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Home security is vitally important to ensure the safety of yourself and your loved ones but making your home more secure doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg! Here are 10 tips to improve your home security today:

 

 

1:  Always appear to be at home

 

Giving the illusion that someone is home is a good burglar deterrent when on holiday or out for dinner with friends. This can be easily done by keeping a few lights on, installing light timers to go on when needed, or keeping a radio on in the house.

 

2: Blend in with the crowd

 

Does your home stand out like a sore thumb? Criminals asses anything from expensive landscaped gardens to outer accessories, to assess the valuables you have in your home. Ensuring your home doesn’t look flashier than your neighbours will help prevent would-be burglars from seeing your property as the most lucrative potential target on your block.

 

3: Improve home safety by keeping it bright

 

Motion sensor lighting around your home is the best way to surround your property with alert lighting, and is relatively inexpensive. The brighter the lights around your property are and the more you have, will mean the harder it will be for thieves to find a sneaky (dark spots) way onto your property.

 

 

4: Know your neighbourhood

 

Do you know your neighbours and your neighbourhood? Criminals more often than not watch a property before they decide where and when to break in, checking when you and your family come and go. Knowing your neighbourhood and people living around you will help you spot suspicious onlookers.

 

 

5: Do some pruning

 

Large shrubs and tall bushy trees give criminals dark, concealing places to hide without being seen from passersby, neighbours, and yourself. Keeping these pruned and trimmed or adding more motion lighting is not only a deterrent, but offers more security against surprise attacks when coming home.

 

6: Close those windows

 

Open windows, even with burglar bars and secure fencing, are an easy in. Getting into the habit of making sure all your windows are securely locked will dramatically improve home security. Alternatively, if you have to leave a window open for a pet, or want extra security when you are at home, installing a Locklatch lets you enjoy the benefits of having an open window or door without losing the security of a locked door/window.

 

 

7: Pick your doors

 

One of the biggest home security mistakes is choosing or having glass doors that allow criminals to reach the door handle easily after breaking the glass. To avoid such easy access, choose your doors carefully or when renting, make sure you have security gates installed for extra security.

 

 

8: Switch it up

 

Alarms are a necessary and effective home security measure, but when last did you change the password? Changing alarm codes regularly will ensure that even if you had previously given the code to a service provider or someone suspicious gets hold of the code, they will not be able to let it slip to someone or use it to gain access.

 

 

9: Change the locks

 

When was the last time you replaced your keys? This is particularly important when you are a new tenant or homeowner because you have no way of knowing who still has a copy of a key from before you moved in. Changing the locks and getting new sets of keys will give you extra peace of mind.

 

 

10: Put on your criminal hat

 

Look at your neighbourhood, your street, and your home through the eyes of a burglar. What would they see if they looked around your street? New expensive garden furniture, an unlocked window, a brand new 44 inch flat screen in the living room, or the ideal shrubs to hide behind?

 

Looking for more home security tips? Check out our Security Tips for Your Holiday Home and 10 Things you Never Knew About Home Security articles for more advice on how to deter criminals and prevent break-ins.

 

If you have any ideas on DIY home security, tips on how to prevent home burglaries please send your suggestions to [email protected] and we’ll publish and credit the author.

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