If you’re concerned about the risk of Home Invasion (and you should be) then you’ll want to learn these 5 simple home defense hacks…

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This guie is from our friends at Survival Life.

1. Doors and Locks

• Use a solid core or metal door at entrance points.
• Be sure to use a heavy-duty deadbolt with a one inch throw bolt (make sure that it is 1”- most of the lower quality deadbolts only have a ½” bolt).
• Use a quality knob-in-lock set with dead latch mechanism.
• Replace the standard strike plate that comes with your deadbolt with a heavy duty strike plate that uses 3 inch screws.
• Install a wide-angle peephole so that you can view your entire entryway.
• When you move into a new house or apartment, change the door locks, you don’t want the previous tenants to be able to come in and out as they please.
• When you buy new locks, remove and destroy the model stickers that come on the package.  Most manufacturers have a limited amount of tumbler combinations per model. If you toss the box into the trash, all a thief has to do is find the box and take a trip to the hardware store for him to be able to walk in and out of your home with his own key.

2. Sliding Glass Doors:

• This type of door is usually secured by latches only.
• They are vulnerable to attack.
• Security can be increased by inserting a wooden dowel metal track blocker into the door track to prevent movement.

3. Windows (the most frequent point of entry during warm weather months):

• Windows are left unlocked at a much higher rate than doors.
• An open window that is visible from the street may be the sole reason that a house is targeted. An open window with only a locked window screen is particularly inviting to thieves. Access is quick, easy and most importantly, silent.
• Windows have latches, not locks; they should have secondary locking devices.
• Wooden sticks/dowels work well with horizontal sliding windows.
• For vertical windows, through the frame pins work well.
• For ventilation, leave no more than a 4 – 6 inch window opening.
• Make sure that opening is not large enough to allow someone to reach through to unlock the door or remove the window lock.

4. Be a Good Neighbor:

• Get to know your neighbors.
• If they are trustworthy agree to watch each other’s homes.
• While on vacation, pick up mail, newspapers, packages and flyers; put out their trash on trash day (and return empty barrels).
• Offer to park your car in their driveway and listen for a siren from their home security system.
• Water flowers, grass and plants.
• Communicate with each other about anything suspicious or noteworthy.

5. Home Security Lighting:

• Interior lighting is necessary to show signs of activity inside.
• Use timers (lights, radios and televisions). Make the home appear occupied.
• Exterior lighting is very important
• Lights in front of the home should be on a timer.
• If you are not an owner of one of Safeguard Security’s Reactor home security systems, use timers or motion sensors for other exterior lighting, especially at the rear of the house.

Use these steps to boost your home security. Never fear intruders again!

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