Friday, November 28, 2014

Use These Tips To Prevent Home Burglaries

By Mark Mahaffey


It may surprise you, but it take just about fifteen minutes for a criminal to invade your house and rob you of hundreds of dollars' worth of items. This is one of the reasons why it is of critical importance that you do whatever it takes to improve your home security system. You do not want to be a victim of crime.

One of the most common areas that a thief breaks into is through the doors and windows. So, your strategy for improved home protection should include something very simple: lock your doors and windows! If you keep them locked, it will be harder for a crook to get into your home.

In fact, it is a good idea to think about different ways to make it hard for someone to break into your house. If you do not have a high fence around your home, consider buying one. A fence plus a driveway gate is a good way to discourage thieves from trying to break into your home.

How about a dog? If you have a dog, you have a great home protection component! Crooks do not like to break into homes that have dogs for a couple of reasons. One reason is that the dog may bark, which will alert the home owners to the presence of the crook. Another reason is the very really possibility of being bitten!

A home alarm system is another way to keep yourself safer from crime. There are a lot of robbers who do not even want to try to break into a house that has an alarm system. So make sure that you put signs in your yard and on your windows and doors to let them know you have an alarm system installed.

Motion detectors are your friend when it comes to building a home alarm system. Put these both inside and outside your home, so you will know if an unsavory character tries to approach your home or if someone actually breaks in.




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