Saturday, November 30, 2013

You Can Improve Your Holiday Home Security In San Diego

By Mark Mahaffey


The holiday season is a fun time for lots of people. People are busy, traveling to different places and spending a lot of time away from home. This means that their homes are empty and more vulnerable to being broken into. The more time you spend away from home, the more likely it is that people will notice, and that may translate into a higher risk of home invasion.

No one wants to have their house broken into during the holidays. It would be a shame if someone invaded your home, damaged your things and stole those items that you worked hard to accumulate. And it goes without saying that it would seriously hamper the holiday spirit!

Therefore, you would do well to start now, before the holidays get completely underway, and think of some ways that you can make your home more secure. To start with, consider hiring a house sitter to stay in your home when you are not there. Since criminals generally like to break into houses that are empty, they may leave your home alone.

Lighting is also a critical aspect of good holiday home security in San Diego. While you are away, leave plenty of lights on at your house. If you have flood lights outside, turn them on. Also, leave lots of lights on inside your home-lamps, ceiling lights and lights inside the basement too.

If you do not have good lighting at your house, you can purchase and install several security lights. Point these lights at your home and your driveway as well. The more light there is around your home, the less inviting it will be to criminals.

And do not forget to install a home alarm system. Criminals simply do not like to break into homes that are equipped with these systems. They know that they are likely to be noticed and arrested if they try it. You will be safer if you have a home security system.




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