5 Home Security Tips

September 01, 2010, By 5 comments

5 Home Security Tips

Whether you live alone in a third-floor walk-up downtown or you've just purchased a house in the suburbs for your burgeoning family, home security is nothing to leave to chance. Since it is usually the small details that result in vulnerability to predators, the man of the house must be meticulous in identifying weaknesses.

Home Alone

Real men can take care of themselves, it's true, but real men also use their brains and available technology to keep themselves and their families safe. You can't be on alert 24/7, so recognize your limitations.

When you are home alone (or with your family), the goal is to create a safe atmosphere. Close blinds, shutters and other window treatments so nobody can see inside. Coat other doors and windows with frost or semi-opaque contact paper. This will prevent anyone from seeing inside your home without compromising the availability of natural light. Avoid going outside after dark unless you have invested in landscape or path lighting.

Setting Alarms

Burglar alarms are excellent investments in home security—if they work. Faulty wiring or poor setup can cause your alarm system to go off randomly when you aren't at home, immunizing your neighbors against the sound. Then, if someone actually does break in, the people around you will think nothing of the resulting alarm.

Make sure your home security alarm is actually subscribed to a security service and try to conduct maintenance on an annual basis. Verifying that motion sensors and keypads still work is a simple step that can save your life.

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Comments (5):

Kelley H. Appreciate the information. We had an attempted break in not long ago and our dog was an enormous help. He barked loud enough to alert us and chased them before they actually gained access. We had a keyed on both sides lock and they were trying to pick it. Economy is bad, people are unemployed and we can't make it easy for them to steal our goods. - 11/28/2010
Rick D. Victoria, The tv show How to catch a thief was great at pointing these things out.. - 11/22/2010
Thomas P. If you have alarm system with red light on pad visible from outside, on day time it is signal to burglar that nobody is home. They break into my house breaking patio doors glass without disturbing alarm on the door. They did not left bedroom that they did not trigger moving sensor out of room. To safe doors with lock and windows did not help on this case. Be smart and think as they do. - 11/10/2010
Jim F. "Avoid going outside after dark unless you have invested in landscape or path lighting." Yes, that's right, live in fear of your surroundings. Don't go outside, don't dare to speak to your neighbors, don't look out the windows, in fact, board up your windows and move into the basement like a cockroach. We are out of control people. We live in fear because they want us to consume. - 10/19/2010
Victoria F. THINK LIKE A BURGLAR Professional or amateur burglars will break into your home, if there is an opportunity. Be prepared and fight back. Getting robbed is an awful feeling and makes you think that you could have done more to prevent it. By definition, the crime of burglary is a non-confrontational property crime that occurs when we are not at home. Living in a house takes more places and things to think about when talking security. There are lots of break-in points to consider. If you have had a bad experience already with a crook — learn from it — don't just think bad luck won't strike twice! if you want to learn more visit site http://secure-your-valuables.com/ - 09/21/2010

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