The summer vacation season is here. Many of us are heading out to enjoy our well-earned holidays in distant places or nearby lakes. While we rest, others get to work: for burglars the summer vacation season is a particularly popular time.
What can you do to protect our property while away? When you make it difficult or look difficult for a burglar, he will choose another property and leaves yours in peace.
The Private Case leaves you with these 12 tips for a safer house:
- Lock your doors with deadbolt or quality security locks.
- Install a security/alarm system with a reputable company.
- Install real or fake video surveillance cameras.
- Install motion-sensor lights and a few automatic night-time lamps. Or invest in smart bulbs.
- Don’t leave ladders and tools outside; don’t make it easier for a burglar.
- If you don’t have a dog, put a “beware of dog” sign on your gate, put a large leash over your garden furniture; leave a large dog plate with water and some dog toys in a visible place.
- Tell your trusted neighbour that you will be away and ask them to remove your mail.
- Ask your neighbour to park his/her car in front of your entrance/garage.
- Don’t post on social media about your vacation until you are back from it.
- Don’t talk about your travel plans to service people, office people, in church, etc.
- Turn off the ringer of your home phone.
Install a video doorbell connected to your mobile phone. Once you answer, you will be able to see who the person is and he/she will think that you are at home.
