When it comes to things you can do to protect your home you are in luck, there are many of them and even better news is that many do not cost you much at all.
Crime is up in many of our metro areas so now is a great time to take some steps in ensuring your home is safe and that you and your family are well protected.
The following are quick, easy, and inexpensive steps you can take today to prevent crime in your home.
Did you know that the main point of entry for most home burglaries is through the door or window? By protecting these two access points you can cut down on your chance of a home break in significantly.
Something as simple as an upgrade to your door locks can save you, and you can now find high quality locks on the market for a very reasonable price.
A burglar looks for opportunity, and by seeing that you have updated locks will realize that the opportunity is not at your home, and even for an experienced thief they will be significantly slowed down by the presence of updated locks and deadbolts.
By taking the simple step to make sure your doors and windows have updated locks, and are not easily pried open you will be making it exponentially more difficult for a would be thieve.
They will quickly realize that breaking into your home will take them much longer than they had hoped and will most likely move on to an easier target.
Rarely will a burglar break a window or tear down a door to gain entry into your home, they want to slip in unnoticed and breaking anything will certainly draw the attention of your neighbors.
That said you still want to take the precaution to be sure that your doors and windows do not look like they would be easy to break.
Make sure your hinges are in good repair, and that the windows close fully.
If they do not replace them.
A hinge will cost.
49 cents at the hardware store, but could be the one thing that prevents a costly break in.
One slightly more expensive upgrade that is worth it in the long run is replacing the door entirely if it is old, in need of significant repair, and especially if it is not made of solid wood or metal.
Again you want your house to look secure, and the shape your door is in will say a lot to the thief about how hard it will be to gain entry.
As for windows, you may want to consider window bars, but an effective and cheap way to secure them is with doweling cut to the size of the window and installed in the slider when it is close.
Even if the thief were to get the lock undone they would not be able to slide the window open.
As you can see home security is not about complicated solutions.
It is about making your home just a little bit harder to gain entry into and making the burglar think twice about the time and effort it will take them to enter your home.
Take these tips and apply them and you will be well on your way to keeping your home safe.
Crime is up in many of our metro areas so now is a great time to take some steps in ensuring your home is safe and that you and your family are well protected.
The following are quick, easy, and inexpensive steps you can take today to prevent crime in your home.
Did you know that the main point of entry for most home burglaries is through the door or window? By protecting these two access points you can cut down on your chance of a home break in significantly.
Something as simple as an upgrade to your door locks can save you, and you can now find high quality locks on the market for a very reasonable price.
A burglar looks for opportunity, and by seeing that you have updated locks will realize that the opportunity is not at your home, and even for an experienced thief they will be significantly slowed down by the presence of updated locks and deadbolts.
By taking the simple step to make sure your doors and windows have updated locks, and are not easily pried open you will be making it exponentially more difficult for a would be thieve.
They will quickly realize that breaking into your home will take them much longer than they had hoped and will most likely move on to an easier target.
Rarely will a burglar break a window or tear down a door to gain entry into your home, they want to slip in unnoticed and breaking anything will certainly draw the attention of your neighbors.
That said you still want to take the precaution to be sure that your doors and windows do not look like they would be easy to break.
Make sure your hinges are in good repair, and that the windows close fully.
If they do not replace them.
A hinge will cost.
49 cents at the hardware store, but could be the one thing that prevents a costly break in.
One slightly more expensive upgrade that is worth it in the long run is replacing the door entirely if it is old, in need of significant repair, and especially if it is not made of solid wood or metal.
Again you want your house to look secure, and the shape your door is in will say a lot to the thief about how hard it will be to gain entry.
As for windows, you may want to consider window bars, but an effective and cheap way to secure them is with doweling cut to the size of the window and installed in the slider when it is close.
Even if the thief were to get the lock undone they would not be able to slide the window open.
As you can see home security is not about complicated solutions.
It is about making your home just a little bit harder to gain entry into and making the burglar think twice about the time and effort it will take them to enter your home.
Take these tips and apply them and you will be well on your way to keeping your home safe.
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