Securing your home is important, but while many focus on the actual home, they forget their surrounding property. Here are 7 tips to help create great outdoor home security.
1. Secure Gates and Fences
One of the most important places to begin in securing your home is the outer perimeters that lead to your driveways and outdoor walkways. A good gate and fence system will be a major deterrent to most criminals. Does your fence need repair? For those interested in the latest gadgets, there are security gates that come with video monitoring of approaching traffic from within the home, or remotely through smartphones. It your home is vulnerable or has been attached, taking the extra precaution of getting a higher gate can help secure the property, enhance privacy, and deter potential intruders.
2. Install Outdoor Security Cameras
A good DIY home security system will always feature reliable outdoor cameras that you can install around the perimeter, and not just at the front door. Depending on the size of your home, you may want to invest in several different cameras, but always make sure that there is a singular system that can connect all of them to allow for easy viewing and storing.These cameras are available in a variety of different sensors and resolutions, with different systems available in accordance to what type of picture quality you want. A good camera should have good night recording, have sound recording and provide remote monitoring.
3. Security Motion Sensor Lights
A basic addition to a good outdoor security system is a motion sensor security light. This device is triggered in accordance with what motion it detects on the premises. Upon triggering, it will illuminate the area, providing both valuable security that can draw your attention when you are in your home and functional lighting when it is working outside. Again, the best systems here have multiple sensors that work together, are not overly sensitive (creating annoying false alarms), and can be accessed remotely.
4. Outdoor Security Alarm Systems
These systems work similarly to motion sensors, and in fact there are some devices that work with an illumination function, similar to motion detectors. An outdoor security alarm will sound according to what parameters you establish on the system itself, as well as the system that you purchase in general. You will have the choice between having these sensors go off in the event of entry to certain points around the outside area, or in the event of motion sensing within specifically designated sections of your outside area.
5. Think About a Guard Dog
A guard dog is not right for everyone, there are costs involved and it's a long term commitment, and requires your time to walk and feed the dog. You also need to have a decent sized yard for most dogs to run around in. However, if you are prepared to make the commitment, having a guard dog is a great option, and dogs are so much more than guards, they becomes a valued part of the family.
From a security standpoint, having a dog can be a major deterrent to potential criminals. The sound of a dog's barking, no matter whether the dog is small or large, will play a significant role in keeping your home safe, especially in the outside area. The dog will alert neighbors and people passing by barking, but it is important to train your dog to bark according to the perceived threat, not just at people passing by your fence or gate.
6. Secure your Car and Garage
Security within the garage is simply smaller in scale when compared to security arrangements around the larger outdoor area. If you are interested in how to secure your home, it is crucial not to neglect the garage area, as it is one of the most commonly broken into sections of the home, especially when a good garage lock is relatively inexpense and easily installed. Your outdoor security system should handle threats outside, but establishing alarms and cameras outside and inside of the garage can help you keep that section safe in the event of a break in.
Does your car have an alarm? An alarm, with a light indicator, will deter thieves. This is necessary especially if you car is parked outside, but thieves are also known to break into garages and then into cars, so even if you car is garaged, think about getting an alarm with a visible indicator or even sticker to indicate the car is protected.
Secure All Entrances
One of the most important ways to make the most of your security system is to understand how to arrange your cameras and motion sensors effectively for each potential entry to your home from your property, including back doors, back fences, side doors, all windows, balconies, and even the roof. Always keep entry points carefully guarded with the appropriate sensor attention. Alarms should always be set around gates, doorways, and windows in order to draw attention to potential intruders. Illumination systems should be installed in such a way as to lighten up the largest available area, while cameras should focus on as much motion as they can, strategically placed in large, covering sections.
Careful planning and a little up front effort and cost to set up a great security system will give you piece of mind in the long term.
1. Secure Gates and Fences
One of the most important places to begin in securing your home is the outer perimeters that lead to your driveways and outdoor walkways. A good gate and fence system will be a major deterrent to most criminals. Does your fence need repair? For those interested in the latest gadgets, there are security gates that come with video monitoring of approaching traffic from within the home, or remotely through smartphones. It your home is vulnerable or has been attached, taking the extra precaution of getting a higher gate can help secure the property, enhance privacy, and deter potential intruders.
2. Install Outdoor Security Cameras
A good DIY home security system will always feature reliable outdoor cameras that you can install around the perimeter, and not just at the front door. Depending on the size of your home, you may want to invest in several different cameras, but always make sure that there is a singular system that can connect all of them to allow for easy viewing and storing.These cameras are available in a variety of different sensors and resolutions, with different systems available in accordance to what type of picture quality you want. A good camera should have good night recording, have sound recording and provide remote monitoring.
3. Security Motion Sensor Lights
A basic addition to a good outdoor security system is a motion sensor security light. This device is triggered in accordance with what motion it detects on the premises. Upon triggering, it will illuminate the area, providing both valuable security that can draw your attention when you are in your home and functional lighting when it is working outside. Again, the best systems here have multiple sensors that work together, are not overly sensitive (creating annoying false alarms), and can be accessed remotely.
4. Outdoor Security Alarm Systems
These systems work similarly to motion sensors, and in fact there are some devices that work with an illumination function, similar to motion detectors. An outdoor security alarm will sound according to what parameters you establish on the system itself, as well as the system that you purchase in general. You will have the choice between having these sensors go off in the event of entry to certain points around the outside area, or in the event of motion sensing within specifically designated sections of your outside area.
5. Think About a Guard Dog
A guard dog is not right for everyone, there are costs involved and it's a long term commitment, and requires your time to walk and feed the dog. You also need to have a decent sized yard for most dogs to run around in. However, if you are prepared to make the commitment, having a guard dog is a great option, and dogs are so much more than guards, they becomes a valued part of the family.
From a security standpoint, having a dog can be a major deterrent to potential criminals. The sound of a dog's barking, no matter whether the dog is small or large, will play a significant role in keeping your home safe, especially in the outside area. The dog will alert neighbors and people passing by barking, but it is important to train your dog to bark according to the perceived threat, not just at people passing by your fence or gate.
6. Secure your Car and Garage
Security within the garage is simply smaller in scale when compared to security arrangements around the larger outdoor area. If you are interested in how to secure your home, it is crucial not to neglect the garage area, as it is one of the most commonly broken into sections of the home, especially when a good garage lock is relatively inexpense and easily installed. Your outdoor security system should handle threats outside, but establishing alarms and cameras outside and inside of the garage can help you keep that section safe in the event of a break in.
Does your car have an alarm? An alarm, with a light indicator, will deter thieves. This is necessary especially if you car is parked outside, but thieves are also known to break into garages and then into cars, so even if you car is garaged, think about getting an alarm with a visible indicator or even sticker to indicate the car is protected.
Secure All Entrances
One of the most important ways to make the most of your security system is to understand how to arrange your cameras and motion sensors effectively for each potential entry to your home from your property, including back doors, back fences, side doors, all windows, balconies, and even the roof. Always keep entry points carefully guarded with the appropriate sensor attention. Alarms should always be set around gates, doorways, and windows in order to draw attention to potential intruders. Illumination systems should be installed in such a way as to lighten up the largest available area, while cameras should focus on as much motion as they can, strategically placed in large, covering sections.
Careful planning and a little up front effort and cost to set up a great security system will give you piece of mind in the long term.
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