A Quick Guide to Securing your Home

Home Security and the Importance

The team at Keyhole Kate’s often get many questions from locals based in Dagenham and the surrounding areas. The answers at basic home security questions can be difficult and people can be unsure where to start, so we’ve created our very own home security guide to help give our customers the basic knowledge of home security.

What is Home Security

In past times your home security involved simply locking your front door and closing the windows before you left your home or before you went to sleep. Over the years criminals have got smart with more sophisticated techniques, meaning that home security procedures have had to keep pace by becoming more comprehensive. Unfortunately, this has also meant it has become more complicated and expensive, some security procedures now a days include:

• Window Bars
• Police Connected Alarms
• Door Bolts
• CCTV

The installation of home security has made it harder for burglars to get away with criminal activity and theft. At Keyhole Kate’s we’re specialists in providing burglary repair services in Dagenham and Romford.

Why Is Home Security Important?

Did you know that the average burglary takes 10 minutes, this is 2 minutes quicker than the average UK Police response time? Within the UK there are over 650,000 homes broken into each year – 70% of these homes do not have a home security system and 35% of homeowners leave their windows open whilst their not home.

Home Security Options

Smart Home Security

When ‘Home Security’ comes to mind depictions of strong door locks, window bars and home alarm systems conjure in the mind. Until recently this has been true and securing your home would have involved complicated and expensive installation of motion sensors, sirens and control panels.

Securing your home doesn’t have to mean expensive or complex installations, the team at Keyhole Kate’s have made home security simple.

Traditional Home Security

Traditional home security systems that use door, window and motion detectors placed within rooms offer a degree of comfort at a cost. Installation fees and monthly subscription charges are common with these services, and they are typically complicated to install and use – with passcodes required to activate the device each time you leave the house or go to bed at night.

Affordable Ways of Keeping your Home Secure

Home security systems have always notoriously been expensive and difficult to install. Having an electronic home security device protecting your home is a great way to detect and prevent any intruders while your out having fun. Although security systems are a great way to protect your home there are also some simple procedures you can carry out to reduce your home being at risk.

Do’s and Don’ts of Home Security

• Don’t leave your valuables on display for the world to see. Most burglaries are opportunist thefts, unplanned.
• Don’t post your holiday snaps on social media like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter until you get home. Sharing your travel habits risks letting potential intruders know you’re not home.
• Don’t leave a spare key hidden outside of your home. Just because you think it’s hidden doesn’t mean an experienced thief won’t find it. We’d recommend leaving a spare key with a trusted local friend or neighbour.
• Don’t keep your garden tidy. Overgrown trees and bushes make it easier for criminals to go unnoticed while trying to gain access to your home.
• Do keep your garden tidy. Overgrown trees and bushes make it easier for criminals to go unnoticed while trying to gain access to your home.
• Do lock your windows and doors when you leave home, even if you’re popping out for just a couple of minutes. 30% of home intruders gain access to the property through an unlocked door or window.
• Do lock away ladders in your home or garden shed to prevent unwanted guests climbing in through open upstairs windows.
• Do breakdown your packaging and dispose of it carefully when you make big electronics purchases. Especially in the winter months, empty television, games console, and other such electronics packaging left next to your bin act like a giant neon sign for would-be thieves.