21 Ways To Keep Your Home Safe
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Looking for cheap, effective, ways to keep your home safe? Follow these tips and keep you and your loved ones safe!
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21 Ways To Keep Your Home Safe
- 1. 21 CHEAPTRICKSTO KEEPYOUR HOME SAFE By Brad Winget
- 2. INSTALL DUMMY SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS For a easy DIY project, turn a webcam into some security cameras.
- 3. REMOVE FLIERS FROMYOUR DOORSTEP Never let flyers or menus build up on your doorstep — you risk appearing like you’re on vacation. And if you are on vacation, have your neighbor pick them up for you. Burglars sometimes case a home by planting a flyer and checking to see if someone picks it up.
- 4. PUT BUMPER STICKERS ONYOUR CAR Anything that makes your car more easily identifiable is a good deterrent.And remember to keep it messy if you can.
- 5. KEEPYOUR HOME WELL GROOMED Eliminate any potential places for burglars and intruders to lurk. Be sure to keep large bushes and shrubs away from windows.
- 6. LIGHTTIMERS FORYOUR OUTDOOR LIGHTS Use fluorescent bulbs to keep energy costs down.
- 7. SAY GOODBYE WHEN LEAVING YOUR HOME If someone’s watching you, they’ll be fooled into thinking someone is still home.
- 8. DON’T LEAVEYOUR ELECTRONICS BOXES ONTHE CURB Drive them to the recycling plant yourself, or cut them up into smaller pieces and conceal them in your recycling or trash bins.
- 9. DON’T LEAVE A LATTER INYOUR YARD Most burglars don’t BYOL. So don’t make their jobs easier by supplying them with an easy way to get into your bedroom.
- 10. MAKEYOUR MIRRORS NOT SHOWYOUR HOME ALARM Burglars might be able to see if your alarm is unarmed, so make sure you examine your mirrors from all outside angles.
- 11. MOWYOUR LAWN People will wonder if you’ve gone on vacation if you let your grass grow too high.
- 12. DON’T LEAVE UPDATESTHAT YOU’LL BE AWAY
- 13. FAKE ATV GLOW There are devices that use the same energy as a nightlight, works on a timer system, and makes it look like someone’s home. It costs $39.95.
- 14. LEAVETRACKS INTHE SNOW Untouched, virgin snow is a surefire way to let burglars know that no one’s home.
- 15. GET FAKE HOME ALARM DECALS IFYOU CAN’T AFFORD ONE Check eBay- there are plenty there.
- 16. PACKYOUR CAR QUICKLY BEFORE ATRIP Load your car in the garage with the door closed. If you have to do it in public, do it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
- 17. REENFORCEYOUR DOOR JAMBS Keep your doors from getting kicked in with this supremely easy DIY, which takes under an hour to install.
- 18. SECUREYOUR WINDOWS Cut a wooden dowel so that it fits into your track when it’s closed.
- 19. INVEST IN DOUBLE GLAZED OR TOUGHED GLASS WINDOWS Double-glazed windows as well as toughened glass are harder to smash through. Not the cheapest option, but you get added benefits. In the case of double- glazed windows, you’ll save money from increased heat insulation and they’ll block out more noise, which could increase your property value if you happen to live on a loud, busy street.
- 20. MOTION SENSORSTHAT WORK WITHYOUR SMART PHONE A clever gadget is called the Canary and it costs $199 with no monthly fee. Get more info
- 21. BUILD A SAFE PLACE FORYOUR VALUABLES