HOME SECURITY SYSTEM FACTSThe first step is taking the time to pre-evaluate your property. It’s fairly simple to just walk around your house and see the more accessible and inviting entries a burglar can use. All you have to do is think like a thief!
1. Are there good hiding places?
2. Do trees border your property?
3. Do you have outside lighting?
4. Do you have a balcony, deck, or porch that allows access to any windows?
5. Do you have a door or window that is hidden by your house angles or shadows?
6. Can someone stand on your heating or air conditioning unit and reach a window?
7. Do you have electric garage door openers? Don’t think you have the only remote in the world that will open your automatic roll up doors.
8. Are any of your windows “special”? By special windows we mean a child’s bedroom window, your own bedroom window, or maybe a window or two all the way across the house from your bedroom, such as in the garage. (unheard entry could be possible here)
9. Do you have a lot of trees and/or shrubbery growing around possible entries that can hide an intruder while he works to get in?
Things You Can Do To Help Yourself
- Make your property less attractive to a burglar. Besides taking all the steps you can to alleviate any security problems listed above, there is more to do, and it has nothing to do with a security system.
- If you can, have outside motion lighting installed. As a rule, most thieves have a problem with light, especially the kind that comes on when they walk by.
- Install timers on a few interior lights, and maybe on a porch light. Most burglars prefer an empty house, and if you can cast some doubt as to whether your house is empty or not, it could discourage an entry.
- Leave a radio on when you leave.
- Make sure you have strong deadbolts on your doors, but make sure you can unlock them quickly from the inside in case of fire. Deadbolts won’t really keep an intruder out unless you have a reinforced frame and a massive door, but it makes it harder to get in. Thieves are a sorry lot, and just prefer easy to difficult.
This, by no means whatsoever, is everything you can do to prevent a personal crime. This is not, actually, our line of business. We recommend you speak to your local police, self defense instructor, or whoever to find out all the things you can do to not be a victim. Learn more about Home Security System Reviews.
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