A Step-By-Step Guide to Prioritizing What You Want to Help Keep Safe

A Step-By-Step Guide to Prioritizing What You Want to Help Keep Safe We all want to have a safe, secure home, but we can't all afford to build our own Fort Knox. For many of us, home security involves a series of tradeoffs to find an affordable solution. So how can you find the solution that's best for your home, family, and wallet? We've created a step-by-step guide designed to help you prioritize your protection plan and help keep your home (and everyone in it) safer. Before buying a home security solution, ask these questions: What's the Layout of My Home? Before you can create an effective security solution, you really need to understand the layout of your home, including: • Where are your main entry points (doors and windows) located? • How many entry points does your home have? • How are these entry points currently protected? WINDOW#1 WINDOW#2 WINDOW#3 DOOR#1 DOOR#2 An ideal home security system would provide you with security and monitoring throughout your whole home, but not everyone can afford an ideal solution. If you're only able to afford sensors for a fixed number of doors and windows, you need to understand what entry points are at the highest risk for break-ins so you can plan accordingly. What Possessions Do I Want to Keep Safe? Once you have found your home's weak spots and formed an action plan to help keep them safe, it's time to turn an eye to your possessions. What things do you have that you want to help keep secure? Do you have a lot of jewelry? What about electronics? The key here is being smart about where you keep your valuables. Avoid storing valuables in the master bedroom. This is typically the first place burglars check when searching a house. MASTER BEDROOM LAPTOP Make sure your electronics aren't in plain sight. If a thief can spot your new laptop through a window, it could be at risk of being stolen. Find creative ways to hide jewelry, cash, and other valuables, such as those mentioned in our Top 10 DIY Home Security Projects 3 http://bit.ly/10DIYhome Who Do I Need to Keep Safe? Finally, the most important part of any home security solution is helping keep the people inside safe. Family always comes before belongings, but your security requirements can vary depending on the specific needs of you and your family. If it's just you and your spouse at home, your needs will be far different from a household with small children. Here are some ways to help keep your family members safe: If you have children who get home from school during the day, have a camera installed so you can see them come in. Nothing cures that drowsy 3 o'clock feeling quite like seeing your kids arrive home safely! (AMERA MOTION DETECTORS Have additional security, motion detectors or cameras in rooms with children or those who may be more vulnerable in the event of a burglary. NTI|||||| If possible, have the whole house monitored to help protect everyone, no matter where they are in the house. Some good features of a home security system İnclude: • Window and door protection • Fire protection • Motion detection system • Camera(s) For more tips and tricks on how you can help protect your home, visit protectyourhome.com/blog! If you're interested in upgrading the security on your home, make sure to give us a call at 1.800.580.1342.