Some Thoughts On Home Security
People always talk about home security, and they may even lock a couple of doors once in a while, but very few people actually take just a few extra steps necessary to really make your home secure. There are several things you can do to improve your home security that do not necessarily involve buying and installing an expensive home security system or having strangers going through your house to give you an evaluation of where all of your home security weaknesses are. Some things are minor and other things take a little effort but in the end if what we are talking about here is the safety of your home and your family then that is probably worth a few extra minutes of your time.
Some of these home security tips seem so obvious that it is amazing that people do not just do them automatically. Always lock your garage doors when you are not home or even when you are home and especially when you turn in for the night. Would be thieves and criminals can hide anywhere in your garage and if you are not locking those doors to the outside then chances are you are not locking the doors inside your garage either which makes one clean path for a criminal or intruder. So take home security very seriously and make sure all of your doors are locked when you are not home, or at night, but especially watch for the garage doors as that is one place that the intruders will be trying first.
Lights! I Need Lights!
Make sure the outside of your property is lit very well so that you can see anything that comes on to your property. Many people install motion sensitive lights that only light up when someone comes near them. These are great and for the purposes of home security they can let you know when someone has entered your property through something other than the front door. Motion sensing lights are great for when you are doing things around the house and do not have a light on you. Plus you should always have every square foot of your property lit for home security.
When you sleep at night have a phone nearby in case you need to contact the police or other emergency personnel. You never know what can happen at night and if you hear someone breaking in downstairs, and you are upstairs with no phone, then you either better have a plan B or hope the intruder does not come up the stairs. Always have something at your bedside to protect your home and your family with from night time intruders.
