3 Basic Home Security Tips

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The 3 basic home security tips outlined below will help make your home a safer haven. Read on!

Securing Windows

Secure all accessible windows with secondary blocking devices
Block accessible windows open no more than 6 inches for ventilation
Make sure someone cannot reach through an open window and unlock the door
Make sure someone cannot reach inside the window and remove the blocking device
Use anti-lift devices to prevent window from being lifted out
Use crime prevention or alarm decals on ground accessible windows. Source: CrimeDoctor.com

Securing Doors

To help burglar-proof your home, install 1-inch throw deadbolt locks on all exterior doors.
A door with too much space between the door and the frame is an invitation for the burglar to use a jimmy. Reinforce the door with a panel of 3/4-inch plywood or a piece of sheet metal.
If there are door hinges on the outside of your house, take down the door and reset the hinges inside. Otherwise all a thief has to do to gain entry to your home is knock out the hinge pin.
You can burglar-proof your glass patio doors by setting a pipe or metal bar in the middle bottom track of the door slide. The pipe should be the same length as the track. Source: Howstuffworks.com

Appear like You’re Home
Use lights on timers, or at least leave a few turned on. Consider leaving on a radio. If you are on vacation or away from home at night, there’s a clever fake TVdeterrent which will create an effective illusion that someone is home. Source: ModernSurvivalBlog.com

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