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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