Your home should be the place you feel most safe and secure. With constant threats to home safety like burglars and house fires, this isn’t always the case. It’s your responsibility to make sure you have the best home security measures in place. From installing burglar alarm systems to conducting simple home safety rules for the family, there are many ways to make your home more secure. Here are 8 practical tips on how to keep your home safe.
Install a Burglar Alarm System
If you don’t already have a burglar alarm system, it’s time to install one. Burglar alarm systems are one of the most effective ways to keep your house safe. There are many home security systems to meet your needs and budget, from professionally installed round-the clock alarms to cheap DIY systems. A small, inexpensive alarm is enough to send the burglars running.
Add Motion Detector Lighting
Lighting up the entrance to your home is a great way to protect your house from break ins. No burglar wants to be seen while trying to invade someone’s home. Sensor lighting automatically turns on when someone is in a specific area or zone, putting potential burglars in easy view.
Install Surveillance Cameras
One of the best home security tips is to install surveillance cameras near your doors and windows. When the cameras are visible to burglars, it indirectly warns them that they are being watched. If burglars think your house has a high level of home security, it might be enough to scare them away. However, it’s also smart to install cameras in hidden view to record any evidence of a burglary.
Make Sure Your Fire Alarm is Working
House fires are one of the most dangerous threats to your safety at home. It’s absolutely essential to have a properly installed fire alarm system in your home. Make sure to test your alarms regularly to make sure it’s working correctly. Alarms should be installed in every bedroom and on every floor of the house.
Conduct Safety Rules at Home
It’s important to put together a set of practical rules of home safety so that your family knows how to handle or avoid an emergency. If your children are old enough to be at home without supervision, make sure they know where the emergency numbers and home safety rules are posted. Teaching your children a few practical safety tips like the fire escape route, basic first aid skills, and the safety of food preparation will go a long way in ensuring their safety at home.
Give the Impression That Your House is Occupied
Your house is more likely to be broken into if burglars think nobody is home. If the lights are on inside, burglars will assume people are home. To deceive the burglars while you’re away, you can have your lights automatically turn off and on with automatic timers.
Reconsider Your Landscape Plan
Trees and overgrown bushes located near windows can be major flaws in your home safety plan. These can be ideal hiding places for burglars. Keep your yard clean and think carefully about how your landscape plan can prevent burglaries. You don’t want to give burglars any chance to hide.
Install a Home Safe
On the chance that burglars are successfully able to break into your home, it’s smart to keep any valuable items as protected as possible. Installing a home safe is a sure way to ensure burglars can’t gain access to important belongings. There are multiple types of home safes you can buy to suit your needs, ranging in price, size and quality of security features.
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- By Plumbing Plus Marketing Team |
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Sources
“Home Safety Tips A Comprehensive Resource,” Atlantic Training.
