Lights, Camera, Action – How Lighting and Surveillance Cameras Can Greatly Improve Your Home Securit
What measures are you taking to make your home a safer place? If all you’re doing is making sure the door is locked at night, chances are your home security routine needs to be reevaluated.
It’s important to keep in mind that criminals are nothing but opportunists. They can get into most homes without a problem. Often enough, they don’t even have to use force.
They will simply walk in the back door, climb through an open window or climb a tree to the second floor. If there’s a way in a thief will surely find it. But, you’re not powerless in this matter. Remember again, that as an opportunist, a thief isn’t going to risk getting caught. He/she is only going to break-in if a place looks easy to get in and out without too much fuss. Most break-ins take less than 15 minutes. You could step out of your house to grab a jug of milk and return to find that all your most precious valuables have been taken from you. It’s not a pleasant thought, but it does happen.
To prevent this, though there are a number of precautions you can take. Here, we’ll discuss lighting and surveillance cameras. Lighting is often taken for granted, but it is extremely important to your home security. A well lit property is much less likely to be targeted, for the simple fact that lights make you visible and thieves don’t want to be seen.
As a general rule, your home should be well lit at night. A simple porch light will not suffice. You should consider motion activated lights. These are relatively inexpensive and easy to install. Besides that, they consume little energy and won’t put you in the poor house. Flood lights, on the other hand, may seem like a good idea-they’re extremely bright and they seem to light up the entire neighborhood-but they actually can work against you in terms of keeping your home safe. Flood lights have a tendency to flash when switched on; this can actually blind you and drivers if placed near a road. Also, flood lights create more shadows which means while some parts are well lit, even more areas are covered in a thick shadow of darkness, where thieves can hide.
Consider complementing your motion activated lights with dusk to dawn lighting. These lights are activated during the night and use low wattage, high efficiency bulbs that don’t have to be replaced often. They will keep your home bright and visible.
Cameras are also excellent home security devices. The simple presence of a security camera is enough to deter most criminals. However, should that not be enough and you’re home is broken into, having a camera is extremely helpful. Cameras can record evidence and details that can help catch the criminal. Today there are a wide variety of easy to install camera systems on the market.
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