Home Security Tips
- Don’t leave valuables that can be stored away in view of prowlers. Keep them out of sight and if possible in a safe or secure storage facility.
- Don’t leave keys in window or door locks - Intruders who smash door or window glass can enter your property much more easily if you leave the keys in sight.
- Fit all your windows with security locks or vibration detectors that trigger an alarm when a window is broken.
- If your property is in a dark street or area with bad light, consider installing security lighting outside your home to deter prowlers.
- If you do not have an intruder alarm. Speak to MR Fire & Security about a free security survey to establish what type of intruder alarm you might need.
- If you have an intruder alarm that is not monitored, consider upgrading your system to an MR Fire & Security Monitored alarm system that can notify key holders and or the emergency services in the event of an alarm being raised.
- Have a set of security gates fitted to the entry of your property to keep out unwanted visitors.
- Keep all access gates to your gardens locked to avoid unauthorised entry.
- Don’t provide an easy route for burglars by leaving ladders or steps in view or anything that may assist with accessing upstairs windows.
- Keep any tools or items that could be used to break into your home locked away.
- To find out who is at your front door or gates before you open them, fit a video or audio door entry system.
- At night, ensure you have sufficient timers fitted to you internal lights or install a lighting control system. This will deter burglars from thinking you are out by lighting up certain rooms in your home.
- When going away ensure you cancel your newspapers and milk deliveries or get a friend to collect them so it doesn't’ look like you're away.
- If you have an answer phone, never say you are going or have gone away.
- If you are going away, make sure all windows and doors are locked and all your security devices are set and are fully operational.
- If you are often alone in your home and have an alarm fitted, consider having a panic button installed that can raise an alarm if you hear or see intruders on your premises.
- ALWAYS ensure any security systems you have installed are done so by an authorised NSI (NACOSS) approved installer like MR Fire & Security.
- Consider restricting access from the front to the rear off your property with a physical obstruction i.e. locked gate or fence.
