Wanting to keep your family and valuables safe from any loss or harm is human nature and the easiest way to do that is to increase your home security. Don’t worry though, it doesn’t mean you’ll have to live in a fortress.
Thankfully, technology has advanced massively in recent years and there are now a huge range of easy-to-fit, low-cost devices that are guaranteed to increase your home security.
Lighting
Lighting to the exterior of your home is all well and good but if it’s on all the time you’re unlikely to notice anything untoward. Sensor lighting is therefore a much better option.
These lights will probably save on your electricity bill because they won’t be on all the time and they’ll only come on when they sense movement close-by so you’ll automatically be alerted.
Safes
If you’re the kind of person to keep cash, important documents or other valuables, like jewellery, at home then a secure safe is probably one of the best investments you could make.
Safes can be freestanding or fitted and which one you choose will essentially depend on your circumstances, but either way by having one installed you’ll be going a long way to protecting your most precious possessions.
Doors
When considering home security improvements, a lot of people will look straight to their front door. However, according to Kevin Coffey, a detective and expert in crime avoidance advice, burglars are much more likely to break in through a back or side door, so it’s just as important to check and upgrade these doors too.
There are a whole host of fantastic-looking but exceptionally secure doors available at the moment but perhaps the most famous is our best seller, the Solidor which has a solid timber core as opposed to the less robust foam core found in other composite doors.
Not only is a Solidor robust, it also comes with “the country’s most secure locking system; the Ultion”.
This lock can sense anyone trying to open the door without a key and as a consequence “engaging via a hidden lock to prevent intruders gaining entry, even when snapped twice.”
Windows
As well as doors, it’s imperative to check windows are secure too which means locking them when they’re not in use. In the winter it’s relatively easy to keep check on your windows because they’ll rarely be open. In the summer however, it’s a different story and this is when opportune thieves are likely to strike.
Avoid leaving keys, - or anything else that could be used to gain entry to your home – wallets and other valuables away from windows and out of the sight of passersby. Equally, make sure you always shut your windows at night, never sleep with them open. If it’s hot invest in a fan, it’ll definitely work out much cheaper than dealing with a burglary.
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