Your Home Is Your Castle - Keep It Safe

Your Home Is Your Castle - Keep It Safe

Bad things happen to the best people, and they can happen to you at the most unpredictable times. Do not endanger your family by falling short on safety. Read on for great tips to make your home safer and to keep criminals from targeting you.

Always make your house appear to be occupied. Put timers on the TV, lights and radios. This way it will always look as if someone is home, even when you are away. This can be a terrific method of securing your home and keeping burglars at bay.

EXTRA TIP! Why not give your trusted dog the job of holding onto your spare key? Of course, your dog has to be an outdoor dog (or you at least need to have a doggy door) for this to work. You can purchase a special collar that will hold your spare key, so when you forget your keys your dog can let you in.

The best home security systems do much more than sound the alarm (literally). Many systems can be used to go off whenever anyone enters your home. It's a great feature for parents as they can tell if a child is potentially leaving the house.

Be sure your roof, floors, and ceiling are fire resistant. These materials will protect your home from both internal fires and the spread of fires that start on other properties. Preventing a fire is important since it can cause a lot of damage.

EXTRA TIP! Always have the locks changed when you buy a new home. There is no way to ascertain how many keys the previous owner handed out.

Don't announce your vacation agenda on your social networks. This is especially true if you have lots of unfamiliar "friends". There may be a thief within this list and you would have been inviting him straight through your front door!

Rid the outside of your home from dead wood, vegetation and overgrowth during the summertime. These can quickly become fire hazards when hit by direct sunlight, placing your house at risk. Keep your yard clear so it is a safe area.

EXTRA TIP! Let a house cleaner have your keys only if they can provide you with references so you can verify their trustworthiness. You need to ensure that they are honest and reputable according to references before you have handed over the key.

It's hard to know what might make your home attractive to burglars since criminals are often quite haphazard. Home burglaries happen more often then you would probably like to think, so it is a good idea to be prepared. Start with these tips, and grow from there.