Home Security Tips part 11 powered by Chogon Guards and Safety Ltd

Home-Security Tips  

While it's difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs. These thieves are more easily thwarted if you employ some of these simple security precautions:

·         Plan to "burglarize" yourself. You'll discover any weaknesses in your security system that may have previously escaped your notice.

·         Lock up your home, even if you go out only for a short time. Many burglars just walk in through an unlocked door or window.

·         Change all the locks and tumblers when you move into a new house.

·         For the most effective alarm system, conceal all wiring. A professional burglar looks for places where he or she can disconnect the security system.

·         Your house should appear occupied at all times. Use timers to switch lights and radios on and off when you're not at home.

·         If you have a faulty alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell your neighbors that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off periodically.

·         A spring-latch lock is easy prey for burglars who are "loiding" experts. Loiding is the method of slipping a plastic credit card against the latch tongue to depress it and unlock the door. A deadbolt defies any such attack. It is only vulnerable when there is enough space between the door and its frame to allow an intruder to use power tools or a hacksaw.

·         If you lose your keys, change the locks immediately.

·         Before turning your house key over to a professional house cleaner for several hours, make sure the person is honest and reputable as well as hardworking. Check all references thoroughly. If the house cleaner is from a firm, call your local Better Business Bureau to check on the firm's reputation.

·         Instead of keeping a spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind the garage, wrap the key in foil -- or put it in a 35mm film can -- and bury it where you can easily find it if you need it.

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Home-Security Tips 

While it's difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs. These thieves are more easily thwarted if you employ some of these simple security precautions:

·         Plan to "burglarize" yourself. You'll discover any weaknesses in your security system that may have previously escaped your notice.

·         Lock up your home, even if you go out only for a short time. Many burglars just walk in through an unlocked door or window.

·         Change all the locks and tumblers when you move into a new house.

·         For the most effective alarm system, conceal all wiring. A professional burglar looks for places where he or she can disconnect the security system.

·         Your house should appear occupied at all times. Use timers to switch lights and radios on and off when you're not at home.

·         If you have a faulty alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell your neighbors that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off periodically.

·         A spring-latch lock is easy prey for burglars who are "loiding" experts. Loiding is the method of slipping a plastic credit card against the latch tongue to depress it and unlock the door. A deadbolt defies any such attack. It is only vulnerable when there is enough space between the door and its frame to allow an intruder to use power tools or a hacksaw.

·         If you lose your keys, change the locks immediately.

·         Before turning your house key over to a professional house cleaner for several hours, make sure the person is honest and reputable as well as hardworking. Check all references thoroughly. If the house cleaner is from a firm, call your local Better Business Bureau to check on the firm's reputation.

·         Instead of keeping a spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind the garage, wrap the key in foil -- or put it in a 35mm film can -- and bury it where you can easily find it if you need it.

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BOOK A DATE WITH US TODAY,
CALL, 08072292381, 08072292383, 08127551531,
info@chogonguards.com
OR visit our office at 10 Diya street Gbagada Lagos.
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9 Ways to Keep a Home Safe from Criminals

Whether you are a homeowner or a renter, it is always a good idea to practice home safety tips. Recent study shows that a lot of crimes are being committed in people's residences- burglaries, armed robberies, and home invasions to name a few. Here are various ways to keep your home safe

Home Safety Tips # 1: Security Alarm System:
Consider investing in an alarm system for your home. You can contact Chogons for advice on how to get that. Make sure that the alarm system has a panic button feature that you can easily use.

Home Safety Tips # 2: Deadbolts:
Your home should have deadbolts with full one-each bolts on all entry doors. These should be installed in addition to existing locksets. For doors with glass panels within three feet of the lock, it should have a double-cylinder deadbolt requiring a key on both sides; this way a burglar cannot simply break the glass and reach through to unlock the door. If your door has conventional glass panels, consider replacing them with shatterproof glass or polycarbonate material.

Home Safety Tips # 3: Re-Key Locks:
If you have just moved to a new house or apartment, have all the locks re-keyed immediately. Better yet accomplish this before you move in.

Home Safety Tips # 4: Limit Number of Keys:
Limit the keys only to members of the family that live with you. If you must share a key with a relative, especially when you are going on vacation and you need a house sitter- make sure that the person is trustworthy. Make sure that they return your key right away. If you have a hired help, for example a babysitter or a cleaning lady, and you ended up firing that person for whatever reason; make sure to change the locks immediately, even if you get your keys back.

Home Safety Tips # 5: Designate a Safe Room and an Escape Route:
Install a deadbolt lock on the door of your home office or den, so that it becomes your "safe or panic" room that you can lock yourself into if you are threatened. Plan an escape route from the upper floor by adding a rope ladder in a room upstairs.

Home Safety Tips # 6: Lighting:
Make sure that your main entrances, porches, driveways, and front walkways are well-lit. Turn on interior lights when you are away in the evenings.

Home Safety Tips # 7: Where's the Key?
Don't hide your house keys under doormats, inside your mailbox, or planters. These are obvious places that criminals would look for keys. Also, never put a name in your address and name on your key chain, it would be easy for criminals to find where you live and have access to your home and car.

Home Safety Tips # 8: Garage Doors:
Keep your garage doors closed and lock them at night. Make sure your garage windows are all closed and locked; it is hard to hear someone in your garage door because you may be inside watching TV not noticing the criminal activities happening inside your garage. Also, garages have ladders and other tools that can help criminals gain access to the main part of your home; so keeping your garage secured at all times will not entice the criminals to target your home.

Home Safety Tips # 9: Have Your Home Analyzed for Security:
For a detailed security analysis of your home, contact a bonded professional like Chogons Guards and Safety Ltd. Finally, you can ask for help or advice from your local police department; call them immediately of you see, hear, or have a good reason to suspect that a crime is being committed.