When it comes to home security, people are getting more and more vigilant. If you’re worried about how safe your home is, read on for four home security tips. These hints will enable you to make sure that your house, your possessions, and your loved ones are safe.
4 Essential Home Security Hints
Below, find the first steps you should take to enhance your home security.
1 – Don’t Make Your House A Target
First and foremost, it’s important that you don’t make your house a target. To understand this, you need to think like a burglar. Many burglaries are crimes of opportunity, meaning that criminals see a chance and take it, so it’s important to make sure that you give them as few of those opportunities as possible. First of all, make sure that you don’t leave anything expensive lying out and around, particularly not on the ground floor.
Do you really need to leave that iPad out on the coffee table in full view of the window? You should also make sure that the outside of your house is clear. Trim back any trees and shrubbery that might provide a place for potential criminals to hide outside your home.
Eliminating these hiding places will mean that if they want to wait outside your house until you’re asleep at night, they will be unable to. You should also make sure you put away any ladders that may lead to the upper floors of your home.
2 – Improve Your Windows And Doors
Making sure that you close and lock all your windows and doors is absolutely crucial – not only does it remove an opportunity for any potential thieves, but it also means that you’ll be more likely to get paid by your insurance company if you do get robbed.
Double glazing is often more secure than older single pane glass windows, and it’s also a good idea to install security doors that will fit perfectly in your door frames and that will lock safely and easily.
3 – Add Lighting
When it comes to the outside of your house, you need to make sure that there is plenty of lighting, to make sure again that there are no dark places where any potential thieves could hide.
Making sure that the outside of your home isn’t too dark is a great way to ensure that you can see anything that’s going on out there and that your neighbors can also keep watch. You could install motion sensor lighting that goes on every time it sees movement, or maybe lighting that’s on all night and charged by the sun and solar panels during the day.
4 – Keep It Quiet
Finally, make sure that you keep quiet about the safety of your home. You don’t need to talk about the security measures that you’re taking. In fact, nobody needs to know unless they’re a trusted friend or family member who has asked you for advice.
You should also make sure that if you’re away, you keep quiet about it – don’t tell too many people, and make sure that your whole family is quiet about it on social media. Potential thieves tend to look through Twitter and Instagram to figure out who has an empty house, so don’t give them any opportunities.
The Bottom Line on Home Security
Keeping your home safe doesn’t have to be arduous or difficult – these home security tips should make you feel secure and help you sleep well at night.
She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificates in Natural Health and Herbology from accredited programs. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.
Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."
Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.
Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.
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