Some Good Security Practices to Follow in Summer

Melbourne summer weather conditions urge us to be outside more and the lazy hazy days tend to make us a little careless with our home security. Opening windows and doors to get that summer breeze or slipping over to neighbours, all the time leaving the home exposed and at risk for break-ins. You can take some simple measures with the aim of providing a basic defence to your residence, family members and valuable items. This vigilance and careful behaviour might go a long way in protecting what is important to you.

Here are few tips to help you out.

• Doors

This is the most common point of entry for burglars. Doors should be locked at all time, no matter what the season. In summer, you might be working in the backyard or enjoying the pool. Your front door and garage door should be locked and make it a practice to lock all the doors at night and when you are going out. You can invest in a basic door alarm that can be activated at peak security hours to notify you of any intrusion.

• Windows

Windows are also a very common point of entry for intruders, while you are catching a cool breeze at bedtime. However, not only the ground floor windows are vulnerable to break-ins, but burglars can enter through upper storey windows as well. Remember to close and lock all windows, especially when you are leaving home. This smart move will protect what is important to you.

• Lighting for security

Lighting plays a vital role in your home security practices. The idea is to always keep your house sufficiently lit. Never make is obvious that you are not home, keep a porch light and at least one light in the house on, whether you are home or not. This will not only provide greater visibility for neighbours to keep an eye on your home but will also serve as a potential deterrent to buglers. You can invest in access control systems to turn on the lights, radio and television at random times when you are away.

• Install security systems

Security alarms and cameras can further beef up your home security. Cameras installed in and around your house with a connection to your phone can provide remote access to your home. This is also a good way to keep an eye on the kids when you are not around, or on the baby sitter. You can also invest in gadgets such as door alarms, window alarms, driveway sensors, and window breakage alarms etc, as per the requirements of your house.

These are some of the tips you need to follow to keep your home secure and to install security alarms in Melbourne call One-Tec Security.

We only use the leading brands, which have a proven record of reliability and are quality assured.