Home Security Companies Checklist

One of the most important things you can do to protect your family is to survey your home to make sure it is safe from intrusions. Home security companies suggest you think like a criminal and survey every square foot of your property, starting at the perimeter and working your way closer to the home. Check the boundaries of your home first, then each entrance, all doors and windows. How would a would-be intruder access your home?

Once you have surveyed your property, use the following guidelines suggested by home security companies to protect yourself and your family:

• Reveal the entrances of your home to neighbors and passers by, allowing them to keep an eye on your property (and you can do the same for them).
• Use a solid core or metal door for all entrances and use a quality, heavy-duty, deadbolt lock.
• Consider replacing the glass panels on your doors with laminated glass.
• If you are fortunate enough to have an installed home security system or burglar alarm, make sure to prominently display the security company’s decals.
• Secure all accessible windows with secondary blocking devices and close and lock all your windows when leaving your home.
• Use anti-climb paint on drainpipes, which will make your drainpipe too slippery to climb.
• Light the outside of your home well with devices like “dusk to dawn” lights or motion sensor lights.

Strictly speaking, burglary is a non-confrontational crime, yet it is a crime that will leave your family feeling devastated, vulnerable, violated, and afraid. To avoid becoming a victim and to keep your family and your property safe, follow the recommendations made by home security companies, survey your home and take proper precautions today. You’ll be thankful you did.