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Tips to help prevent a break-in while you are away
So you can enjoy your holiday
1.Consider installing motion triggered lights on the outside of your home
Make sure you replace burned out exterior lights
Lights
Have interior lights on random timers
2.Never hide keys outside, especially in obvious places
Yes - window ledges and doormats are obvious places!
Keys
3.
Put up window stickers showing an alarm system is installed
“Homes without alarm systems are 2-3 times more
likely to be broken in to”
http://www.caasco.com/Insurance/Home-Insurance/Protecting-Your-Home-While-on-Vacation.aspx
Alarm system
4. Ask a neighbour topick up your mail and check on the house.
Cancel your newspaper subscription while you are away!
5. Secure sliding patio doors and windowsUse a metal or wooden rod in the track on sliding glass patio doors to prevent them from sliding open
6. Your telephone
Turn down your phone ringer.
Don’t leave a message saying you are away.
7. Hire a House-sitter House-sitters are helpful in more ways than just watering the plants and feeding the fish
they help deter break-ins.
8. Keep trees and shrubs trimmed
Keepings trees and shrubs cut back will help to prevent possible access into the home or business by using tree limbs to access windows, and prevents hiding places behind shrubs
9. Driveway traffic
Hire a plow service for long winter holidays
Have a trusted neighbour drive in and out of your driveway after it snows!
See if they will shovel your walk as well.
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“ Any window or glass panel in the door that is closer than 42 inches to the lock should be reinforced with an invisible security film so a burglar can't break the glass and reach through to unlock the door. ”
http://women.webmd.com/home-health-and-safety-9/protecting-your-home-from-break-ins
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Referenceshttp://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-things-a-burglar-wont-tell-you-2/#slideshow=slide4
http://women.webmd.com/home-health-and-safety-9/protecting-your-home-from-break-ins
http://www.caasco.com/Insurance/Home-Insurance/Protecting-Your-Home-While-on-Vacation.aspx
http://www.melochemonnex.com/en/residential/articles/home_ins_burglar_proof
Check with your local authorities and insurance companies for on tips to help you protect your home when going away for extended periods of
time.