The phrase “lock it or lose it” is the simple approach to home security, but the police and local locksmiths have more elaborate hints to making a house more burglar proof.
Here are some basic tips for people trying to make their home and possessions more secure.
The first step is installing quality locks on all exterior doors to the home. The best choice is a deadbolt, but although some deadbolts might look strong, they may still not withstand an effort to break in. A homeowner is best advised to contact the police or a locksmith about what type of deadbolt is best.
Secondly, the homeowner should ensure the home is equipped with solid doors. Hollow core doors are easily broken through. Instead, entrance doors should be steel clad or solid core.
Thirdly, consider installing window bars, especially on basement windows commonly accessed in break-ins. The number of people installing window bars is increasing, but too often, homeowners only react after their first break-in has occurred.
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Every home has its share of locks, but until a few years ago, it used to take Ming Dynasty porcelain vases, Picasso sketches and other high-priced, high-visibility valuables for home owners to justify purchasing home security systems.
But a growing rate of burglaries, which now account for nearly 35 percent of all the crimes recorded in the United States, along with fires, has changed the minds of owners of homes both lavish and modest, career-minded families who spend long hours away from home and even senior citizens who worry about being unprotected.
Home security has come a long way in recent years, both in options and prices. Microchip technology has made the newest home security systems even more reliable than that most lovable and popular of home alarms – the big, barking canine and accompanying “Beware of Dog” sign.
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With crime rates on the rise in both cities and the suburbs, it’s easy to see why many homeowners are concerned about home security. As a result, there’s a whole spectrum of home security devices waiting to act as a watchdog while you’re away.
Some require only an investment of a few dollars and can be put in place by a do-it-yourselfer while others cost thousands of dollars and require professional installation.
At the low-cost end of the spectrum, you’ll find heavy-duty locks for windows and doors to beef up security, peepholes for peering at unknown visitors, motion-sensitive floodlights that flash on when someone comes too close and battery- powered motion alarms that protect a single door or window.
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Burglars typically invade your home when you leave for work or for school, or even for a vacation. High rates of burglary can be usually observed during summer and holidays. Your home should be the safest place for you. But relax, this article will offer you practical tips to keep your home safe year round by making it unappealing to burglars.
Secure your doors. Burglars are used to forced entry. They will kick your doors to get in. You can’t give them the chance to enter your house or at least give them some hard time in invading your doorsteps! Use one-inch-long quality deadbolt lock and metal box strike in your metal doors. Using a high quality, durable, knob-in-lock with a built in dead-latch mechanism. You can install a 160 degrees peephole. But if you’re using sliding-glass patio doors secured by latches which make them more vulnerable to forced entry, you can insert a wooden rod or stick to put off or limit movement. You must also keep the latch mechanism as well as the sliding rollers in good state and they must be properly adjusted. Alarm systems and dogs are also advisable for sliding glass doors to keep burglars away.
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Two houses sit next to each other on the same street. The one on the right has an elaborate home security system complete with motion detectors, an outdoor siren, an inside alarm and a telephone connection to the police department. The one on the left doesn’t have an alarm system. Which home is protected against burglary?
You can protect your home by taking precautions. Technological advances make the newest alarm systems more reliable and efficient than those on the market just a few years ago. The motion detectors are much more stable, control panels have a lot more options. Today we’ve got a little mini-computer looking at what’s going on in front of it, and all central processing units have microprocessors.
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