As the old saying goes, “a man’s home is his castle.” But how safe is your castle? Living in today’s world means you don’t have to surround your house with alligator-filled moats just to keep intruders out. With current offerings on the home security market, your home can invite your guests while scaring off potential intruders.
Home security technology has become increasingly popular and affordable in recent years, with more and more people purchasing smart home technology.
However, the first step in protecting your home is determining where the weak points are and then you can determine how to fix them.
Determine the Area to be Secured
Before investing in smart home technology, it’s important to make sure you’re taking the right steps to secure your home. After all, doorbell cameras or security cameras only record the action. Your goal is to make your home unattractive to potential intruders.
As obvious as it may seem, it’s important to make sure all doors and windows are locked. In 2017 interviews with convicted thieves, the majority admitted gaining access via an unlocked door or window.
However, you also have to have a strong one entrance and a properly installed deadbolt system. Many home security experts now recommend removing the latch plate for your latch and replacing the factory screws with two-inch screws to increase lock stability.
There are also easy and inexpensive ways to insulate your home by simply making small changes to the outside. While accent lighting is gorgeous, it can also help make your home less attractive to burglars by not letting them creep around in the dark. The same can be said for trimming the back fence which allows thieves to hide somewhere when neighbors are out or when cars drive by.
In addition, security cameras have become so popular that many thieves look for them when looking at homes. Small investment in a fake security camera Also can deter thieves. Many companies make these fake cameras look even more believable with flashing red lights or motion.
Technology for Investing
If you’re looking to invest in smart home technology, there are plenty of options to suit any situation. Three major companies have released doorbell cameras that are useful not only for deterring burglars but can also make your home run smoother by allowing you to track deliveries, visitors and more.
Nest, Ring, and Arlo, all big names in the home security market, all offer doorbell cameras with similar key features. To determine which doorbell camera is best suited for your home, be sure to research the differences between manufacturers so you can choose the one that best suits your individual needs.
Indoor and outdoor security cameras are another great smart home technology that many homeowners choose to invest in. Whether you’re looking for an identifiable security camera or one that’s more stealthy, you’re sure to find what you need as today’s market is saturated with these products. Some options even integrate into your spotlight, illuminating an area and recording at the same time.
Cameras aren’t the only smart way to protect your home; Electronic deadbolts are becoming more and more popular and are being enhanced with more features like mobile alerts, fingerprint scanners and more.
These deadbolts can go a long way by eliminating the need to hand out keys to everyone who needs to enter your home. Simply provide a code to frequent visitors, such as a dog walker, or set one-time codes for repairmen or pest control.
It doesn’t matter how tech-savvy you are or not, there is lots of choices available to help you protect your home. As smart home technology becomes more commonplace, it also becomes more user-friendly, enabling even the most technologically challenged people to protect their homes in high-tech ways.
It’s also become more affordable, with earlier models still working as well as newer models.
