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Think Home Security When Building Your New Home
Whenever I'm out running around, I always marvel at all the new homes being built. I have often wondered to myself if the new owners are considering home security as they're new house is being constructed.
New home construction is the best time to address home security. You can specify to the builder that you want extra security built around door and window frames. You can also specify triple pane security windows, and solid wood doors with commercial grade deadbolt locks.
It's also a great time to pay attention to your property. You can insist on outdoor lighting, security gates and fences, and landscaping that will be conducive to home security. Lots of tall trees and hedges can be used as hiding places by potential burglars.
During new home construction is always the perfect time to have a home security system professionally installed and to consider ADT professional monitoring. You can really develop your security plan as you're building your house from the ground up!
How Can You Make Your Neighborhood More Secure?
We've all seen real life success stories of community activists who decided they'd had enough crime in their neighborhood and did something about it. You might even be one of those people who was moved to action.
If you want your neighborhood to be a safer place, you might just have to lead the good fight. Starting a neighborhood Block Watch program is a great start. Getting out to meet your neighbors to talk about home and neighborhood security is much easier than you think because no one is against a safer neighborhood except, of course, the criminals.
Getting neighbors looking out for each other is the key to making your neighborhood safer. See something going? Call the police. A car parked across the street looks out of place? Call the police. The more you and your neighbors are active about the security of your neighborhood, the safer it will become. Criminals will get the word fast.
Criminals are smart, they can tell the difference between a neighborhood that watches out for each other and one that doesn't. Your home security system comes with security decals and yard signs that your home is ADT monitored. Use them. Encourage your neighbors to use them. The more signs in your neighborhood the safer everyone will be. Show potential burglars immediately that they're in the wrong neighborhood.
A Few Emergency Supplies On Hand Can Make Life Much Easier
You should have an emergency preparedness kit that is always ready to go at a moment's notice. Some basic items will make you and your family much calmer and better able to cope with things like loss of power and severe weather.
Keeping items like battery operated radios, walkie-talkies, lanterns, and flashlights in a secure, dry place will come in very handy for you and your family, and a lot more often than you might think. Keep a fresh supply of batteries in the kit. By the way, candles are dangerous and can lead to many potential safety problems. Always opt for flashlights and battery operated lanterns.
If you have smaller children at home, including some things that will help keep them occupied is also a good idea. Coloring books, crayons, and other craft items will keep their minds off the power outage, which in turn will keep everyone calm and relaxed.
Your monitored home security system comes complete with battery backup for complete peace of mind in a power outage.
New Babies Mean New Responsibilities With Home Security
I read today that Hollywood stars, John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston are expecting their third child together later this year. As a new dad myself, having an infant in the house has totally changed my perspective on home security.
If you ever want to really sit down and start assessing your home security needs, wants, and desires, then you should consider doing it from the perspective of a newborn child. Pretty soon you start to realize there's very little you won't do to fortify your house against burglars, fires, floods, and toxic smoke.
With a new child in our house we changed locks on our doors, installed outdoor lighting, had a peephole installed in our front door, and have since been trimming the hedges and bushes in our yard to remove easy hiding places for would-be burglars.
We also had a monitored ADT home security system professionally installed, which was as easy as making a phone call and circling an installation date on our calendar.
Whether you have a new child or not, home safety should be the top priority for keeping your family safe and secure at home.
Home Security Tips For Frequent Travelers
The internet has made the world a smaller place, and frequently traveling for business purposes is just part of the landscape. Unfortunately, this means a lot of homes are left vulnerable to burglars.
If you travel a lot, either on business or pleasure, then you might already know that neglecting certain tasks around your house and yard can leave your house open to burglars while you're away from home.
Find a trusted neighbor to store a spare key for you, to pick up your mail and newspapers, and to watch your place while you're away. Letting letters and newspapers pile up is a sign to burglars that no one is home.
Putting some lamps on timers is a good way to keep burglars guessing whether or not anyone is at home. Burglars prefer the path of least resistance when it comes to home burglaries and they're very likely to move on if they're not certain the house is empty.
A professionally installed and monitored ADT home security burglar alarm system is a great way to protect your house while you're away. Whether you're home or not, highly trained emergency dispatchers will have local response units on their way. Even a good neighbor watching over your house won't be able to respond this quickly. Trust your home security to a monitored ADT home security system.
