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Eight Best Tips to Protect Your Home from Intruders

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Real Estate Agent with Hellgeeks

The number of criminals who want to break into your home might leave you shocked. However, there are also a lot of ways which you can adopt to make your home as secure as possible. It is better to take the safety precautions beforehand instead of regretting later.

Here are the eight best tips mentioned to help you protect your home from intruders.

 

Check Locks

You should always take a round of your home both from outside and inside before going to bed. If you start doing it regularly, you can prevent a lot of thieves or burglars from getting access to your home. A lot of burglars might also think about breaking into your home during daylight hours. So, you should keep checking your locks even in the daylight to make sure that they are properly locked.

 

Technology

The recent advances in technology have made the lives of people easier in a lot of ways. You should consider installing smart security cameras into your home to keep an eye on everything even when you are not present at home.

 

Replacement

You should double-check the condition of your doors, windows, or any other entry point. If you are even a little skeptical about the firmness of any one of them, you should better replace them as soon as possible. Otherwise, any weak lock or entry point may allow thieves to get inside your home in seconds.

 

Secret Key

A secret key is usually placed anywhere near the main door. Unfortunately, burglars and thieves know about all such places where you can hide your key. So, it is better to hand it over to someone you trust the most.

 

Alarm System

You should go for alarm systems to keep your valuable belongings saved. However, the features of the alarm system must be based on your personal needs. It is suggested to hire any renowned and trustworthy professional service to get the alarm system installed in your home. It would help you keep informed about any unusual activity happening at your home.

 

Smart Lights

You can also get the smart lights installed in your home to be able to keep the lights on in the evening even in your absence. Otherwise, it would give thieves the impression that there is no one at home.

 

Garage Door

A garage is mostly the entry point for burglars. So, you need to be extra careful to keep your garage door upgraded and secured. If you install any smart lock at your garage door, you should never share the code with anyone else. Also, you can use a home automation system if you forget to keep the garage door shut.

 

Wi-Fi Network

Most of the criminals get your personal information through your Wi-Fi network to break into your home at the right time. So, you must keep your Wi-Fi router secured by creating strong passwords and enabling WPA. Also, you should not share your password with anyone even in your neighborhood.

Comments (1)

John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Asad Malik very good tips to protect a home from intruders.

Nov 30, 2019 08:12 PM