How to Make Home Safe

New Year's Eve is one of the most awaited festivals. By tradition, people spend New Year's Eve at home with families and friends. Today, due to the number of parties and places, paid or private, offered to spend this momentous occasion, everyone around the globe is in some type of celebration. However, before you make your New Year countdown plans, is your home safe? Here are tips on How to Make Home Safe before going somewhere else.

These days there is a good chance that the average burglar will not wait until dark to comes out. The one thing we can all be sure about is that most burglars are opportunists. Therefore, it pays to be meticulous about keeping doors and windows secure at all times.

* Giveaway Signs

Take a tip from the old wartime saying about careless talk. Cancelling the papers before you go away is a good idea--but not while the shop is crowded. Gossiping in the pub about an eagerly awaited break could attract the wrong sort of attention. It also pays to make it look as if someone is at home while you are away. Ask a reliable neighbor to clear post and circulars off the doorstep.

* Lighting uptime

Leaving lights on and a radio playing can help make the house appear occupied. There are plenty of easy-to-use time switches, which will turn lights and appliances on or off while you are away. You can also buy a device, which will switch a light on, and off randomly during the night or switch on in response to growing darkness especially for the porch and the garden.

* Locks and Bolts

Consider putting bars at the shed windows if tools and ladders are stored inside. Use a suitable padlock on the door if the wood is too thin for a mortise. The same rules apply to the garage.

Invest in window locks for all windows that are accessible, not just from the ground or roof, but also from the drainpipes, walls, or temporary scaffolding. Fit locks to accessible skylight windows too. Doors need a particularly good lock, especially the 'final' exit door, since you cannot bolt doors as you go out. Choose a deadlocking mortise level lock, with five or more levers. Cover the letterbox with a draught excluder or wire letter basket. Have a chain fitted and, if the door is solid, spy- hole. Wood framed French windows offer little resistance unless barred. Back doors should also be fitted with a good lock.

* Alarm Advice

There are several reasons for not having one, not least the fact that it makes burglars think you have something worth stealing. Nevertheless, the mere sight of an alarm can also deter some burglars, which is why some people use dummy boxes.

It pays not to keep anything valuable in the house in the first place. Protect items of great value in a small safe or take them to the bank. Remember, burglars know all the hiding places, so do not risk keeping any irreplaceable items in the house. Employ tips on how to make home safe.

Wishing You a Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year!