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Marlon Travis

Bio Statement Need Home Security Ideas? Check Out This Article! to_do_list-1000x667.jpgSafety is a word which can bring peace of mind to you when you have it, and anxiety when you don't. Securing your home is the first step towards ensuring complete safety. This article details what steps you need to take to have a secure home, happy family and a bit of stress relief. Consider hiring a home security company that offers a little extra. Many companies today offer keyless entry devices for your home, ways to monitor your home from your smartphone and even video monitoring equipment so you can watch your home. These services can provide you with additional peace of mind, and they are worth exploring. One of the best hiding places for valuables in the home is within the walls. A wall safe is okay, but a thief can just rip the entire safe out of the wall. Look to unused outlets to hide valuables. Crooks will almost never go from outlet to outlet looking for valuables. Make sure you're in good communication with the neighbors. You want to be sure that you know and they know when suspicious people are in the neighborhood. This communication back and forth will help keep your neighborhood much safer. That is why they have coined the "neighborhood watch" program. Some people believe the cost of a home security system is prohibitive. However, recent statistics reveal that the average cost of a burglary is nearly three thousand dollars. When this amount is taken into consideration, the cost of a home security system can be justified. There is also the added safety factor of preventing criminals from entering the home. Always keep your garage door closed. If you own a car, keep it inside the garage at all times. Not only will this keep your car safe, but a crook will not know when you are at home and when you are away. The garage is easy access to many of your valuables and also a quick access to inside your home. Your garage offers a bit of home security if it's clean. Having a clean garage means that you can park your car inside. Criminals won't be able to vandalize and steal your car if it's parked inside. Furthermore, with your car parked inside, it will be harder for criminals to tell if you are at home or not, making it difficult to plan a burglary. If you are a smoker, put out your cigarette in a cup of water to prevent a fire hazard. This should be done before you put it in the trash, as you run the risk of the bud not burning out when you rub it in your ashtray. Smoke outside to reduce all risk of a fire occurring in your home. Before you leave for vacation, arrange to have a trusted neighbor, friend or relative come by your house a couple times. He can check on things to make sure that everything is okay. When people with ill intents see there is activity at your house, they will be less likely to target your home. Instead of making sure you have a spare key somewhere for the burglar to find, take a different approach. You still need a spare key, but you should wrap it in some foil, burying it in your yard. When you need it, it will be easy to find with a metal detector. Of course, to take advantage of this step, you need one of those! If you need to hide a spare key, do so in a safe manner. Putting it under your doormat, in a plant hanging by the door, in your garage hung on the wall or in the mailbox are all poor choices. Instead, bury it somewhere and mark it in a non-descript way. If you are planning on going on vacation, you need to hire someone to look after your home. Savvy thieves know what to look for when scouting out homes to rob. Uncut grass, newspapers piled up on the doorstep and unshoveled snow on the side walk are all signs that a homeowner is away on vacation. Always keep your home locked tight. Most burglars do not have to try very hard to get into the homes they get into. They usually walk in through an open door or window. By making sure your home is locked, even when away for short periods, you are keeping your house safe. Make sure to arm your security alarm system anytime you leave your home, as well as in the evenings while you are sleeping. An unarmed system will not do you any good, as it will not help to protect your family and property from an intruder. Make sure your security company explains how to properly personal alarm keychain your system, and use this feature. If you want to be able to open your door a crack to talk to someone outside, you can invest in a chain lock. That said, they tend to be easy to break with a swift kick to the door itself. They aren't reliable, so really think about whether or not you want to use one. If you will be away on vacation it is important to make your home looked lived in while you are gone. Investing in some inexpensive outlet timers can allow you to set your lights to turn on and off at predetermined times. This can help to give the illusion that you are home and deter thieves. While these newfangled automatically closing mesh drapes are great for when you are home, they certainly are not safe when you are not around. Make sure to close and lock your doors when you go out instead of leaving them open with the mesh in place to air out your home or you may lose your shirt! If you have a password for your home security system be careful who you share it with. Changing it every so often will ensure that no one has the password except who you want to at the moment. This is helpful for people like housekeepers, babysitters and dog-walkers who might come when you are not home. You should now be a lot wiser on what steps you should take to protect the people and items that you love the most. Do not delay any longer putting security measures into place. Using the advice in this article, peace of mind is a lot closer than you may think.