Protecting your home from unwanted guests and visitors can be a real challenge at times. Whether you’re living in a neighbourhood where the house burglaries are fairly common, or you simply don’t feel safe enough with the crime rates constantly rising up, it is advisable to secure your home to the best of your abilities. 

Many people find the task of keeping the burglars at bay extremely difficult and demanding. Learn how to fight off and force back any potential housebreaker with these effective ways for safeguarding your home.

Keep The Doors And Windows Locked

Don’t make things easy for all the scutchers out there who are lurking around, looking for inattentive and negligent homeowners. The first thing you need to do on your part when it comes to keeping your home safe is not letting them just simply walk in and out.

Even if you’re fully convinced that you’re living in a nice and safe neighbourhood, it’s still extremely dangerous to keep your doors and windows unlocked. This is especially important since the majority of burglaries are committed through the front door – a staggering 34%. Make sure your house doesn’t become a part of that devastating piece of statistics by simply locking (or further securing) your doors and windows.

Don’t Leave Worthy And Precious Stuff In Plain Sight

The front porch isn’t the only thing that counts here – you have to take care of your backyard as well. Leaving precious and valuable things in plain sight can attract burglars. Not only it gives them an easy opportunity to steal your possessions right away, but it also tells them that you’re probably careless with valuable things in general.

This type of behaviour encourages thieves to repeatedly go back to your place and look for new things to steal away. Even the usual things like phones, tablets, bicycles just laying around can act as an invitation and opportunity to plunder and filch.

Install Security Cameras And Alarms

In case you’ve had some of your things stolen from the front or back yard before, this is a very good reason to consider installing security cameras and alarms. If you’ve developed a reputation of being unwary and incautious in the past, then you definitely need to watch out and be extra careful in the future.

Alarms and security cameras can be true live-savers in some cases. If you’re investing in the home security system, we’d recommend you get the latest high-tech gear. For instance, you should aim for solar security cameras that are also equipped with motion detection, night vision, Wi-Fi capability, weatherproof casing, etc. Show any potential burglar how serious you are about protecting your house and your property.

Opt For Motion-Activated Lights

These are also a valid (although not as effective) option to consider. Guess what are most intruders afraid of? Lights. By installing motion-activated lights, chances are that you’ll scare off and repel any uninvited visitors.

This comes in handy especially in the situations where you’re gone from home for an extended period of time. Alternatively, you can set the timer on your TV to turn on and off at times, so it gives the impression that someone’s home, watching the telly. You can also give your neighbours the key from your home and tell them to occasionally turn the lights and TV on, so no one realizes you’re away.

And while you’re at home, you can always switch on the lights and leave them on during the night.

Trim The Bushes And Plants Around The House

Having a big garden with a lot of trees, plants and flowers is awesome, but be aware of the fact that this can be a perfect hideout for the housebreakers. If you can’t see if someone’s hiding out there or not, it’s probably a good idea to take precautionary measures and trim the bushes and plants that are just too big.

You might feel reluctant to do this at first, but be sure that nothing can satisfy you better than the feeling of safety in your own house.

Protect The Garage Or The Shed

Many illegal entries also happen through the garage. It is a rather convenient way to get to the house, as most people don’t pay much attention to this area (some don’t even consider it to be a part of their home).

And even if they can’t get access to the home through the garage, chances are that prowlers can find something valuable even in the garage, nevertheless.

It is also equally important to protect your backyard shed. Many intruders target these because they’re usually detached from the rest of the house, making them easier to get in and commit the robbery.

Conclusion

No matter how safe you think you are, you never know when you can become the aim of a house burglary attack. That’s why it’s so important to manage security at home and to do it effectively, too.

The things that we would generally recommend are locking your doors and windows at all times. Be aware of the fact that living in a nice neighbourhood doesn’t make you immune to the house attacks and burglaries. On top of this, don’t leave any precious and worthy things out there in the open, trim the bushes and plants around the house, use the lights to fend off intruders, and protect the garage and the shed.

We would also strongly advise you to consider installing security alarms and cameras – burglars often times feel reluctant to make a move on a house that’s protected in such a way.