Improve Your Home Security in Just 5 Steps.

The phrase "nowhere like home" refers to the feeling of relief and comfort, the feeling of familiarity that someone experiences when they finally arrive home. With this article, we seek to ensure that this home-owner bond is never broken.

How are we going to achieve it?

By giving the best tips to improve the security of your home:

Step 1 : Window Protection

Keep your home as a fortress

If we ask you what is the most common way intruders break into a home? The answer would be through the windows. To prevent this from happening we recommend to choose the best lock according to the type of windows in your home as it is an economical and effective way to protect it. There are several types:

Starting with the most basic:

• Sliding window locks: perfect for sliding windows
• Ventilating locks: placed on the window frame above the sash preventing it from opening     all the way
• Hinged wedge locks: keeps double-hung windows closed
• Folding latches: for casement windows
• Swivel action locks: with automatic locking to prevent opening.

To the most modern:

• Button key release window restrictor: designed to protect your home from both inside and out. Besides being a good option to prevent burglary, it is perfect if you live with small children as it prevents them from inadvertently falling out of the window.
• Lwl 101 window lock: in the event that your home has wooden casement windows with hinges, this is the solution. It is easy to use, quick to install, and has a modern design that will not detract from the aesthetics of the interior of the house.
• Defender security window lock: for single-hung horizontal or vertical sliding windows. Its installation does not require any screws or anchors, making it one of the most convenient options.

To add extra security, installing a security system is the key.
Intrusion Sensors provide you with the most advanced protection in sensor security. All vulnerable openings (windows and doors) fitted with a sensor unit can be analyzed electronically in the control panel. In the event of an attempted break-in, the system is designed to activate before an intruder has gained access to the premises.

Complements such as laminated glass, anti-leverage hardware, resistantprofiling, or self-locking shutters will help increase security and your peace of mind.

Step 2 : Locks and Technology

The future is at the door

Things as simple as hiding a key under the doormat or in a flowerpot that we think of as something useful and clever could turn out to be a severe security risk. Would it surprise you that most burglaries are found to have checked these places before breaking a window to gain entry?
Thanks to new technologies, we have many options that would replace hiding keys to reduce endangering your home:

I wonder how many times we have opened the door without checking who was there first. With access controls, you will be able to control and restrict access to the people who want to enter your house. With the help of this system, we can also keep an eye on any threats that arise inside our homes such as a fire, a fall by an elderly relative, leaks, etc.
If a monitoring center receives an alarm, it follows a rigorous protocol according to the situation, prioritizing the safety of the customer and providing the best service possible.

With a Biometrics System, we can create a verification layer by showing a card that identifies us and our fingerprints, making the process more comfortable and secure.
Using an electronic key, your fingerprint, security code, or an eye reader to open the door is much more difficult to manipulate in case someone wants to break in. Also, these systems operate 24 hours a day.

Step 3 : Lights with a life of their own:

Knock knock, is anyone home?

Smart lighting can be very beneficial in many ways to increase the security of your home.
Motion sensors are a great idea, especially in areas such as the entrance to your home or garden, and are a good way to frighten anyone who tries to enter your home unwarranted.
Home burglaries tend to increase during the vacation period, which allows burglars to avoid being easily spotted, so if you are not home or are away on holiday, time-activated lights turn on and off, impressing the illusion that someone is home, shooing them away. You can customize its operation according to your needs.

There are different types of light we need depending on the time of day, sometimes, not even needed because the outside light is enough. With auto-dimming lights you can choose to have an intense light at night, and in the morning, a more subtle light. Not only is this a deterrent for burglars, but it’s also functional and saves energy!

Step 4 : CCTV Systems

Eyes everywhere

Wouldn't you like to know what's going on in your home while we're away?
CCTV security cameras will do the job for you. Equipped with a CCTV system, you will be able to capture everything that happens in your home. Among its advantages are the reduction of criminal activity, lower insurance policy costs, and increased peace of mind for the owner. Even at night, the cameras will be able to capture everything that happens around and inside the home.
Don't worry about installation, it's quick and easy.

In the same way that access control attracts people, a major benefit of installing video surveillance cameras is that they allow quick response to crimes or assaults that may occur at the home or in the neighborhood.
This system, like many of the others in this article, is supported by a SmartApp that enables you to control your home's operation wherever you are in the most convenient and easy way possible.

In this article you can learn about the best places to install a camera in your home.

Step 5: Smoke detectors:

Ghostly dangers

Some dangers escape our sight, such as fire and smoke.
The installation of a fire alarm will allow you to detect and prevent fire hazards.
These devices are alert 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are an extremely low cost to run.

Fires usually start from small mistakes in our homes, such as leaving a candle burning, lighting a cigarette, heating the stove, or using a fireplace..., but in just five minutes, these mistakes can destroy everything.
What can we do to prevent this type of fire? Here are a few tips:

• Check our electrical installations periodically to ensure they are in compliance with all regulations in effect for a good operation.
• Check the boiler and gas installations of the home.
• Control household appliances, and keep them clean.
• Check the ports of multiple sockets
• After you have finished using the fires, be sure to extinguish them.

Improving the security of your home is not only to prevent burglary, other factors can alter our peace of mind, but thanks to things like smoke detectors your home will be protected 24 hours a day.

Many times we don’t realize that with small things you can significantly improve the security of your home.

Implement these 5 tips that we are giving you and discover them with your own eyes.