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Nov 29 2007

Protect Your Home with Secure Fences and Gates in Good Working Order

(ARA) - A fence is an investment most homeowners make only once or twice in their lives. Fences provide protection, privacy and “curb appeal.” They can define property lines and enhance security, keeping children and pets in and unwelcome intruders out. A good fence, especially an isolation fence around a swimming pool, can also reduce [...]

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Jun 04 2007

Home Security: Vacation Preparation Tips

Published by Jennifer under Home Security Tips

Many burglaries occur while the homeowners and family are away from the house. It’s often ridiculously easy to spot a house that has been unoccupied for a day or more and is likely to be so longer. Taking a few simple precautions can minimize your chances of being a victim of crime.
Many common sense tips [...]

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Jun 04 2007

How Burglars Pick a House

According to the FBI, a burglary is committed about every twelve seconds. In order to avoid being a data point in those statistics there are things you can do to secure your home. Just try to think as the professional burglar does.
One thing that is safe to say about most professional burglars is: they avoid [...]

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Jun 03 2007

Basic Home Security Guidelines

According to the FBI a burglary is committed somewhere on average every 15 seconds. To avoid being the victim of one of them there is a wide range of steps a homeowner can take. Some, like locking doors or arranging for neighbors to watch the house, are free and just require a little planning and [...]

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May 30 2007

Home Security For Everyone

Crime rates vary, but in many large cities they’ve actually gone down over the past few decades. Still, the population has grown and the need for security is still very much with us.
Home security systems used to be largely reserved for the well-to-do. This made sense when the systems were very expensive and they were [...]

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May 17 2007

Home Security: Burglary Prevention

Burglaries comprise a big part of various crimes that happen all over the world. Each crime has its own prevention methods. In the case of burglaries, home security is a major crime prevention method. A properly protected house is less likely to be broken into then an unprotected house. Security systems not only allow the [...]

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May 17 2007

Home Security and Children

This article will especially be important to you if you have children. This article discusses how to make sure that your home security efforts protect your children from all possible dangers to them. When you are making your house secure to prevent burglary attempts, you are also increasing the security of your children. For example, [...]

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May 14 2007

5 absolute essentials of protecting yourself from bogus callers

Published by Jennifer under Home Security Tips

There are several different types of robbers. Some may try to rob your house in a traditional way through a break in attempt. Others may try to trick you to get inside your house. The second type of robbers is called bogus callers. Bogus callers will try to present themselves as agents of different companies [...]

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May 11 2007

3 essential steps to build a secure community

Published by Jennifer under Home Security Tips

A goal to have a secure home is very closely related to the goal to create a secure community. If you do live in a secure community, this fact already provides you with a lot of additional security protection for your home and your family. The chance that someone will break into your house is [...]

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May 10 2007

5 essential things to check for when you are buying a house

Published by Jennifer under Home Security Tips

There are several security steps that you need to follow when you are buying a house or an apartment. Following these steps will ensure that you selected a secure home at a secure location. The first thing to do is to meet your prospective neighbors. Talk to these people, get to know them, ask them [...]

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