Fact sheet on fire alarm systems in belleville illinois
Is your home going to be empty for several days while you go on tour? That is the time your apartment or home is open to burglars breaking in. Here is what to do to defend your home.
* The top way to secure your home is to get a home sitter. An apartment where someone is staying is always safer than an unoccupied home. Try getting a trusted friend or relative to stay at your house while you are go away.
* Stop your newspaper and mail delivery when the apartment is empty. A full mailbox or newspaper piled up tells everyone that the home is deserted.
* If you maintain potted plants that are visible from the road have them maintained by someone. Alternatively remove the potted plants away from sight. Plants not being taken care of tell passersby that the home is unoccupied.
* It is a good idea to use timers on lights and tv. Lights should be on timers in multiple rooms. The way the lights are switched on and off should look natural. At sunset turn on the living room lights. Subsequently at bedtime the living room lights should go off and switch on the bedroom lights.
If you usually turn the tv on at 8 pm and keep it on till 10 the timer should stick to those times too. Though the lights may be on the absence of the bluish tv glow might indicate that this is an empty house.
* Get a neighbor to drop into your apartment or home often. Doors being opened and closed and windows too denote that the house is not empty.
* If you live in a rented apartment let the owner know that the apartment or home will be empty. The houseowner may want to keep an eye on it.
* If you have an alarm installed see to it that the apartment sitter recognises exactly how to use it.
* Make certain that the neighbor can reach you easily. The person checking on the house should know exactly who to call should a problem arise.
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