Hello Everyone,
Today I want to talk about a nice little technique that works great for maximizing your home security.
Most people think all they have to do is go out and buy an security system and they will be perfectly safe. This surely not the case. If you think about it, if you are living in an area that has a decent crime rate the response time of the police might be a little long between 10-20 minutes. If that amount of time a team of 2 burglars could be in and out with a massive amount of items.
The best way to avoid this problem is by using a layering technique to keep you home safe. The basic concept entails setting up your home security so each part works with another part to form layers. By doing this it will make your home very unappealing to and would-be burglar. And if someone does get a little froggy and attempt to break in, the layers will make it down right aggravating to get inside.
I’ll give you an example of how this set up will work:
Let’s start on the outside of you house. There are several things you could use. I would start by putting up motion lights in any area that is dark and where it is uncommon for people to be after dark. So if someone is snooping around they will be lite up by a nice bright light.
Next I would use rose bushes or other sharp plants under all of your windows. So if that sneaking criminal decides to risk being out there in your bright lights he will have a real hard time climbing over the rose bushes. Most people do not want to get cut up while they are trying to break into a home.
On top of the rose bushes I would use a window jam on all of the windows. These work great to hold them close in case the lock is popped. And they can be easily removed if you need to use the windows while you are inside. So now if that burglar decides to brave the light and the rose bushes he will be surprised to find even after popping the lock on the window he cant get it open.
For the inside you can use motion detector alarms that face your doors and windows. So if that crazy crook makes through the light and the rose bush and then smashes your window the motion alarms will sound and scare him away.
Lastly you can use a couple small security cameras so if he is crazy enough to stick around after the alarms go off you can at least get him on camera.
Do you see how each of the items works with the others? This is the perfect method for your home security. The whole point is to make it down right frustrating for a burglar to get into your house. The chances are once they see the lights outside and realize the have to climb over a sharp plant they are going to move on. But just in case you have several other layers just to make it even harder.
If the only home security measure you have is a security alarm that there is a much greater risking of have a successful home invasion. The burglar would have probably cased your house and found all of the easy ways to get in. All he would have to do is break a window and get inside. Then he can take at least 5 minutes to run around and grab anything he wants before the police are even close to getting there.
If you have the layers the chances of someone wanting to burglarize you is much lower and if they try they will probably fail.
I hope this gives everyone out there some good information on keeping you home safe. It is always good to be prepared. You never know when a home invasion will happen and trust me, when it does it is very traumatic.
