Tips to Home Security
Think of a hypothetical situation where you return from your office in the evening you find your wife crying describing how burglars stole all expensive jewellery and cash from the locker while she had gone for a shopping for an hour . Scary, isn’t it???? Well, these are very common news you must be getting regularly on almost all the news channels. You can shed your worries by following thru Don’t Do list in order to avoid this kind of traumatic episode in your life.
Common Home Security Mistakes:
Hide-a-key
It’s very much common tendency of each of us to hide the important keys of the wardrobe or locker in order to be cautious of letting it go into wrong hands–either maid/servant working at home or from burglars. We keep on changing the place to hide those important keys and in turn fail to remember the exact place but while doing so we forget that burglars /thieves are very much of this common change of places to hide the key. Hence under no circumstance you should leave the key to your house where it can be found. If you frequently lose your keys or lock yourself out of the house consider getting a fingerprint or keypad door lock for your front door.
Broken Locks
Some times due to carelessness we neglect to fix broken locks the moment it gets break and we keep on putting the job off for next day .But it can proved to be very dangerous It is important, to make sure all your doors and windows have strong locks that are in good repair. Don’t be under impression that just because you stay on second or third floor, a burglar can’t figure out a way to get to it.
Burglar Alarms that aren’t turned on
if you have a home security system is, than make sure that it is updated and activated. Do not forget to test your Dallas Alarm on a regular basis and check for any upgrades to the software. And don’t forget to turn it on when you leave the house. Because it takes only few minutes for a thief to ransack your house.
Untamed landscaping
sometimes even though you like to have privacy near by your house it is advisable to make sure that your neighbors can see your house because you and your house can be more secured if neighbors can see into your front and back yard. It’s a common tendency of thieves to hide behind bushes and shrubbery; Why to give them the opportunity. ? Keep the foliage trimmed, especially around the house, and make sure all the outdoor lights are in good working order
Unlocked Storage Sheds
It goes without saying that each of our houses have a storage shed, Make sure you keep it locked at all times, because your carelessness can give an opportunity to thieves figure out a way into your home. Also, make sure you don’t leave a ladder laying out in your yard anywhere. Someone could use this to gain access to the second-story windows.
Keys in the Car
the worst habit one can have is to leave your car unlocked. You dare not do it even in garage .Never leave a set of your house keys in your car.