Making Your Home More Secure

Where there is opportunity, there is crime. In this case, I
am talking about the prospects of burglary in your home. The
common methodology for dealing with this risk these days is
to use a home security system.

A home security system is a strong step towards protecting
your home from criminals. That being said, it is not an
excuse to drop your guard. Failing to arm the system or
leaving windows or doors open is an invitation for bad
results.

Home security is like a car. You have lots of choices. You
can buy a little Toyota that will run forever, but is pretty
basic, or you can buy a Ferrari. As with a car, the choice
really boils down to what you want to spend.

How about starting simple. Our first system is time tested.
Yes, the big dog defense. The advantage to having a big dog
is they are very protective and bark like mad when sensing
intruders. The downside is they have to be fed and can sleep
at bad moments.

The next step up from the dog alarm is the fake alarm
system. This is essentially the placement of what looks like
an alarm system in obvious areas in the form of cameras and
what not. Of course, they are fakes, but most criminals will
not know the difference.

Our next step up is the unmonitored security system. This is
also known as the car alarm system in the industry. Why?
Well, it blares an insanely loud noise when a burglar trips
it by opening a door or window. That is, however, all it
does to deter the thief.

The monitored system takes things a step farther. It will
sound the alarm and call a security company. The company
will then call you to verify if there is a problem. If so,
it will call the police. If not, the system is reset and off
to sleep you go.

The monitored security system may sound great, but it has
some problems. The primary one is most thieves know about
it. If they are serious about robbing you, they will first
look for the phone lines and cut them. This, of course,
prevents the call to the security company.

From this point, the various security systems available
start getting pretty exotic. You can get infrared,
pressurized, panic button and all manner of fascinating and
expensive systems. Generally, they are overkill unless you
have a specific situation that calls for them.

Ultimately, only you can decide which system is going to be
appropriate for your situation. At a minimum, making sure
you have something that makes noise when a person enters the
home is advisable.

A home security system is only so good as its installation
according to Bill Gibson. He writes for
SecuritySystemStop.com, where you can find
(http://www.securitysystemstop.com/security-system-installers)
secuirty system installers across the country.