samedi 9 novembre 2013

Smart Ways To Improve Your Holiday Home Security In San Diego

By Mark Mahaffey


The holiday season is a fun time for lots of people. People are busy, traveling to different places and spending a lot of time away from home. This means that their homes are empty and more vulnerable to being broken into. The more time you spend away from home, the more likely it is that people will notice, and that may translate into a higher risk of home invasion.

If you are away for the holidays, you do not want to receive the dreaded phone call that someone has invaded your home and stolen those items that you hold dear. Thanksgiving and Christmas and the New Year are times for fun and relaxation. It would ruin the fun if your home is invaded.

Therefore, you would do well to start now, before the holidays get completely underway, and think of some ways that you can make your home more secure. To start with, consider hiring a house sitter to stay in your home when you are not there. Since criminals generally like to break into houses that are empty, they may leave your home alone.

Lighting is also a crucial aspect of holiday home security in San Diego. Turn on the lamps in your home, and turn on your porch lights as well. If you have a detached garage with windows, turn on those lights too. Lots of light on in your home make it look as though it is occupied.

If you have not yet had security lights installed at your house, this is a good time to do it. These can be used to lighten up key areas around you home, such as around doors and windows the driveway and also around the entrances to your garages and outbuildings.

One of the best ways to increase your home security in San Diego is to have a home security system installed. These are a great way to discourage crooks from breaking into your home. In fact, nine out of ten criminals say that they would not break into a home in which they knew there was a home security system.




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