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Home » Security Tools That You Might Need At Home
Security Tools That You Might Need At Home

Security Tools That You Might Need At Home

09/12/2018 By Deborah T

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Your home is your haven. It’s where you can rest, relax, and recover from a hard day’s work and where your children live and grow to become fine adults. To maintain your home as a sanctuary, you need to keep it secure from external evils such as thieves, burglars, and intruders. This is where security tools come in.

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A lock and a key may not be enough to fully secure your house. In fact, security technology is constantly being developed to patch, reinforce, or replace previously exploited materials. There are simple ways to make your home secure. Additionally, there are several tools in the market that you can use to ensure a safe home.

Take a look below at some examples.

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Lockpicks

You may be wondering why we’ve included this in a list of security tools. Yes, people often use lockpicks to break into a home. But if you think about it, you can also use them to probe and find vulnerabilities, which you can then address with additional or better locks.

As stated earlier, locks aren’t always a guarantee of a safe house. Locks can easily be bypassed. Take sliding chain locks, for example. A rubber band or a piece of string can force the chain open from the outside. Therefore, you may want to try breaking into your own home.

Consider using Peterson lockpicks as their grips are made of rubber, making them comfortable to use. Plus, the rubber grips will prevent the tool from slipping out of your hands, which is common for novices. You may even find the hobby fun just by using this tool.

Alarm System

You may not always be at home. You may be working in the office, going out of town on a vacation, or just doing some groceries. Regardless of where you are, an empty house is an open invitation for thieves, who will want to break into it to do a bit of unsolicited spring cleaning and take your valuables as a service fee.

How then can you keep your house safe even when you’re not around? Try an alarm system.

These security systems are set up so that when there’s any illegal entry into your house, alarms will blare and alert 911 or the security company linked to the system. The sudden lights and loud noise alone will spook any intruder and rattle them enough to force them to flee and possibly leave without taking anything.

Even if they manage to keep calm and escape with a couple of trinkets, the police, having been automatically notified by the system, will arrive on the scene faster and hot on the thief’s trail.

Cameras

Some alarm systems include cameras in their packages. However, in case they do not have them already, you should consider installing at least a couple in your home.

While they may not directly impede thieves from breaking into your house, CCTV cameras are useful for identifying those intruders, which will significantly help the police find and apprehend them and track down their loot as well.

Besides, with a camera system in place, you’ll be able to monitor your home from a distance—even if you’re halfway around the world.

Stay Safe

It’s a turbulent world out there with poverty forcing once-honest people to do dishonest deeds in order to survive. Don’t let their misfortune breach the sanctity of your house. Apply these security tools in your home, and keep safe.
 


AUTHOR BIO: Chris Jamerson is a writer and a full-time dad. His interest with Home DIY gives him more avenue to explore the easy hacks for a comfortable lifestyle. He shares this passion with his kids and makes it a great way to have perfect moments.
 
 

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Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. 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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About Deborah T

Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. 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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