Of course you want to make sure that your home and family are safe at all times. This means that you’re going to take as many home safety precautions as you possibly can. While you probably already know about obvious things such as ensuring the locks are secure, locking your windows, and having a high quality alarm system installed, locksmiths Concord offer these tips for inexpensive, unexpected ways of increasing your home security.
Panic in Bed
If you find yourself home alone at night, don’t lose sleep over being worried about an home invasion. If your car is equipped with keyless entry, simply bring the remote into your room and leave it sitting on your bedside table. That way if you suspect that an intruder has come near your home, you can trip the panic alarm on your car. This gets attention and scares away anyone who isn’t supposed to be there.
Pretend People
You don’t need us to tell you that intruders prefer to strike when homes are empty. If you know you’re not going to be home for a stretch of time, take special precautions to make it look like you actually are there. Set your lights come on at a certain time, and even add the TV to the timer set seems like your home at night. Even leave a note on the front door for the courier saying that you are in the shower and can’t hear the doorbell but you will be down in 5 minutes.
Not So High Tech Security Device
If you have a door that leads directly up a staircase or has a wall in front of it, you can implement a not so high-tech security device to boost the effectiveness of your locks. Simply measure the space between the door and the bottom step or the wall, and cut a piece of board one quarter of an inch smaller than this. Wrap the board in cloth, and when it’s time to lock up wedge this piece of board between the door in the wall. Make sure the board is straight and matter how much force and intruder applied, they just won’t be able to open the door.
