Do It Yourself Home Security Tricks

Here are some easy to learn, easy to use, DO IT YOURSELF HOME SECURITY TRICKS;

Beware of Dog Sign

Even if you don’t have a dog, you can pre­tend using this sign. Hav­ing a dog doesn’t nec­es­sar­i­ly make your home safer but it does make it less approach­able by bur­glars. No bur­glar wants to have an encounter with a dog dur­ing a rob­bery that they’ll think twice about enter­ing.

Light Timer

If you’re going to be out of your house for a few days, get your­self one of these. A timer for your lights allows you to cre­ate an illu­sion that you’re home by turn­ing your lights on and off at pre-set tim­ings. This illu­sion will keep intrud­ers out, get­ting them to think that some­one is home.

Keep the Mail Com­ing

Don’t sus­pend your mail or news­pa­per deliv­er if you’ll be out of your house for a few weeks. Instead, get fam­i­ly or a trust­ed neigh­bour to col­lect your mail for you. You don’t want to give any­one the sign that you’re not home.

Change Your Rou­tine

Try not to make your dai­ly rou­tine pre­dictable that any­one can quick­ly catch onto. Occa­sion­al­ly change it up. Try leav­ing and return­ing home at dif­fer­ent times.

Clean Up

Make sure all gar­den tools and any oth­er objects that could be used to break into your home are stored away. Leav­ing these around is like giv­ing a bur­glar the key to your house. Don’t give them any­thing they can use to get in.

Water your Plants

If you’re gone dur­ing the sum­mer, get some­one to water your plants. Mak­ing your house look lived in from the out­side gives the impres­sion that some­one is home on the inside.

Keep The Sign on the Lawn

If you have a secu­ri­ty sys­tem, keep the sign on your lawn or in your win­dow. It’s your best defense. You take away the sign, you take away your defense.