Barriers To Help Keep Your Home Safe
Most thieves look for an easy target that gives them simple access to goods they know they can sell. This means that you will have a better chance of keeping criminals from paying attention to your house if you make it difficult for them to get into it. Follow some of the tips here to help keep your home better protected from thieves.
Put up barriers around the property
The more barriers you have up around your property, the less chance you have of your home being broke into. A few barriers you can add around your property include motion activated sprinklers, lights and noise makers like talking garden gnomes. You should be sure the motion activated devices allow you to set a target weight so they don't go off every time a cat passes in front of them.
Lock your fence
Having a fence won't do you much good if you leave the gate to it open. However, if you put a secure lock on it then the fence can add a barrier that criminals will find very hard to work around.
Have good locks installed
Deadbolts should be on all of your outer doors. Also, all your windows should lock securely so they can't be shimmied open. Sliding glass doors should have secondary locks since these doors can be quite easy to break into when they are secured by only a center lock on the handle. Don't forget to make sure your garage windows are also secured and that the emergency lever so your automatic garage door opener is secured with a zip tie so it can't be opened from the outside with a thick wire.
Lock your cars and chain up other items
Your cars should always be kept locked and anything expensive you leave outside should be chained and locked as well. Things like bikes, expensive barbecues or lawn mowers should be secured so they don't get taken.
Install a security system
Installing a security system in your home is a great way to scare off most criminals. They don't like knowing the security alarm response will alert your household, anyone near the house and the local law enforcement agency to a break in. This means a lot of people could come out to confront them with the police on their way.
Following the steps above will help your home to stay more secure and leave criminals looking for an easier target.
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