8 TIPS TO
SECURE YOUR HOME
HOME SECURITY TIPS For just about all of us, our most valuable financial asset is the home – not to mention the expensive and meaningful ‘stuff’ that it contains. So it’s no surprise that thoroughly securing your home is a major concern to just about every responsible Australian. So it’s wise to follow these easily actionable home security tips that make it simple to vastly improve the security of your home.
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1. LOCK UP
2. SECURE GARAGE
It sounds like an obvious home security tip, but you might be amazed to learn just how many people don’t even lock their doors – particularly when they’re just popping out for milk or a walk around the block.
Cover any windows in your garage to stop potential thieves from seeing when your car is gone. This will also stop them from seeing any valuables such as power tools or lawn mowers kept in there. Ensure that you garage door is locked at all times.
3. DON’T BE COMPLICIT
4. DON’T ADVERTISE YOUR ABSENCE
5. UNCOVER YOUR HOME
6. SECURE WINDOWS & DOORS
We’ve heard of plenty of home break-ins that involved the perpetrators using the household’s own tools – like hammers, ladders and even wheelie bins – to breach your defences. So as well as keeping your garage locked, be sure to return tools to their storage location after use instead of leaving them in your yard.
Get a friend or neighbour to collect your mail, mow your lawn before you go, and park a second car in your driveway. For longer trips consider setting up a timing system to periodically turn on lights or a radio or organise a house sitter.
Imagine you’re a burglar, and you’re choosing between two homes to break into. One is nicely concealed by trees and bushes, meaning you can tamper away at your locks without being seen from the street. And the other is unobscured and automatically lights up like a Christmas tree when movement is detected. The choice is easy right?
Review your home entry points, ensuring you have doors with deadlocks and secure window locks or shutters. Often break-ins attempts are thwarted by secure windows or doors that were tampered with but not breached.
7. INVEST IN A SMALL SAFE
8. INSTALL MODERN SECURITY SYSTEM
Among the most common things stolen by home burglars are jewellery, small devices and cash – because they’re valuable and they’re easy to grab and carry. Many households could therefore benefit from a small safe.
To really beef up your home security get help from the latest and greatest in the home security industry’s fast-moving world of technology. State of the art CCTV camera installations, along with security alarms and lighting are key defences that are well known deterrents to would be thieves.
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Following all of the above home security tips will maximise the security of your home and provide piece of mind for the safety of it’s occupants. This infographic was created by Citiguard Protection Services, serving Sydney’s security needs for over 50 years.
Infographic provided by
www.citiguard.com.au