Easy Ways To Improve Home Security
Home robberies have become a common occurrence in lots of areas across the country and ensuring that your loved ones and home are safe from harm is becoming increasingly more difficult. Now more than ever is an important time to think about how secure your house is and take steps to avoid anything from happening. Here are some easy ways that you can reduce the risk of your house getting robbed.
Make it look like your house is highly occupied
Most home burglaries aren’t pre-meditated and they won’t scout a location before breaking and entering, signs like overflowing mailboxes are a tell-tale sign that indicates you’ve been away for an extended period or the house is not inhabited quite frequently. Ask a neighbour or a friend to clear your mailbox or porch on a regular basis.
Although an alarm system is the safest option even setting up a fake decoy is bound to make the perpetrator think twice. DIY smart lights that can be controlled via your smartphone are another option that you can either control remotely or set a schedule to turn and offer are a nifty method to make it appear like you’re at home when you’re actually not.
Security features
Thieves often look for easy targets that can be robbed without much effort or risk. If your house looks like it’s been guarded by a thick level of security such as roller shutters Adelaide homes are famous for similar to the security doors Morphett vale thieves will think to reconsider if the effort of breaking into your home is really worth the risk of getting caught and facing jail time.
Security cameras, outdoor lighting and outdoor blinds Adelaide which are highly visible from the exterior of the house are some other of the safety options that you can consider which will cost you a bit extra to make your house look impregnatable. Although the last few options are more costly than most of the options discussed so far can you really put a price on safety?
How the house looks
Un-kept gardens are another tell-tale sign that the house is not occupied regularly and can be robbed easily. Consider trimming the hedges and keeping the grass short. If you’re away regularly considering hiring someone to come regularly or asking a trusted neighbour to tend to your garden while you’re away. Not only will this make the house look liked it’s been regularly lived in, it will also leave less hiding places for thieves to duck behind when infiltrating your house.