Who Has the Best Home Security Plan in Your Neighborhood?
When you are tackling the job of setting up a home security plan, your attention will likely be drawn to the examples set by neighbors.
Even if it stings your pride in some way (it shouldn't), it should be obvious that there is a lot to learn from neighbors.
For one thing, you will often be looking to people who have been successful in protecting homes in the area for years.
Here are some tips for mixing and matching home security ideas from the best practitioners on your block.
1.
See the power of the blunt system.
Is there a house with a Harley Davidson parked by the curb, a Rottweiler patrolling the yard and a sign warning trespassers that they will be maimed in some way or other? If so, you are looking at the style of home security that looks to intimidate anyone considering taking a pass at a residence.
While you may not want to go as far as this, see what turning the tables can do for your own plan.
You might want to at least put up signs warning that your home alarm system is up and running.
2.
Look for the subtle approach.
Do you have a neighbor who always seems to keep to himself and never has any trouble? If so, there might be a lot to learn from his approach.
Not noticing someone will usually mean that person has no flashy car and no open-season feeling around the house.
Chances are, you have no idea what the inside of these homes look like, nor what the people inside do for a living.
If thieves are scheduling a robbery, they will want to know more information than that about their target.
3.
Notice what people are doing with landscaping.
Is there any way to get the advantage on burglars with landscaping? For one thing, if you can see direct to the windows of a home, it works in the other direction as well.
Keeping bushes and trees from blocking the view of people looking at the house is actually smart on the part of homeowners.
Another way to use landscaping is to place thorny bushes directly outside your front windows, which continue to be a popular spot for thieves to enter.
4.
See the power of surveillance cameras.
Do you find yourself embarrassed just noticing security cameras on a house in the neighborhood? That same uncomfortable feeling will be there when a prowler tries to approach a home, typically sending them on their way.
If cameras are not in your budget, think about using dummy cameras with LED lights to achieve some if not all of the same effects.
5.
Consider the option of the gate/driveway alarm.
Extending the range of a home alarm system to exteriors is becoming more and more popular among people these days.
Whether you want to set up a video buzzer on your gate or a driveway alarm, the suggestion of this high security could be all you need to get the job done.
Even if it stings your pride in some way (it shouldn't), it should be obvious that there is a lot to learn from neighbors.
For one thing, you will often be looking to people who have been successful in protecting homes in the area for years.
Here are some tips for mixing and matching home security ideas from the best practitioners on your block.
1.
See the power of the blunt system.
Is there a house with a Harley Davidson parked by the curb, a Rottweiler patrolling the yard and a sign warning trespassers that they will be maimed in some way or other? If so, you are looking at the style of home security that looks to intimidate anyone considering taking a pass at a residence.
While you may not want to go as far as this, see what turning the tables can do for your own plan.
You might want to at least put up signs warning that your home alarm system is up and running.
2.
Look for the subtle approach.
Do you have a neighbor who always seems to keep to himself and never has any trouble? If so, there might be a lot to learn from his approach.
Not noticing someone will usually mean that person has no flashy car and no open-season feeling around the house.
Chances are, you have no idea what the inside of these homes look like, nor what the people inside do for a living.
If thieves are scheduling a robbery, they will want to know more information than that about their target.
3.
Notice what people are doing with landscaping.
Is there any way to get the advantage on burglars with landscaping? For one thing, if you can see direct to the windows of a home, it works in the other direction as well.
Keeping bushes and trees from blocking the view of people looking at the house is actually smart on the part of homeowners.
Another way to use landscaping is to place thorny bushes directly outside your front windows, which continue to be a popular spot for thieves to enter.
4.
See the power of surveillance cameras.
Do you find yourself embarrassed just noticing security cameras on a house in the neighborhood? That same uncomfortable feeling will be there when a prowler tries to approach a home, typically sending them on their way.
If cameras are not in your budget, think about using dummy cameras with LED lights to achieve some if not all of the same effects.
5.
Consider the option of the gate/driveway alarm.
Extending the range of a home alarm system to exteriors is becoming more and more popular among people these days.
Whether you want to set up a video buzzer on your gate or a driveway alarm, the suggestion of this high security could be all you need to get the job done.
