Home Security Tips

(1)Check on the possible entrances to your home that might be easily available to burglar. By doing so, you are able to improve your security system and better protect your house.

(2) Make sure to lock your main gate and entrances to your house when you’re out even for a short time. As always, burglar may just walk in through unlock door or window.

(3) Change all the locks and tumblers when you move into a new house.

(4) Conceal or hide all the wiring for the home security alarm system. Professional burglar may find every possible way to disconnect the alarm system.

(5) Switch on some lights in your house when you are out for a long time. Your house must appear occupied all the time to keep burglar at a distance.

(6) If you have a faulty alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell your neighbors that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off periodically.

(7) A spring-latch lock is easy prey for burglars who can slip in a plastic card against the latch tongue to depress it and unlock the door. A deadbolt defies any such attack. It is only vulnerable when there is enough space between the door and its frame to allow an intruder to use power tools or a hacksaw.

(8) Change the locks immediately if you lose your keys.

(9) Instead of keeping a spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind the garage, wrap the key in foil -- or put it in a 35mm film can -- and bury it where you can easily find it if you need it.

(10) Don't leave notes for service people or family members on the door. These act as a welcome notes for a burglar.

(11) If the entrances to your home are dark, consider installing lighting with an infrared detector. Switch on the light at the entrance area at night will also help to keep away burglar. Most thieves don't want to be observed trying to get in a door.

(12) Keep a good relationship with your neighbors so that they can help look after your house when you’re away. Talk to your neighbors about any suspicious people or strange cars you notice lurking about.

(13) Trees located near windows or doors that might shield a burglar from view can be major flaws in your home-protection plan. Consider your landscaping plan in light of your protection needs.

(14) Do not let any strangers into your house. Sometime burglar may pretend to be a salesperson or someone asking for help to get a chance into your house.

(15) Dogs are good deterrents to burglars. Even a small, noisy dog can be effective -- burglars do not like to have attention drawn to their presence.

(16) Placing a warning board indicating that your house is protected by security system is a good deterrent to burglar. Logically they will try to break into house that is not guarded.

(17) Install the main gate type that can block the view into your garage or car park area. This will prevent the burglar from knowing whether your car is inside the house or not from afar.

(18) If you are out of the house for long period, make sure you lower the volume of your house phone. Some burglar may know you and call to check whether someone is at home or not.