Burglars nowadays are a lot smarter than you think. Like any other trade, new tricks and ideas make the work of breaking into people's home faster and easier.
Plus, the internet allows bad guys to share advice with each other. Some even have the knowledge and sophistication of defeating high tech electronics to get their job done.
Your job as a homeowner is to be constantly aware of your surroundings and not to let your guard down when it comes to securing your house.
Follow these tips to keep your home safe and secure for your family:
- Never leave your keys under doormats or flowerpots or in mail boxes or in other “secret” hiding places… burglars know these old school tricks and check for hidden keys.
- Keep a detailed inventory of valuable possessions including the date of purchase and complete description with serial numbers. Better yet take pictures or video for proof when filing for an insurance claim.
- Doors with just a handle lock are easy targets for burglars now, armed with finesse and a plastic credit card. Try replacing it with quality door locks with dead bolts. Also, go for wood-core or steel doors when possible (adding devices like theBulldog Bar to your front door can help to create an impenetrable barrier to prevent kick-ins).
- Landscape your home for beauty as well as safety. A well-placed prickly bush under your windows makes your home less inviting and eliminates hiding and climbing opportunities.
- Install you lights on a random timer or motion detector to make it appear you are home when you are not (which is a good deterrent for criminals).
- Keep your blinds and curtains closed, especially at night. Open blinds allow people to "window shop" your home for valuables. Keeping them closed will make the contents of your home a mystery and the burglars will just pass over your neighborhood without anything to catch his attention.
Along with these great tips for keeping your home and family safe, be sure everyone under your roof follows them and install reliable door security devices (like theBulldog Bar ) to increase your home security. theBulldog Bar provides affordable, easy-to-install door protection that can keep a burglar from kicking in your door and invading your home. Visit theBulldogBar.com to learn more about keeping trespassers out of your home TODAY.
Here's to following simple tips to ensure the best home security !
-- theBulldog Bar Squad
Headlines about home invasions hit everyone especially close to home, so to speak. Our homes are our castles, the first line of defense in keeping our families safe. The good news is home security technology is keeping pace with criminals and more affordable options are available to help middle class and working families protect themselves.
While prices have come down for home security monitoring systems, they're still pricing many Americans out of the market. Installation is easier and cheaper than it used to be, but you still have monthly service fees as long as you have the system. Also, these systems typically alert you and the authorities as the crime is happening. They don't necessarily prevent it from happening.
theBulldog Bar is different. Once you install theBulldog Bar, your door is secure from kick-in home invasion whenever you have the device in place. Most homeowners are able to install theBulldog Bar themselves and there's nothing more to pay for it—no upgrade charges or service fees. Plus, you can move it with you if you get a new home.
Electronic monitoring services are great if you can afford them, but there are options for a DIY budget. You can increase your total home security by combining theBulldog Bar with consumer-grade security cameras and wireless motion detectors that you track from your own computer.
theBulldog Bar provides affordable, easy to install door security that can keep a burglar from kicking in your door and invading your home. Visit theBulldogBar.com to learn more about minimizing your risk of home invasion TODAY!
Here's to keeping your castle—and your family—safe and sound!
-- theBulldog Bar Squad
It's one of the most common questions asked by prospective homeowners and even apartment renters today... and the answer is always a qualified "YES."
"Do gated communities really have reduced rate of crime?"
Yes, fences and working gates can definitely reduce unauthorized vehicles and foot traffic on a property, especially late at night and early in the morning. For many residences inside gated properties, traffic reduction alone is enough to diminish the number of parking lot and street crimes reported in a secured community.
The effectiveness of gates and fencing, however, really depends on the nature of the premises and (of course) the management who controls the property. Gates and fencing work best on a stable property with non-criminal, mature residents and can be a bit more challenging to manage when most of the tenants are college students. Installing motorized gates in a high-crime neighborhood, on the other hand, may not be as powerful at protecting the community.
Formidable fencing and gates, by design, restrict access and therefore provides both physical and psychological barrier for criminal elements. Additionally, visual signage helps in announcing that the property is private, with ZERO tolerance for trespassing. Criminals typically want to come in and out of a property anonymously where they can easily blend into a crowd, which is one big reason they would bypass gated communities and the restricted access to them... and opt for open complexes & neighborhoods to prey on instead.
Remember: NO gated community can still claim they are 100% able to prevent crime. The gates and fences are just another tool to help the property manager fight crime. Weeding out repair vendors, solicitors and zillions of pizza delivery guys CAN help in maintaining a secure environment around your neighborhood, but you're still responsible for securing your own home.
Reliable door security products like theBulldog Bar are very affordable, easy to install and can serve as your first line of defense in the case of a home invasion. Lots of outside lighting can also help and if you have the budget-- have an alarm system installed for added protection as well as a really good night's sleep EVERY night.
To order home security devices for your residence or to learn more useful tips about minimizing your risk of home invasion visit theBulldogBar.com TODAY.
Here's to comin' out of the gate with ultimate home security protection!
-- theBulldog Bar Squad
