Improve Your Home Security

Most home owners’, when they think about improving the security to their home, will straight away think about getting an alarm or security system installed.

 Although they do play a major role in helping to ensure that an intruder is less likely to try to gain access to your home, there are some other things that you can do which take very little effort, and do not cost too much to implement.

 Below we provide you with a number things that you can do which will help to improve the security to your home immediately.

Keys:

Are you someone who likes to leave a key for their home hidden under, say the doormat or above the door on top of the frame, then you really are invited someone to take their chances and break in.  In fact, the first thing any burglar will do is look close to the home to see whether a key has been left, and so gain entry to a person’s home very quickly and with out causing too much disturbance.

Therefore it really is not a good idea to leave your key hidden outside your home.  However, if you do need to, then hide it in a position that is some distance from your home, and in a location where you think an intruder is unlikely to look for it.

Windows:

The easiest and most common way that many burglars or intruders gain access to homes today is through a window, which has either been left unlocked or open.  So if you are someone who does like to have their windows open, then fit safety locks which will allow them to open part way, but not enough so that an intruder can actually climb through it.  Plus, when you do actually leave your home for any amount of time, then ensure that all windows have been shut and that they are locked.

Garden:

Every house you drive past will often have some kind of shrubbery or trees which can be found quite close to the property.  These then provide any would be intruder or burglar with places where they can hide away from prying eyes until such time as they feel comfortable and are unlikely to be seen by others as they try to gain entry into your home.

Therefore, take some time and look at your garden very closely and see which shrubs and/or trees you have in yours can act as camouflage for these would be intruders.  Ask yourself the following questions:-

A. Just how easy is it for them to get close to your home without them actually being seen by others?

B. Are they able to gain access to your home by the upper floors because of a tree that is close to your property?

So it is particularly important that you eliminate any potential hiding places of ways for them to gain access to your property without being seen.  Any trees that are close to your home should be well pruned and cut back to ensure that there are no branches within easy reach to areas of the upper floors of your home.  Keep all bushes and shrubs at a level that there is no chance for a would be intruder to be able to hide behind them or in them.  without doubt prevention is the best way of ensuring that your home remains safe at all times.

If you really feel it’s necessary to have shrubs or bushes near your house, try to find those with thorns. Few burglars are willing to risk their personal health (not to mention DNA evidence left behind) when there are easier houses to go for.

Lighting:

Most break-ins to homes occur during the hours of darkness, as the darkness helps to conceal the intruders from prying eyes.  Therefore, having lights installed are an ideal deterrent to any would be intruder.  A great way of preventing and helping to deter would be intruders is by installing some motion detection lights.  These are very cheap, as well as being easy to install, and in a matter of hours, you could soon have a very effective way of helping to prevent a break in from occurring.

Keep your Possessions out of Sight

It is best if you try to attract as little attention as possible to what you actually have in your home.  So if you happen to have an expensive car, and you do have a garage, then make sure you put it in there each night.  Unfortunately, a lot of burglars or intruders who see a home with a expensive car parked outside are more likely to take chances and move in closer to see what else is on view for them to possibly take.

Also, invest in getting some kind of coverings over your windows so that it makes it much harder for the would-be burglar or intruder to see what you have inside.  Plus, when at home in the evenings, make sure as soon as it starts to get dark, you close your curtains or shades, as this provides them with less opportunity to actually see what is on show in your home.

Above, we have provided you with a few simple ideas which can help to ensure that the level of security on your home is increased.  The great thing about these particular ideas are that they are very easy to implement, and are not actually going to cost you that much to carry out.