Windows. Here are your choices. If you do not already have them go out and buy new windows with security locks already installed or………………………………...improvise.
Get yourself a drill and some regular old ten-penny nails and drill holes through the top portion of the lower inside window into the lower portion of the upper outside window.
Don’t drill all the way through to the outside, just through the inner portion of the upper window. Then stick the nail in the hole.
This prevents anyone from opening the window from the outside. To open the window, simply remove the nail. You can also move the inside lower section of the window to various heights and drill additional holes in the outer window through the initial hole.
This allows you to leave your windows open for ventilation or fresh air and to still maintain security. Just remember not to make it high enough that a person, child or small-framed adult, can crawl through. Generally 5-6 inches allows plenty of room for ventilation.
Do the same thing to your garage door as you did to your window. When you close and lock your garage door there is a bar that extends out through the openings in the metal frame. Simply drill a hole through each end of the bar that extends out and insert a nail. Anyone defeating the lock will not be able to open the door because the bar will be locked into the frame.
Chimneys. Other than putting a grate of some sort to keep animals out, leave the chimney alone. Santa Claus has to get in some how. You would not want to wake up Christmas morning hearing profanity emanating from your fireplace, would you? Besides, you do not want to have to explain to the rest of the children in the neighborhood why they did not get any presents because Santa could not get to their houses because he was stuck in your chimney. Do you?
Lighting is the most important feature of any home security system. Ensure that all outside lights are in proper working order. Also purchase a motion detector light and have it installed high enough that a person can not reach it. These gizmos are great.
When you are trying to sneak up on a house through the dark and suddenly you are lit up like a deer caught in the headlights of a car it tends to ruin your day. Not too many guys stick around when they thought they were being slick and are suddenly lit like a Christmas tree.
It messes up their whole game plan. In addition to the lighting on the outside of the home it is a good idea to invest in a few timers. These timers can be installed in various rooms throughout the home and set at different times of the day so that lights will come on and off throughout the home even while you are away.
Get yourself a drill and some regular old ten-penny nails and drill holes through the top portion of the lower inside window into the lower portion of the upper outside window.
Don’t drill all the way through to the outside, just through the inner portion of the upper window. Then stick the nail in the hole.
This prevents anyone from opening the window from the outside. To open the window, simply remove the nail. You can also move the inside lower section of the window to various heights and drill additional holes in the outer window through the initial hole.
This allows you to leave your windows open for ventilation or fresh air and to still maintain security. Just remember not to make it high enough that a person, child or small-framed adult, can crawl through. Generally 5-6 inches allows plenty of room for ventilation.
Do the same thing to your garage door as you did to your window. When you close and lock your garage door there is a bar that extends out through the openings in the metal frame. Simply drill a hole through each end of the bar that extends out and insert a nail. Anyone defeating the lock will not be able to open the door because the bar will be locked into the frame.
Chimneys. Other than putting a grate of some sort to keep animals out, leave the chimney alone. Santa Claus has to get in some how. You would not want to wake up Christmas morning hearing profanity emanating from your fireplace, would you? Besides, you do not want to have to explain to the rest of the children in the neighborhood why they did not get any presents because Santa could not get to their houses because he was stuck in your chimney. Do you?
Lighting is the most important feature of any home security system. Ensure that all outside lights are in proper working order. Also purchase a motion detector light and have it installed high enough that a person can not reach it. These gizmos are great.
When you are trying to sneak up on a house through the dark and suddenly you are lit up like a deer caught in the headlights of a car it tends to ruin your day. Not too many guys stick around when they thought they were being slick and are suddenly lit like a Christmas tree.
It messes up their whole game plan. In addition to the lighting on the outside of the home it is a good idea to invest in a few timers. These timers can be installed in various rooms throughout the home and set at different times of the day so that lights will come on and off throughout the home even while you are away.
