Take a deep breath and count to eighteen. Now, check your home, has it been burglarized? Well, someones was since statistics show that every 18 seconds a home in the USA is broken into and burglarized. The statistics are getting any better as one reads up on the official report either. You see, only a handful of cases will actually get resolved within the next couple of months. The police solve around 13% of home burglaries and return only some of the stolen items. On top of that, the average homeowner loses roughly 3,000 dollars and this doesn't even include the cost of repairing the damage made during a burglary.
So, where should one start in creating a powerful home security system? Well, in this article we will focus more on make a do-it-yourself security system and not a commercial one. Thus, the first thing one must to do is establish complete control of their home's area and nothing should be left to chance. This means that all bushes must be cleared and kept small enough so that no person could crouch or hide in them. In addition, all tree branches that block your home's view towards the driveway should also be cleared in order to get rid of another good hiding place for thieves.
The final step in controlling the area is to make sure that darkness does not completely provide a veil for the burglar to hide in. This means that you should light your yard so that during the night the thief would be easy to spot if he tries to hide anywhere. Special porch lights, solar-powered lamp posts or motion-activated reflectors will come quite useful and you can improvise a lot here. If you like to play around with electronic devices then this is an ideal project.
Alarm systems are meant to notify you and those nearby of an authorized entry into your home so that you can react accordingly. These home security systems will not stop a burglar from entering your home but they will make their stay very short. It is best to also include a sticker on your fence or gate that your home is protected by a powerful alarm in order to present yourself as a target that is too difficult to burglarize.
You can create your own DIY alarm system in case that you cannot afford services of security companies. What you should look for are different HomeSafe products as these devices are great for starting your own security kit. The company produces different sorts of motion-activated sensors and alarm boxes which makes it a perfect starting point for further construction.
Aside from having a lot of lights during the evening it is also great if you can add several dummy cameras to your home's security system. All you have to do is buy a broken camera or a unused camera case and then position it so it looks like a really, fully-functional camera. This makes your home seem well-guarded and burglars will think twice before they even attempt to steal from you!
So, where should one start in creating a powerful home security system? Well, in this article we will focus more on make a do-it-yourself security system and not a commercial one. Thus, the first thing one must to do is establish complete control of their home's area and nothing should be left to chance. This means that all bushes must be cleared and kept small enough so that no person could crouch or hide in them. In addition, all tree branches that block your home's view towards the driveway should also be cleared in order to get rid of another good hiding place for thieves.
The final step in controlling the area is to make sure that darkness does not completely provide a veil for the burglar to hide in. This means that you should light your yard so that during the night the thief would be easy to spot if he tries to hide anywhere. Special porch lights, solar-powered lamp posts or motion-activated reflectors will come quite useful and you can improvise a lot here. If you like to play around with electronic devices then this is an ideal project.
Alarm systems are meant to notify you and those nearby of an authorized entry into your home so that you can react accordingly. These home security systems will not stop a burglar from entering your home but they will make their stay very short. It is best to also include a sticker on your fence or gate that your home is protected by a powerful alarm in order to present yourself as a target that is too difficult to burglarize.
You can create your own DIY alarm system in case that you cannot afford services of security companies. What you should look for are different HomeSafe products as these devices are great for starting your own security kit. The company produces different sorts of motion-activated sensors and alarm boxes which makes it a perfect starting point for further construction.
Aside from having a lot of lights during the evening it is also great if you can add several dummy cameras to your home's security system. All you have to do is buy a broken camera or a unused camera case and then position it so it looks like a really, fully-functional camera. This makes your home seem well-guarded and burglars will think twice before they even attempt to steal from you!
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