There are a number of things that you should immediately focus on when you get a new home. Knowing the things that you need to do to ensure that you and your family remain safe when you start living in your new home should take priority for you. We’re going to show you how you some of the tips you need to do, in order to ensure your safety.
- Gather your family together and hold a meeting focused around the discussion of a safety plan and habits for your home.
- Contact the police to help recommend you with cost-effective changes to tighten security.
- Test out a burglary with a neighbor or friend that you trust, so that they can help you find the vulnerable areas around your house.
- Don’t hide your house key anywhere in the usual places because burglars know these spots. Instead, give it to a trusted neighbor to hold for you.
- Strategically place keys and garage-door remotes in a safe spot, which isn’t quite visible.
- Add security signs around the house, (especially around the entryways) to ward off unwelcomed visitors.
- Don’t ever store your ladders outside, because it may allow burglars to access higher areas of your home, like the balcony or the second-floor.
- Light up your outside of your house to shed some light on the surroundings so you can ward off potential intruders.
- Consider installing timers which automatically trigger timers on lights, TVs, etc. and give the appearance that someone’s home.
- Lock your air conditioning units in place so that they don’t provide an easy entry point for crooks.
- Remove potential hiding spots for burglars by trimming and pruning plantings.
- Make sure your window locks are operable and if they aren’t, have them fixed or replaced.
- Take a good look at the doors so that you can tell if you’re reliable or secure enough to keep your home burglar-free.
- Pinpoint all the weak locks and have them replaced.
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