Home Security Tips for Beginners

While wandering around the country, city looking for houses, homes, apartments to rent, buy you have to consider security at the apex especially when interested in settling. Below is a detailed guide to keeping your home safe year-round and this applies to all clients seasonally/ temporarily to permanent stays.

Home Security Tips

1. Conduct a Security Audit

Make sure to conduct a security Audit to assess and improve your home’s security. During the audit, check all doors and windows to ensure locks are in good order, outdoor lighting enabled as well as landscaping (Trimming bushes and trees close to the house).

2. Upgrade Your Security System

To keep your home safe, we advise you upgrade your security system especially during milder weather. Upgrading the system includes installing cameras, alarms, and remote monitoring capabilities. You can also have an alarm system to warn you in case of tress passers.

3. Secure Your Garage

Make sure to secure your Garages so as to limit access. The Doors should be very strong with updated locks and motion sensors / cameras to keep cars and important stuff safe.

4. Prepare prior for Vacations

To keep your home safe, we advise you prepare prior for your vacations through pausing mail delivery. You can also inform your trusted neighbors to collect them on your behalf  so as to avoid signaling an empty house. You can also use smart light bulbs or timers to make your home appear occupied.

5. Outdoor Entertainment Areas

Make sure to protect outdoor equipment and spaces where you entertain guests. through securing the outdoor grills, furniture, and recreational equipment when not in use. Ensure all fence gates have sturdy locks.

6. Fire Safety

Ensure to have safety measures while using heaters and fireplaces. Make sure smoke alarms are installed and functional and fire extinguishers should be accessible in essential areas of the house.

7. Manage Deliveries

To keep your home safe, make sure to manage your deliveries especially when travelling as Holiday seasons bring and attract thieves. Also install video surveillance to help you monitor what happens around your home and neighborhood.