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Tips
LOCK OUT BURGLARS
Your home should have deadbolts with
full one inch bolts on all entry
doors. These should be installed on
front, back, and side doors in
addition to existing locksets. Another
precaution: If your doors have
conventional glass panels, consider
replacing them with shatterproof glass
or with polycarbonate material. You
can install deadbolts yourself, with
the easy-to-follow instructions and
common household tools or you can have
a qualified locksmith do the job for
you. Even with installation costs,
deadbolts may be the cheapest
insurance you can buy.
BE ON YOUR GUARD
The best locks in the world cannot
substitute for caution and common
sense. Never admit anyone to your home
you do not know. A simple, inexpensive
safety device is a one-way door viewer
available from almost any hardware
store or locksmith. The viewer lets
you see who's at your door without
that person seeing you. Installation
is as simple as drilling a small hole
and fitting the device into place.
SMART TIPS FOR BETTER HOME SECURITY
For a detailed security analysis of
your home, contact a bonded
professional locksmith who is an
accredited member of a national
locksmith association. At no cost to
you, your police and sheriff's
department will be glad to help when
needed. Call them immediately if you
see, hear or have a good reason to
suspect that a crime is being
committed. Many law enforcement
officers, despite their demanding
schedules, are willing to take the
time to make a security check of your
home and will point out major flaws in
your home protection. Crime is
everyone's problem and preventing it
is everyone's obligation. The next
home you protect from burglary may be
your own.
CRIME PREVENTION TIPS
1. Going out of town? Good idea: Give
your neighbor your house key to check
in on your home. Best Practice:
Install a keyless lock and provide a
temporary code for your neighbors to
use. When you return it can be
changed, just to be safe.
2. Parking your car outside? Good
Idea: Make sure your car is locked.
Best Practice: Take the garage door
opener with you instead of leaving it
in the vehicle.
3. Valeting your car? Good Idea: Do
not keep your home address on anything
found within your car. Best Practice:
Never give your house keys to a valet
service, just your car ignition key.
4. Been living at the same house
awhile? Good Idea: Closely inspect
deadbolts every six months for
tampering and excess wear. Best
Practice: Replace outdoor locks with
Grade-One deadbolts—or brand new
locks—to ensure your home has the best
security possible.
5. Traveling? Good idea: Don’t put
your home address on your luggage
tags. Best Practice: Put your office
address or just list a cell phone
number on your luggage.
6. Coming home late? Good Idea: Have
your keys ready so you won’t fumble
for them once you are at the door.
Best Practice: A good solution would
be to install a keyless lock so you do
not have to worry about keys at all.
7. Taking a trip? Good Idea: Leave a
car parked in the driveway. Best
Practice: Ask a neighbor to park in
your driveway to give the appearance
that someone is coming and going
regularly at your residence.
8. Hectic schedule? Good Idea: Don’t
give specific information about your
schedule on your outgoing voicemail or
on automated 'out-of-office' email
replies. Best Practice: Offer a cell
or alternate number on your message.
9. Is every door secure? Good Idea:
Keep the door from the garage into the
house locked even if the main garage
door is closed. Best Practice: Install
and use deadbolt locks on exterior
doors leading into the garage as well
as entry doors leading into house.
10. Have an easily accessible back
yard? Good Idea: Install a secure
fence to prevent someone getting
access to your home through your back
door. Best Practice: In addition to a
fence, plant hardy and fast growing
bushes as an extra barrier around the
perimeter of the property.
Call or contact us and we will answer
all your questions and provide the
best solutions for your security
requirements.
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