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Whenever there is a scare in a neighborhood from violent or property crime, people can tend to overreact. It's only normal that such events will cause fear and hostility to run rampant, if only for a little while. As with all other matters in life, it is important to take a step back and see where this type of anger is taking you. Can you use that to focus on making your home security plan in Louisville stronger? If so, it is worth channeling. Here are five ideas for making a truly solid home security plan in Louisville.
1. Do your homework on the alarm. It won't be news to anyone that a home alarm is the big ticket item when it comes to your security plan. You can't expect to be protected when you have less than the best in place. Ask a technician which type of system would work best for your property and take it from there. If you have lived on the premises for a long time, you will definitely be able to make it better, so get involved.
2. Make sure the monitoring service you choose is up for the challenge. An alarm is only as good as the monitoring service watching it, or so the experts say. Make sure the company you have hired for the job is ready to handle it. Some years ago, a system was in place for criminals to take down the system at monitoring service providers' command center so home alarm signals would be lost. Could your company overcome such an event? If it had command centers all over the country, it could.
3. Get a lighting plan in place. Lighting is another way of referring to exposure. It's the last thing a prowler wants when about to break into a home. Obviously, if there is a wall of light greeting him when he activates the motion sensors, he will not be in love with the idea of continuing. Simply posting lanterns or standing lamps at different spots around your yard makes a difference, but the motion sensor overhead lights are the homeowner's opportunity to pull off the coup de grace of lighting moves.
4. Step up the level of locks on doors. There are deadbolts, the locks recommended by almost every security expert, and then there are the deadbolts which cannot be picked. If you are ready to pay the price, the latter is a no-brainer. Even if you can't afford these locks at the moment, you can double up on deadbolts and make a huge difference. Well-trained lock pickers will even pause when seeing a lot of work ahead of themselves.
5. Make sure doors and windows can't be passed by with ease. Doors and windows are truly the nuts and bolts of a home security plan. Unless you have them reinforced, you are doing everyone in your family a disservice. Check over the type of screws connecting window latches to the wall and have your doors' strike plates changed to metal.
