Affordable Home Security System

Posted on October 26th, 2008 by

Your home is your castle and you want it to be safe and secure. A burglar alarm system is a good idea and there are some easy to install, wireless alarm systems available today that are fairly inexpensive. In addition to a burglar alarm there are many things you can do to keep your home secure that don’t cost a lot of money. Below is a list of low cost home security tips.
1. Make sure all of your doors and windows are locked. In many cases burglary is a crime of opportunity. Leaving a door or window unlocked makes it that much easier for a potential thief to gain entry to your house.
2. Keep the exterior of your house well lit. If a thief is trying to break into your house at night they would prefer to remain unseen. If you have lights around the perimeter of your home remaining unseen will be difficult. You can get some inexpensive lights that are triggered by motion detectors so that you don’t have to keep the lights on all night. They will turn on only one there is movement near your house.
3. Something you can do that is very low cost and which may act as a deterrent is to post a beware of dog sign. Even if you don’t have a dog, making a would-be burglar believe that you have a vicious dog may be enough of a deterrent to make the thief want to find another target.
4. Security cameras can make a great deterrent. There are dummy cameras available today that are very inexpensive and to look very much like real cameras. Some of them will even move back and forth automatically. A dummy camera costs just a tiny fraction of what a real camera costs but will be just as much of a deterrent as the real thing.
5. Even if you don’t have an alarm system you can buy a sticker that you put in the window that indicates that your home is protected by an alarm system. This is another extremely inexpensive method that may act as a deterrent to a potential burglar.
6. Keep the outside of your house clean. Keep the bushes and shrubs trimmed back away from the house. Big bushes right next to the house provide cover so that thieves can work undetected to gain entry into your house. If you have any construction projects going on are sure not to leave a latter outside that would allow a thief to gain easy access to an upstairs window.
These are some tips that can help to act as a deterrent to burglars. I would certainly recommend a good quality burglar alarm but these inexpensive tips could help keep your home safe and secure by simply making the criminals think.