Let's fix our house first before we do anything else. Make sure all your windows have secure keys or bars. Ordinary straight windows with locks are usually too high to be reached from the ground outside and require the window to be broken in order to obtain a lock. Make sure these keys are installed, activated and locked. Sliding balcony doors should be fitted with door hinges. Use moving flood lights on the perimeter outside your home. Next set some lights in your home with timers. These should be the lights you usually use when you are at home and the lights that you can turn on at night and that you may have left on all night. Nothing will stop the thief, who is guarding your house, other than the bright light at 2 AM and will come out after 15 minutes. Timer timers are very affordable and many have more than one setting of lights on and off in 24 hours.

Now we need to look at our doors. If possible make sure all your exterior doors are made of steel, and if they are not metal at least solid wood. Dead bolts on an empty interior door are not secure. A good metal door with a dead bolt key will block the thief before he even tries to enter. Do not forget the garage door. If you have a handmade garage door make sure the lock is working again or in good quality. Through the automatic garage door find an opener with a secure code system. Even if your garage door has a secure code or a secure key, lock the door between your garage and the house. I would rather lose my lawn mower than my wide-screen television.

Today in order to maintain a reliable home alarm system we must have a home phone. We can purchase systems that will run on a wireless phone, but that adds a lot of cost to the system. Many homeowners find the need for a fax machine and so far we can only fax by landline, giving this house number more than one purpose. This house number can be a telephone company cable or a cable company cable. Any home phone will have a visible cable or cable outside the house and can be cut by an experienced burglar. Place the trellis in front of the fence and raise vines or flowers so that the fence is not visible.

Our next consideration is whether we want a wired or wireless home security system? If you are building a home, the cable system is a different option, as installation costs will be lower if you install while building a house. In a home with a well-installed wiring system it can be very expensive, and most of that costs labor. A wireless system like Home safe can be installed in less than an hour as a complete DIY home security project. You can purchase an affordable and reliable system for less than $ 150 and add any additional features you find you need. In fact, if you have a large house, you can purchase two systems to monitor different areas or buildings for a fraction of the cost of a cable system. Your system must install a basic unit with automatic dialing to communicate with the police. Then you should have sensors for windows and doors and a moving detector in areas where important items such as electricity or jewelry are stored. You don’t really need a second floor window sensors unless that window is very accessible; good window locks will suffice. Other things you can add to your system are water sensors and fire detectors. Another important thing about a wireless system is that it travels a lot. If you have ever had a criminal, and your alarm went off, you probably already know where your nerves are and can come back. It is recommended that when your system is activated you re-evaluate your system and its performance. You may want to move some sensors or add a sensor. With a wireless system this is easily achieved.

Some people think they should hire an "alarm company", and I would not say this is a bad thing, but it is an expensive process. A good standalone system will do the same thing an alarm company will do. Your system can dial the police automatically, and then automatically dial to confirm or remove the system. When you are in the house a loud alarm will not only wake you up, but will frighten the intruder and cause him to flee. It has been found that in urban areas the response time can be 8 to 11 minutes to the police unless there is a police vehicle passing in front of your home. Why add extra time to notifying the security company, who will confirm the alarm and call the police? Good criminals come in and out quickly. They are trained to run in case they encounter homeowners, flashing lights, alarms or sirens. Real professionals can disassemble the systems, cut the glass and lower themselves into the skylights of fans in a typical home. They follow banks, jewelry companies and warehouses.

Before I close let me check out the common mistakes homeowners make in the house. Hiding keys outside the home usually does not work, as thieves know where to hide. Quickly repair any broken door locks, window locks or faulty garage doors. Clean your area. Leave visual access to your back yard and front of the house, so not only you, but your neighbors can also watch. Outdoor flood lights work best if you do not give the burglar a place to hide.

Keys should be treated as if they could add keys to your gold! Even the most trusted friends will not manage your key set as much as you would. Visitors to their home can steal these keys and your friends may not miss them. Do not leave your keys in a safe area such as your car dashboard or seat. A thief may open the car door or break a window in seconds. With today's online information they can find your address on your license plate. If you leave your car keys in a repair shop or parking lot, separate your house keys and car keys.

If you have an outdoor storage shed, it probably has tools and even a ladder inside. Make sure the shed is securely locked. When buying a new computer, television, or other expensive item, cut out the boxes to fit inside your trash can or give them to the garbage man as he arrives. Another option is to throw it in the trash can at work. Ask strangers in your area and if you do not already know them, introduce them to your neighbors. Real estate agents can be burglars who measure up your home. The sign that you will not speak to lawyers is not violence and will prevent you from opening your door so they can see what you have inside. If your front door has a good aperture, but if you have glass panels, cover the panels with curtains or film that makes the glass straight. Windows that look out of your home from the balcony or deck should have curtains over the eyes and the top of the windows can be left uncovered for light.