Make Your Home Safer with these home safety tips

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics, burglaries in the US occur almost every 30 seconds. These statistics drive home the point that keeping your home safe and secure cannot be left to chance. However, with the great variety of home security devices and systems in the market, you probably may not know where to start when selecting the best security system for your home. To get you started, here are some home safety tips and recommendations to help you protect your home from would-be intruders.

1. Secure Your Doors

According to FBI data, 34% of burglars walk right in through the front door. Your exit doors then must be the first place to secure your home. Ensure that all your exterior door frames are strong, with protected hinges. Does your door have a mail slot? If so, check whether someone can insert his or her hand or an object through this mail slot to unlock your door.

Change all your door locks as soon as you move into a new residence. Changing your locks reduces the chances of others having keys to your house. In addition, door locks do not go cheap, instead go all out and buy the best that the market offers, such as smart locks.

Additional measures you could take could be to add a deadbolt or a strike plate. Finally, install a video doorbell that sends your notifications anytime it detects any motion at your doorway, even when you are not at home.

Is your house door a sliding door? Consider securing it with either a glass break sensor or a door sensor As soon as someone tries to tamper with the glass door. These sensors immediately sound off an alarm.

2. Lock Your Windows

Another common access point for burglars is unlocked windows. Many of us shut our windows but leave them unlocked. To burglarproof your windows, it is important to determine the effectiveness of your windows latches. You can install key-operated levers or aftermarket window locks to reinforce window latches.

You also could consider installing glass break or window sensors to alert you in the event of any tampering and window security film to reinforce the glass.

3. Install Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor lighting is another good measure to keep burglars at bay. Install these lights in your backyard, front yard, near your garage doors, along outdoor pathways, and next to any outdoor structures on your property. Motion detector outdoor security lights go a step further and light up toward any detected motion.

4. Install a Home Security System

Currently, the home security systems market has a wide variety of systems. From self-installing systems to those that come with home automation and professional monitoring services. A good way to know which system will work for you is to conduct a home security evaluation to determine the risks and needs of both your home and your neighborhood.

Home security systems, such as the Alarm Grid Honeywell security system, transform your home into a smart home. The security system also offers extra features, such as carbon monoxide and smoke monitoring.

5. Secure Your Garage

Make it your custom to ensure that you lock all your exterior and interior garage doors. That way, intruders cannot access your home through the garage or steal anything you may have stored in your garage.

Keep your garage door opener inside your house. Doing so will lessen the likelihood of a burglar getting the door opener from your car. If you open your garage door using a security code, avoid entering the code in front of other people, not part of your household.

Finally, why not go all out and get a smart garage door opener? A smart garage door opener makes it possible for you to close and open your garage, check the status of your garage and set up a schedule from an app on your phone.

6. Secure Your Wi-Fi Network

Your Wi-Fi network is an entry point to your financial, personal, and home security and automation systems. If your home Wi-Fi network connected to your security system is unsecured, it leaves your home open to intrusion.

Fortify your home Wi-Fi network by enabling Wi-Fi Protected Access encryption for it by doing the following:-

• Use a strong password,
• Hide and rename your home network,
• Install a firewall and anti-malware and antivirus protection.

7. Install Home Automation

Home automation is another way to frustrate home intrusions. Installing a home automation system enables you to remotely control or schedule your home safety devices and security lights. You can switch on or off your lights, security cameras, door locks, and smoke alarms from your phone. You can also activate a scheduled routine as soon as the system detects an intrusion.

Better yet, you will instantly receive a video feed anytime someone comes up your driveway.

8. Install Security Cameras

Security cameras serve two functions. First, they act as deterrents to would-be intruders. Second, in the event of a burglary, the security cameras' video feeds can identify your burglar and get you justice.

Your security cameras may come as a set together with your home security system, or you could get stand-alone security cameras. Both options are good, as long as the cameras have option detection, Wi-Fi, and night vision capabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

The tips outlined above give you a general view of what the home security market offers. First, why not evaluate your home to determine the security risks and then take steps to mitigate these risks? In this way, you can make an informed decision on how to make your home secure and keep your loved ones safe. 

True, there is a long list of things you can do to secure your home, and you do not have to select them all. Your priority is to choose systems elements that you deem most critical and start from there.