Home Security

Everyone wants to feel safe and secure in their home, and when away from home on holiday, one wants to leave their possessions knowing that upon their return all will be intact. With that said, unless one lives on a farm in a rural shire, where doors need never be locked and neighbors watch over the home as if it were their own, home security is an important part of every home.

Home security can take many forms. It can be as simple as installation of deadbolt locks on all exterior doors. Home security can be as complex as an electronic alarm system that watches for break-ins on any window, senses motion on the property and automatically calls police if sensors indicate an intruder. Modern security systems include CCTV systems that allow your palace to be monitored day and night be off site cameras. Home security is not strictly as a protection for theft. Better systems are tied to fire alarms as well.

The first line of defense in regards to securing your house from intruders is proper locks on doors and windows. If you are a bit handy, you can secure the opening to your home as follows: Install a deadbolt lock on every outside door and replace cheap older locks with a quality brand. Sliding glass doors should be equipped with a bracing pole lain across the track of the door. Double hung windows can be braced in a similar manner.

Now, an intruder will need to bash in a door or break a glass to gain entry. At this point a simple security solution is to wire the window openings so that should someone break the glass and open the latch, the moment they open the window a quarter of an inch, an alarm will sound or police are summoned. This is accomplished by use of magnetic switches. Simple systems for the home which include switches, wiring and a blaring horn are available in any hardware or DIY store. A final step for the handy man or girl wishing to protect their home from unwanted guests is to install motion sensors. These devices can tell if there is any kind of creature either two legged or four on your grounds or in your premises. These are usually set up so as to turn on a barrage of intense light for the area under suspicion. Thieves, and wildlife do not care to work under close scrutiny. Motion sensors can of course be connected to alarms for interior protection that is especially effective when no one is at home.

All of these systems and many more such as wireless sensors, closed circuit cameras relaying pictures to a home computer or paid home security agency are easily installed and are reasonably priced. Barring the addition to your family of four large Doberman Pinchers, they are the most effective means of being certain your house and possesions are safe when you are at home or away.