Keep Your Home Safe While Traveling
If the idea of traveling makes you feel giddy then you are not alone. However, if you have just bought or moved into a home, this is a huge purchase and it is something that you no doubt considered carefully.
This means that you will have to make sure your home is kept secure, especially when you have to be away for a while.
Here are some ways to make sure that your property is still getting superb care while you are away.
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Check Everything
Before you, jump on your next flight. Be sure that no one can pry open and jump through your windows. Before you head out make sure that you check every door and window and see to it that they are properly locked.
If you have spare keys it’s a good idea to take them up. If a burglar were to come around and sniff out that you are not at home, they will start lifting mats and potted plants to find spare keys.
In doing so, they are likely to discover your secrets if you hide keys this way, so make sure you don’t keep any spare keys in these very obvious places.
Get Timers on Lights
Getting lights that have timers on them can help to level up your security. Your best security is often found in motion lights.
Motion lights will come on outside your home whenever a thief or criminal tries to walk or sneakily tiptoe their way onto your property.
You will say goodbye to cat burglars with motion sensitive lights. These lights are often enough to frighten away these criminals.
Get Smart
Another great way to beef up security on your property is to install smart cameras, lights, and locks. You will get control of what’s happening at your home.
You can control the ins and outs while you are on vacation. Let people go in or out as you wish from wherever you are via an app. You can put it up on your phone or your tablet and then go to work in securing your property from a distance.
It’s great for letting service people such as house cleaners while you are away. With smart cameras, you can become a super spy because you can see what is going on in your home while you are in a different country.
This is how far smart technology has come!
Reduce Signs that No One Is Home
The next thing you need to do is reduce the signs that nobody’s home. You should try to get someone to pop in and pick up your mail from your mailbox.
Also, get someone to come in and clear away any packages that get delivered.
Getting someone to do this will throw potential burglars off the scent. It will be almost impossible for them to tell that no one is home.
When your yard turns into a forest of overgrown weeds while you have been gone for a long period, it’s a dead giveaway that no one’s home. This draws attention to your property and lets the criminals know that the place is empty.
The best thing to do is to schedule tree trimming and lawn care ahead of catching your flight.
Set Electronics Timers
It’s not just your locks, lights, and your doors that you can program when you are going away on vacation. It’s also possible for you to create the illusion of being home using electronic timers.
You can get lamp timers that will turn on at a specific time during the night or the day. Like magic, they will give the appearance that someone is home when they’re not.
This magic can even be extended to your television. Let this come on at different times so that if someone is watching your house they think you are home. This is usually enough to make a burglar think twice before masterminding a plan to get into your home.
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Stay Safe
You must try to keep your house as safe as possible when you are away on vacation. You want to make sure that your home is not the equivalent of a sitting duck when it comes to being vulnerable to criminals.
Throw confusion into the minds of burglars, so that they make plans in vain. By taking the time to predict and block every possible move while you are away. You can beat them at their own game and keep your property safe night and day while on vacation.
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