home security tips: Do-It-Yourself Home Security Check: 5 Essential Steps
- 08/07/12 05:21 AM
1. Keep your home well-maintained on the outside. Burglars want an easy target. Stand on the street outside your house and ask yourself: Does my property look neglected, hidden, or uninhabited? A front door or walkway that’s obscured by shrubbery offers crooks the perfect cover they need while they break a door or window. To improve security, trim shrubs away from windows and widen front walks. 2. Install motion detector lights. All sides of your house should be well-lit with motion-activated lighting, not just the front. Simple motion-activated floodlights cost less than $50 each, and installing them is an easy DIY … (0 comments)
home security tips: 10 Things a Burglar Doesn't Want You to Know
- 07/31/12 05:10 AM
Successful burglars have lots in common — home owners who unwittingly give invitations to robbery. Here’s how thieves thank you for your generosity. You come home to an open front door, a ransacked house, and missing valuables. How did a burglar know you’d be gone? How did they get in?Check out these 10 thank-you notes from your friendly neighborhood burglars, and their advice on how to stop lending them a helping hand.
1. Thanks for the ladder!Call me a social climber if you will, but I did discover a ladder in your back yard. Thank you for leaving it where … (5 comments)
home security tips: How Safe From Break-ins is Your Home?
- 07/03/12 06:20 AM
Ahhhh! At the end of a busy day, who doesn’t look forward to the surge of well being that comes with closing the door behind you, finally able to relax now that the world is at bay. Whether living in apartments or homes, everyone deserves that feeling of safety and security. Yet, like most everything else, real security has to be earned. In the area of home security, we’ve come across both good and bad news. The good: the most recent FBI report shows that the number of burglaries is decreasing across the nation. The bad: burglaries are still responsible … (1 comments)
1. Don’t post about your vacation on Facebook until after you get back. If that takes more discipline than you can muster, at the very least keep your location status off any public social networking pages. Many burglars use these sites to identify “safe” targets.
2. Make your home look lived in. A light on a timer is a great first step. Hydreon Corp. sells a sensing device, Fake TV, that mimics the … (1 comments)
home security tips: Motion Sensor Lighting: Safety And Security Indoors And Out
- 03/01/11 06:27 AM
Adding motion sensor lighting in and around your house provides an automated, hands-free way to turn on lights when you need them, and off when you don't. Motion sensor lights are eager helpers and good little guardians. They illuminate the way to your front door when you pull into your driveway, light hallways when you get up in the middle of the night, and turn on lamps when you enter a room.They also provide safety and home security, powering up exterior floodlights should someone attempt to trespass when it's dark outside.In addition, they watch over your budget, dutifully turning themselves off … (0 comments)
home security tips: Identity Theft More Likely When Moving to a New Home
- 08/11/10 08:12 AM
If you're planning to buy a house, rent a different apartment or relocate your family anytime soon, chances are you didn't think that moving could make you the victim of identity theft. But during a move, homeowners and renters alike are particularly susceptible to identity theft -- a crime which is especially prevalent during the summer, since half of all moves in the United States take place between Memorial Day and Labor Day. So in addition to packing and coordinating with the moving trucks, you also need to safeguard yourself from fraudsters. "Regardless of what people say, you can't prevent ID … (0 comments)
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