5 Quick Fixes to Make Your Home More Secure

One aspect of keeping your home in good condition is to ensure it is safe from intruders. Hopefully, your home already has a security alarm installed, but even this is not enough sometimes. Thankfully, there is a wide range of quick fixes you can do to make your home more secure and keep your family safe from burglars and anyone else. 

Fix Your Windows and Doors 

Insecure windows and doors are two of the most common places burglars look to breach and gain access to your property. Fixing (or even replacing) these are usually straightforward solutions you can do in a day. You can reapply sealant for the windows, replace the lock, or even book Garage Door Repairs to ensure no obvious way for someone to enter your property. Another option you can opt for is to have professional companies like Shady Biz Tinting to tint your windows so that strangers wouldn’t be able to peek through easily.

If you are concerned about burglars using brute force to get into your home, you can also reinforce your windows and doors to add further security. 

Install A Webcam Doorbell 

Technology has made it easy for anyone to monitor their property no matter where they are. One of the best products for this is a webcam doorbell, which is beneficial at home, work, or on vacation. The doorbell camera will activate when it detects movement and sends a live feed to your phone for you to monitor. It might be a false alarm or evidence that someone is skulking around looking for a way to get in.

Trim Back Overgrown Bushes 

Overgrown bushes give burglars a place to hide, meaning they could lay low for a while, waiting for you and your family to sleep or if they see you coming home from work. Trimming your bushes can eliminate a hiding spot while planting thorny, prickly, and spiky plants and bushes can make any hiding place impossible because no one wants to hide for hours with thorns digging into them. 

Install Security Lights  

Security lights are also a great way to ensure your property – especially your driveway – is safe from intruders. The brighter the lights, the better (but be careful about them being too bright) and motion sensor technology is also helpful. You can install these lights in a few hours and immediately make your home safer, whether you’re coming home in the dark or someone is scoping out your house after you’ve gone to bed. 

Hide Your Valuables 

Although some home invasions and burglaries are planned, with the home being scoped out for days beforehand, others are crimes of opportunity. This often happens when people leave valuables in the open, such as open curtains displaying game consoles, jewelry, or even car keys. Researching the best home safes means you can hide most of your valuables when you’re out of the house. You should also close your blinds or curtains to prevent people from seeing through your windows when they walk past. 

Home Safe Home 

A safe home is a happy home, and these fixes only take a few minutes to install and set up, which means you can go to bed that same night feeling secure in your house and isn’t that what everybody wants, anyway?