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January 20, 2011
Internet security cameras are an easy, cost effective way to help you maximize your protection by providing remote surveillance and the ability to monitor your home and family at any time and from any location.
November 14, 2010
How can illuminated house numbers be an aid to your home security in any way? Well, if you have ever had to drive along a street at night trying to find a certain house you will know just how frustrating that task can be. What is the number of that house, is that the one I'm looking for? Is that house number sixteen? If it is the one that I want must be three along, or is it, there is no way to tell for sure. What happens then when the police are . . .
September 21, 2010
When it comes to having home security surveillance, there are numerous ways a camera can be used and even more ways you can benefit from it. Whether you are looking to prevent a burglary or simply want to keep an eye on your children, security cameras can be used indoors and outdoors. Here are 5 benefits of having a home security camera.
June 22, 2010
There is no doubt that the long lazy days of summer perk us all up and put a smile on our faces. No doubt either that the burglar is also perked up by summer because it is the season that many homeowners make things so easy for him.
The summer warmth means that it is time to open up the windows and let the breeze blow through the house. After all you are at home so what risk is there in opening up a window or two? Unfortunately many a homeowner has suddenly made the decision to take advantage of the weather to go out back and attend to a spell of gardening, forgetting that the windows at the front of the house are open.
May 05, 2010
OK, the worst has happened. You have arrived home to discover that you have had an uninvited visitor.
The door to your abode is ajar when it should be firmly locked and the place has been ransacked. You experience a raft of emotions, anger, fear, shock, even regret and foolishness that you didn't get around to beefing up your home security as you had often promised yourself that you would do. Crime reported, craftsman called in to repair the door and fit a more secure lock. Place straightened up. What now? You have insurance that lightens the burden a little. You will need to make a claim.
So what exactly was stolen?
April 16, 2010
First let's be clear with the term burglar proof door. No door is going to be proof against all burglars in all cases. A highly skilled burglar with the right tools and the time to use them is going to be able to defeat most any door he tackles.
Fortunately though, most home burglaries are not co...
March 17, 2010
If the entrance door to your home is fitted with glass panels, or there is a glass panel right next to the door, you have yourself a home security risk.
Doors with glass panes allow light into what otherwise would be dark hallways, but from a security point of view they are a poor design.
It does not take much for a burglar to break that glass, reach in and open the latch, or . . .
February 04, 2010
Are you thinking that steel doors would look out of place on a residential property? The fact is steel doors are available in an amazingly wide variety of finishes - including finishes that look indistinguishable from wooden and vinyl doors. Security and beauty too.
January 02, 2010
Your front door can create quite an impression. Someone visiting your home has to walk up to it and knock, or give the bell a punch. A tired, weak looking, unwelcoming door perhaps with peeling paint, may give the impression that the home behind the door is not so well looked after. That may not be the case, but it is the impression it gives.
Your front door can make an impression upon someone else too. This person will find a tired and weak looking door very welcoming. . .
December 19, 2009
When you read about a burglary in your neighborhood, does it make you fear that you too will get the attention of a burglar? If you do then yours is a perfectly natural reaction.
If you are away from your home for the day, perhaps at work, you might even spend the whole day worrying what might be awaiting when you arrive back home. If a house on your block got burgled into what is there to stop your house being targeted is the reasoning you may make. This reasoning is actually quite a healthy thing . . .
December 08, 2009
Every police department recovers a large amount of stolen property, they would love to reunite that property with its rightful owners but unfortunately they often have no way to identify exactly who it is the items belong to.
However there are simple steps that you can take that, should you be unfortunate enough to have property stolen from you, will help the police in getting your stuff back to you as soon as possible.
October 24, 2009
While there are many benefits to home security alarm monitoring, there are some downsides as well. The ongoing cost of having such security can be quite substantial and you may also consider being locked into a contract to be another downside. Why then is security alarm monitoring so popular?
October 11, 2009
Whilst there is nothing that you can do to make your home absolutely burglar proof, there are many low cost home security ideas that you can employ that will help to keep the burglar out of your home.
October 06, 2009
All too frequently we learn of homeowners leaving doors unlocked or windows left open. A burglar does not have to learn any housebreaking skills to slip through an unlocked door or through an open window. Even if the open window is on an upper floor all the housebreaker needs to know is how to climb.