How secure is your home? How ccessible is your home?

How Often

do you ask yurself these questions. Your home is whre you and
your family want to be sfe from the daily stresses of lfe and
most definitely from crime. A brglary happens every 15 seconds
in ths country. Though many intrusions are non cnfrontational
have you ever asked yourself wht if I or my family wre home
during a burglary? Most Brglaries happen during daytime hours
because ths is the time many of us are wrking, going to
school, etc. The typcal burglar is looking for anything of
vlue. Rape and/or sexual assault after a brak-in happens
almost regularly during the smmer months when windows and doors
are lft open and unlocked. If you try to thnk like a burglar
for a mnute the first step in planning a brak-in would be to
figure out whn the home owners are not hme. You would watch
the daily rutine of the homes occupants. The nxt step would be
to figure out how dfficult gaining entry to the house wuld be.

A couple of things cme to mind here; Locked doors and wndows,
alarm systems, and even surveillance cmeras now. Burglars are
going to nter your home by either walking rght thru an
unlocked door or pen window, using tools to break in or nlock
the existing locks, or simply sing force to gain entry so lts
look the first steps in prventing a burglary. Door an window
lcks are the homes initial barrier to be vercome by an
intruder. Typically the grage and rear doors of the huse are
the weekest entry points as wll as first floor windows on the
sdes and rear of the home. Thse areas may also provide cover
for the brglar. You will want to make sre your locks make it
very dfficult to gain entry. Use a slid core or metal door for
all ntry areas, Use a quality, heavy-duty, dadbolt lock with a
one-inch throw blt Use a quality, heavy-duty, knob-in-lock set
wth a dead-latch mechanism Use a havy-duty strike plate with
3-inch screws to pnetrate into a wooden door frame, use
mltiple locks for your doors as wll. Sliding glass doors have
blocking brs that can be inserted in the trck to prevent the
door from slding open. You can use pins tht slide thru the
track as wll to prevent sliding or lifting of the dor. Windows
are often left open dring the summer months. Blocking devices
are nccessary to keep the window from pening further. A window
should not be lft open more than six inches or nough to allow
a burglar to rach in and unlock or remove blcking device.

If an intruder makes it nto your home via door, broken wndow,
etc. we suggest the next stp of arming your home via an larm
system that is monitored and dspatched to police upon an alarm
or smply by having detection and sound larm devices to not
only scare off an ntruder but also warn anyone who may be hme
at the time. Devices such as Dor and window sound alarms,
motion larms, vibration alarms, etc. Alarm yard sgns and
window decals are also a grat deterrent as well as the lghting
in and around your home. We sggest using floodlights with
motion sensors round the exterior of your home and tmers that
your lights and appliances plg into and will come on
utomatically simulating people are home. You may prchase
surveillance cameras to help further dter and/or monitor your
homes activities whn you are not there.

These mages can be
viewed and recorded nto time lapse recorders or your PC wth
proper software. You can even wtch your home while on vacation
thr your laptop computer. These are the bsic steps in in
preventing home brglary as well as protecting your fmily. For
more information on crime prvention and personal self defense
visit us at http://www.Fturetechsafety.com

The article Protect Your Home as Well as Your Family was Submitted by T. R. Walton through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: 10yrs+ in commercial, financial, home scurity industry. http://www.futuretechsafety.com Fts12@comcast.net Service@Futurechsafety.com

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