Five Key Things You Can Do to Secure Your Home

Written by Posted On Thursday, 13 July 2017 09:17

Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own home, but establishing that feeling of security can be a challenge. While it may be an overstatement to say something like, "Danger lurks around every corner," it's essential to take some basic security precautions to keep you and your home safe. Specifically, here are five basic tips you can apply right now to secure your home against unwanted visitors.

 

1. Install an alarm system

One of the easiest ways to help secure your home is with a home alarm system. With no effort on your part, alarm systems protect your home by alerting authorities the moment someone breaks in. Given that homes without security systems are 300% more likely to be burglarized, the only real decision you need to make is what to set your password to.

 

2. Make Your Home Seem Occupied

This tip only applies to when you're not actually in your house. Burglars typically choose which house to invade by observing people's habits and plotting when everyone will be out of the house. If you can make it seem like your house is always occupied, you greatly decrease your risk of being burglarized. Leaving a few lights or a television on is one technique, as is having a dog that responds to people walking up to the door.

 

3. Hide Your Keys Better

Leaving your keys in a fake rock, under a mat, or in your mailbox are old tactics that have become incredibly risky. These techniques are not effective at securing your home. While simply not leaving an extra key outside is the best option, if you simply must have one available for when you lose track of your key ring, choose a less predictable means of hiding it. Guides online can show you how to make a fake pipe to set in your yard that houses a spare key, for example. Anything out of the ordinary works.

 

4. Install a Security Mailbox

Security mailboxes combat one of the easiest targets for theft on your property. These special mailboxes can only be accessed through the use of a key, with a separate one-way slot for incoming mail. Outside of taking the entire mailbox and being as conspicuous as possible, your deliveries should be safe from any thieves looking to snatch up your Amazon purchases. The only precaution is that, depending on the model you buy, you might have to find somewhere else to send any outgoing mail you have.

 

5. Use a Home Safe

A safe is the perfect place to store your valuables, much more secure than any sock drawer. A small, heavy safe in a secret location is the best defense against a burglary. Even if none of the other security methods listed here pan out, knowing that your most valuable possessions, like social security cards, passports, cash savings, or items of great sentiment, will still be there is the kind of relief you need after a home intrusion.

 

Conclusion

While the world may be a dangerous place sometimes, there are many steps you can take to reduce that danger in your personal life. Securing your home against intruders is important for everyone. Using these five tips as well as others you might find online, you can be safe knowing you've done everything in your power to protect yourself, your loved ones, and the things you hold dear from terrible people. Take that peace of mind and live your life to the fullest without worry.

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Jamison Hutton is a business and real estate enthusiast. He's a freelance journalist and loves writing about trends in the tech industry. He lives in Houston, Texas with his wife and son.

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