(guest post by Ryan Black) There are plenty of reasons to stress while remodeling your home, like scheduling conflicts, financial strains and the inconvenience of displacement. The last thing you need at a time like this is to have your home burglarized, but unfortunately it is a very real risk. In fact, it is […]
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New Home Security Trends
(Guest post by Vicki Clary) For most Americans, the place where you live is your biggest and most expensive investment — and that’s why protecting that investment is so important. The right security measures can make all the difference in how safe your home is, not to mention how comfortable you feel living in it. […]
How-To Install Surveillance Cameras to Deter Criminals in a Vacation Home
By: Hal Jones Second Part of Securing a Vacation or Lake Home. How-To Install Surveillance Cameras in a Vacation or Lake Home, Where Remote Surveillance Using the Internet or Smartphone is Necessary In the first section we covered deterrents, now we cover surveillance as a means of protecting property in a remote vacation home or […]
Security for a Vacation Home, Start With Controlling Access and Deterrents
By: Hal Jones (Editor’s note, within one week of installing the new alarm system, the thieves came back. The entry door was pried or kicked open by force, however the alarm system activated the siren and the burglars left without taking anything from the inside of the house.) One of the biggest challenges of owning […]