Make Your Home Safer with Home Security Systems

Burglars usually avoid homes that have people in them, but not always. What will you do if someone breaks into your home while you’re there? While this is very unlikely to happen, there are exceptions to every rule, and it’s best to prepare now rather than try to figure out what to do during the actual event.

If someone breaks into your house while you’re not home, you are safe and only your valuables are at risk. If they break in while you’re home, your life and the lives of your family members are at risk.

There are several things you can do to help avoid being robbed while you’re at home.

Don’t invite strangers into your home. Salesmen, repairmen, and so on, should not be allowed into your house under most circumstances. Sometimes this is unavoidable, such as when you have to call the plumber. Obviously the plumber, electrician, etc., has to come into your house to solve your plumbing or electrical problem. However, it’s possible to build a rapport with these people over the phone or on your front porch. You should research the company before you hire help. Only allow people you feel safe and at ease with. If they give you a funny feeling, there might be a good reason not to let them into your home.

Don’t give out keys to your home to people, no matter how much well you think you know them. Be especially wary if someone offers to house sit for you while you go out of town. If they wanted to rob your home, it would very easy for them to walk into your house, take your things, and later stage a robbery and “show up” to the scene and call you and the police, alerting everyone that there has been a break in. You could end up saying “thank you” to the very person who stole your valuables and your family’s sense of home security.

Setup lamps with timers. You can purchase timers that you can plug lamps into. These timers control when your lamps turn on and off, giving potential intruders the impression that you’re at home even when you’re out of town. You can also use these regularly, but be sure to vary the time the lamps turn on and off, so robbers don’t discover your routine.

Taking the time to invest in a safe home, especially a home with an alarm system, is a very smart move that is sure to bring you peace of mind.