Here are a few tips to help keep your home and property a little more safe and secure.
Home security Tips
Use Deadbolt locks on all entry doors
If there is glass near the lock use dual keyed cylinder to prevent thieves from breaking glass and turning knob.
Make sure door frames, doors and strikes are in good working order. Rotten, warped, or damaged door hardware should be replaced.
Sliding glass doors should have a secondary lock besides the one it came with.
An alarm system siren will go a long way to deter and frighten away intruders.As will an alarm company sign in the yard.
Never leave safes on "Day Lock" . The practice off turning a safe dial just a few numbers away from open position then turning it back the same to get in and out quickly. In some busy places this is a standard practice but a risky one. All a thief would need to do is start dialing by 1 number increments and trying handle. Day locking essentially renders the lock ineffective.
Think twice about throwing the box to your new 42 inch t.v. to the curb. Thieves look for things like that. A bunch of brand new boxes of expensive items is like an arrow pointing to your house.
Use the appropriate lock for the job. A fire rated safe is just that. A burglary rated safe is rated to withstand burglary attacks for a period of time. There are a lot of safes on the market. I suggest you make sure the lock is rated group 2 or higher by UL(Underwriters Laboratory) .
Installing surveillance cameras will help deter criminals and aid in investigation of any incidents.
The most common crimes are ones of opportunity such as an unlocked door or window.
If you just moved to a new house it's a good idea to change or rekey the locks. The last person with access may still have a key or copied one.
