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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