Tips to Make Your Home More Secure

• All trees and shrubs should be pruned and well maintained to prevent anyone from remaining unseen by hiding hiding behind them.
• Check that trees, down pipes and lattice work don't provide easy access to upper floors.
• Don't leave ladders and tools outside. They might be used to assist a potential intruder.
• Keep your home well lit, with particular attention to exterior doors.
• Exterior doors should be at least 1-3/4 inch thick and made from solid wood or reinforced with metal.
• All exterior doors should have heavy duty dead bolts and reinforced door jams.

• Turn on automatic timers for lights and radios.
• Turn down the volume of phone rings.
• Arrange for a neighbour to watch your house, pick up junk mail, water/cut grass or shovel snow and give your house a lived-in look.
• Arrange to stop mail, newspaper and other deliveries.
• Leave a phone number where you can be reached, with a trusted neighbour
• Secure all of your sliding glass doors to ensure that they cannot be easily lifted out of their frames.
• Make sure your basement windows are protected by security devices.
• Never leave a door unlocked as security in case you lock yourself out. - If you can get in, so can a burglar!
• Lock all the windows
• Lock all the doors to your house.
• Lock the garage doors and the door of the garden shed.
• Arm your security system and lock the door behind you.
• Do you have a reliable security alarm system installed in your house? If not, we can help!