Home Security Tips
The following home security tips are to help you point out areas around your home that may be easy access for burglars. These home security tips do not guaranty you can't be broken into but they should help to significantly reduce the probability being burglarized and/or victimized.
Get a Wireless Home Security System
The most obvious of course is to have a home security system in your home. This alone will reduce your chances of being broken into by 3 to
4 times. And be sure to advertise that you have a security system in your home. Place your home security sign in a well-lit area in your yard that can easily be seen from the street.
It's much easier for a burglar to go to the house down the street that doesn't
have monitored home
security than to risk being caught breaking into a house that does.
Let Your Friends and Neighbors Know
Make sure your neighbors know you have monitored home security service. Most break-ins
are by acquaintances or people that live close by. So let people know that
you're serious about your home security and that you use your system regularly.
Clear Out Obstacles
Limiting things in your yard that block the view from your house to the street
is a great way to enhance your home
security service. Obstacles make perfect hiding places for burglars. So
trim down any bushes or plants that may hide doors or windows. Also prune out
trees with branches that burglars could use to get on your roof or to gain
access to upper level windows. Thorny bushes and shrubs planted against your
house around windows will help deter people from trying to crawl through.
Anything that makes it harder to enter your home or decreases hiding areas will
help increase your home security.
Outdoor Lighting
Lights are a great way to improve on your home security. If you have dark
corners around your home put up lights in those areas and leave your front
porch light on all night. This additional home
security will make it harder for people to hide while trying to get in.
Motion activated lights are also a good feature to have. The sudden light will
alert people nearby to look at your home in case of movement.
Update Old Locks
One of the best home security steps
you should take when moving into a new home is replace all of the main locks.
You have no idea how many people have keys to these locks. So to increase your home security it's a good idea to
replace them. Also only give spare keys to other people when you must, and even
then make sure you trust them. It is also a poor home security choice to hide spare
keys under your front door mat or under flowerpots; these are main places that
burglars regularly check. If you feel you must hide a spare key, find a hiding
place away from your door to hide it.
Lock Your Windows
This is an easy one but it's often overlooked. Always make sure all the windows
in your house are closed and securely locked. If your windows don't have locks,
a quick home
security fix is to get wooden dowel rods and cut them to fit snugly between
the top of the window and the window frame. These are very effective home security items and can be painted
or stained to match in with the window as well.
Glass Doors
Doors with large glass panes in them are very attractive but are also major home
security risks. No matter how good the lock on the door is, someone can
easily break the glass to gain entry into your home. You should strongly
consider replacing these doors with solid wood or metal doors. Or if you can't
do that, you should get a glass break detectors or additional motion detectors
for your home
security system and place them by the doors.
Vacations
You're not the only one looking forward to your
vacation. Burglars will often look for homes where people are obviously out of
town to break into. Now the best home security service you could get is
to have someone very trustworthy housesit for you, but if you can't have that
then here are some good home
security tips for when you're on vacation:
- Get timers for multiple lights in your home and set them for all different times throughout the day.
- If you will be gone for several days considers putting a hold on mail and newspaper delivery, or get a trusted neighbor or family member to pick it up everyday.
- Have one of your neighbors park their car in your driveway. And most importantly!
- Make sure you turn on your home security system before you leave. That is the best home security step you can take to protect your home.
Home Security Tip:
The main point of getting a wireless home
security is the deterrent factor. The value in a home security
system is in its ability to deter burglaries or crimes from ever occurring
in the first place and to reduce your chances of being burglarized and/or
victimized. Home
security is a lifestyle. Follow some of these tips to improve your overall home security and thus reduce you and
your family's chances of being burglarized or victimized.
Peace of Mind, 24 hours a Day
Who's watching your home or business while you're on vacation? Or asleep? Or at work?
With Alarm Sales And Service, Inc's monitored security system, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing our Central Station is always monitoring your home or business.
Some facts about Alarm Sales And Service, Inc's central monitoring station:
- U.L.-certified (certified by Underwriters Laboratories)
- Not one, but two standby power generators (natural gas and diesel fuel)
- Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Managers on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- State-of-the-art software
- State-of-the-art hardware with full redundancy
About Alarm Sales And Service, Inc's Central Station and Monitoring Capabilities
Does Alarm Sales And Service, Inc own a central station? Or does the company sub-contract monitoring?
Alarm Sales And Service, Inc owns and operates its central monitoring station. We never subcontract our monitoring duties to other central stations, as other security companies may do.
Does Alarm Sales And Service, Inc's central station have power backup?
Yes. Alarm Sales And Service, Inc's central station standby power is continuously tested and audited every week under the strict guidelines of Underwriters Laboratories.
How are my calls routed?
Your system's signals are received through a telecommunications system that operates on high-priority, fiber-optic 800-phone lines.