Top Tips for Home Safety and Security, by Mark Clay :: Home ...

• By?Mark Clay
• Published 08/15/2012
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Top Tips for Home Safety and Security Burglars thrive on poorly maintained security measures. Many times simple methods of home security take little but vigilance and a bit of work to implement and maintain. Other methods of securing one's home are a bit more intensive. If you're like a lot of home owners and wish to more thoroughly defend your home from thievery, read over the following home security tips to get a better understanding of what you can do.


Tip 1: Secure Windows

Burglars will often capitalize off of inattentive home owners by going from window to window until they find one that is unlocked. Make it a point to check each of your windows before leaving for an extended trip. Other good habits include locking your windows each time you close them or installing window pins.

It's also a good idea to understand how simple it is for common window locks to be forced or jimmied open by thieves. Heavier, sturdier locks are often only slightly more expensive than lighter locks. These heavy duty locks can greatly increase your overall home security.

Tip 2: Secure Doors

Your doors are the most important points of entry for thieves, as heavier and more awkward valuables require doorway movement. Deadbolts should be your first line of defense, with the proper choice of deadbolt being key to effective security. Latch deadbolts increase their odds of being locked, but never install a latch style deadbolt if a glass window borders your door.

Peepholes are also an excellent way to decrease your odds of violent home invasion. Peepholes synergize quite efficiently with deadbolts to sway a thief's opinion of your home.

Tip 3: Lighting

Nothing makes your house less appealing than a highly lit perimeter. Thieves choose the night as their time to strike, and removing the cover of darkness makes their jobs much more difficult. Highly luminous lights can be costly, however. Consider using a powerful light along with a motion detector instrument in order to prevent an excessive electricity bill.

Tip 4: Look Occupied

Homes with piled up snow in the driveway, no cars parked outside and every light turned off at night are like beacons to thievery. Each of these factors needs to be addressed in order to make your home less appealing to burglars.

Keep a car parked in your driveway. If you don't have a car to spare, ask your neighbor to use your driveway while you're out of town. This practice can even decrease your odds of being burgled because of the change in car placement.

Try to employ someone you trust to shovel your snow while you're gone. Also ask them to remove daily newspapers and pickup your mail. Be sure you can trust this person with your home, though.

Timers can be installed to make random lights turn on at certain intervals. Electrical timers are inexpensive and prevent you from being forced to leave your lights on all the time.


Tip 5: Pen and Paper

As boring as a ledger can be, keeping a good inventory of your most expensive possessions can do wonders. Make it a point to etch a piece of identifying information somewhere on your valuable - unless it lowers the value of the item. Taking pictures of certain items can also assist law enforcement in identifying your wares. These photos can double as proof of ownership for insurance purposes as well.

Mark Clay

Mark Clay is a highly dedicated member of the Always Locksmith team. Always Locksmith provides security products and services as a Watford locksmith, servicing Watford, Bromley, and all of Greater London.? When not taking calls in the office or out on a service visit, Mark can be found on the football pitch with his two children.???

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