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The Importance of Home Alarm
Who is watching your home
while you are away? It may be more than your neighbour. While most of your
possessions may be easily replaced, many of your special mementos and
valuables may be irreplaceable. Although your home insurance will likely
cover most of your losses, they cannot take away the feeling of being
violated and the fear that your home will be targeted again.
While theft may be easier
to understand and reconcile, vandalism is a senseless act that cuts deep and
leaves lasting scars. As is often the case for all of us we sometimes don’t
think of these things till after the event and usually one of the first
things that homeowners do after a break-in is to install a home alarm
system. They could have saved themselves so much time and aggravation, had
they inquired about a home alarm system sooner. Installation of a home alarm
system is an investment that you hope will never have to pay off.
A home alarm system can provide added protection to you and your family.
There are a number of additional measures that a homeowner can take to
minimize their risks. Installing lights on motions sensors outdoors and
using randomly set timers gives the impression that someone is home new
advances in technology enable us to take advantage of modular automation to
control lighting and integrate it with the alarm system. It is also a good
idea to install extra lighting in the shadows and vulnerable areas of your
home. Trim back bushes and trees that may enable someone to lurk undetected
in the shadows.
Window grills designed to
impede a burglars’ access through venerable windows, can be purchased and
easily installed, although it is important to ensure that you still have
exits in the event of an emergency. Empty your letterbox regularly and do
not allow an accumulation of flyers on your doorstep.
Why make it easy by
announcing that no one is at home? To further give your home a lived-in
look, enlist a friend or neighbour to keep your lawn mowed and your bins
brought in while you are away. Security stickers can be affixed to doors and
windows, announcing that you have the protection of a home alarm system.
Burglary is frequently a crime of convenience and if your home is not
identified as an easy target, hopefully they will decide that it is not
worth the effort.
Ensure that you remember to lock all the doors of your home, especially the
one from the outside that accesses your garage. Once a burglar gains access
to the interior of your garage, they can work unnoticed and undisturbed.
Conveniently, the tools they need are often right there. They may even be
able to open the garage door, backing their vehicle inside to remove items
from your home in privacy. The importance of a home alarm system can not be
underestimated.
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