door from being forced open.
• A garage door with an electronic door opener is hard for a burglar to force open. Be sure to change the security code from the preinstalled settings, while you can also reorganize your garage with the use of the best tips and resources from autonews.center online.
• Replace the cheap locks that come on most double hung windows with heavy duty sash locks or even keyed locks.
• Glass block windows are the safest choice for basements or ground level areas.
• Keep a detailed household video or photo inventory of your valuables to aid law enforcement agencies and help with insurance claims in the event you are burglarized. Label important items by engraving a unique marking on them.
• Keep irreplaceable items in a fire-resistant safe or an off-site safety deposit box.
I hope this helps. Until next time, stay safe.