Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Home Protection Tips

By Mark Mahaffey


Break-ins are very common in the United States. In fact, one happens every 15 seconds. With break-ins being this frequent, you may feel like there is very little you can do to keep yourself safe. However, the truth is there are several ways that you can improve your home protection and lessen the chance that you will suffer the stress of a break-in.

One of the smartest things to do is to remember that robbers do not like to spend very much time at any one home. The longer they have to work to get into a home, the more likely it is that they will be seen and caught. So, the goal in home protection is to make it slow and frustrating for a criminal to get into your home.

A security fence is the most obvious way to slow down a thief. A fence that is tall and that also has locked gates presents quite a challenge for even the craftiest of thieves! They have to figure out how to get over it or through it, and that takes time. A fence is a great way to frustrate a thief and improve your home protection.

If he is able to get through the fence, then another way to slow him down is with a dog! Dogs offer excellent home protection and is a great way of discouraging a thief from attempting to rob you. Make sure your dog will bark at strangers, and keep in mind that the bigger the dog, the more protection you will have.

Another option to consider is light. Criminals like to do their work in the dark. The more security lighting you can put around your home, the less likely you will be a victim of a nighttime crime.

And of course, if a thief does break into your home, a security alarm system is one of the most effective ways to scare him off while alerting the authorities at the same time. If you are serious about home protection, do not be caught without a home alarm system.




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