Notes about defiant home security door locks
Is your apartment to be left empty for days or weeks while you go on tour? That is when the house is most vulnerable to thieves breaking in. Here are several things that will help you.
* The top way to secure your home is to have someone stay at your apartment. Having someone at home is normally safer than a home or apartment that is unoccupied. See if you can get a friend to stay at your apartment for the time you are away.
* Halt the mail and newspaper while you are away from home. Mail spilling out of the mailbox tells unlawful elements that the house is empty.
* If you have potted plants that are visible ask someone to maintain them. Alternatively ensure that the potted plants are kept out of sight. Untended and wilted plants are a hint that the house is not occupied.
* Use timers on the lights, radio and tv. Lights in several rooms should be on timers. The lights should be switched on and off in a natural sequence. The lights in the living room should switch on at sunset. Later on the lights in the living room should turn off and the bedroom lights should be turned on.
If you generally turn tv on at 8 pm most days and it remains on till 11 pm the timer should do the same thing. Though the lights may be switched on the absence of the tv glow might be enough evidence that the house is uninhabited.
* See if a neighbor will visit your house frequently. Windows being open now and then are signs that somebody is home.
* If you rent an apartment it may be useful to tell the landlord that the apartment will be empty. Your homeowner may want to keep an eye on it.
* If you have an alarm installed make certain that the apartment sitter knows how to run it.
* Make sure the caretaker or house sitter can contact you. The person watching over the house must be well aware of who they should notify should any problems come up.
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