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Surprisingly Effective Home Security Tips: Take Control!

It is up to you as a homeowner to make sure you keep your home safe. Though you may think that alarm systems are the only option, there actually are many other things to be done. Continue reading to find other ways to help keep your home as secure as possible.

Be sure your home is well lit on the outside. Burglars tend to commit crimes at night. Add lights to any areas you believe are potential entry points for burglars. Over doors, near windows and especially your back yard need to be lit.

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Make it blatantly apparent that your home has an alarm system installed. Yard signs, noisy sound alarms and window decals are good at keeping people from breaking in to your house. If the burglar doesn’t know you have an alarm, he or she may go in and grab some of your stuff and get away.

TIP! Don’t ever put your spare key under your doormat or in a planter. Though you might think that you’re giving yourself something you could use to get into your house when you’ve lost your keys, you’re actually inviting intruders inside your house.

Motion sensing lights are a good way to increase home security. Nighttime security lights are affordable and effective in terms of security and handy in terms of visibility and safety. When placed appropriately, no one will be able to break in unannounced.

Clearly, there are a number of good reasons to have a big, loud dog. Burglars don’t want risk being attacked or bitten. Choose a dog who looks scary but loves your family.

It is always best to not let people in that just show up out of the blue. Be wary of those who come to your door selling products, asking for help, or telling sob stories. It’s quite possible that your charming guest is only interested in evaluating the security of your home; if they find it lacking, they may be back later to relieve you of some of your possessions.

TIP! If you retain a space key for when you get locked out, consider the place you hide it carefully. Intruders will more than likely check under your doormat or above your door frame.

Your landscaping should be designed based on what will be safest for your home. There should be no plants or greenery in front of doors or windows. Intruders should have nowhere to hide near your home. Keep landscaping away from your house for safety reasons.

You should always lock up your house, even if you’re only planning to be gone for a short time. It might shock you to learn that most break-ins occur due to unlocked doors. A thief can take plenty of valuables in minutes.

Motion sensor lights on the exterior of your home is a great idea. When a person walks by your home too closely, these lights will go on. They help notify you of any movement around your house and deter burglars too. Remember that the bulbs need to be changed so that the lights keep working.

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TIP! Talk to people you know about their security systems. This will help you to reduce the stress that you have on your search for a good one.

Burglars and thieves may target your external wiring. Copper is very valuable and it may be found in wiring. If you hide the wiring, thieves won’t be able to strip the copper.

Don’t let everyone in your social network know that you are leaving the home unprotected for your vacation trip; especially the people who you aren’t familiar with. There may be a thief within this list and you would have been inviting him straight through your front door!

Be sure to secure your attached garage. People often worry about people getting in through attached garages, but you have a solution. Try putting a C-clamp on your garage door track. This will stop the door from rising if you want to keep it closed.

TIP! Instead of just including outdoor lighting, why not install lighting that uses infrared detection? This type of light comes on when anyone is near and is specific to motion. Burglars avoid motion-sensitive lights! The sudden burst of light usually causes panic, and intruders will typically flee once they’re illuminated.

Replace rotten wood near door frames. An intruder can simply pry away that rotted wood and enter your home. When you see that wood is beginning to rot, replace it with new wood for better home safety.

Don’t forget skylights when doing a security sweep for your home. While they are an excellent source of natural light, they are also an easy way for thieves to enter your home. Make sure your skylights have reliable, heavy duty hardware in place.

Talk to any companies you’re considering hiring to install a security system about how long the company has been around. Any business with multiple years of history has a proven record in being reliable. You’ll have a lot more confidence in your choice if you stick with a company that has a proven track record.

TIP! When you have valuable possessions like computers, televisions, art or costly items, avoid placing them in sight of windows. Criminals will be less likely to attempt theft if they don’t know what’s inside your house.

Prior to allowing access to anyone, make sure you are shown proper identification. Run a criminal background check on them, as well. You never know if the maid, repairman or contractor you hire is on the up and up, and letting them in or giving them a key could be a fatal mistake.

See what the local police offer when it comes to home protection programs. They may offer neighborhood watch programs, home inspections, engraving tools for marking code numbers onto items so that they will be easily identified if stolen. Contact the police department to see if they have something similar.

When you move into a new house, remember to change the locks. Anyone might have access to your home if the locks have not been changed. New locks mean full security. Anytime you lose the key, change the locks.

TIP! Always lock your home, even if you plan on coming back within a few minutes. Many burglaries happen because the intruders can just walk right inside.

If you have a stranger at your door, do not open it. You never know who they might be, despite their story. Enforce a rule within your house that no one opens the door to unexpected people.

Now that you’ve read this, you have no reason to be in an unsafe home. It may seem overwhelming right now, but it must be done. The tips here should make this possible.

Even the wires inside your home are worth something. This is something few homeowners realize until they become victims of wiring theft. The copper inside the wire is very valuable and may be stripped off the exterior of the house in a short time span. Be sure to hide your wires or make sure they are hard to get to.

TIP! If you plan to be away and you have another person collecting your mail, have them double check your front door for fliers. It isn’t uncommon for burglars to put up fliers to see whether or not they’re removed.


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