By Mark Mahaffey


If you own your own home then you would certainly agree that being safe in your home is critical to having peace of mind. When someone breaks into our home, we not only feel very scared at the time, but that fear can continue into the future. The feelings of vulnerability can be hard to shake.

The good news is that there are many things that a homeowner can do to be more secure at home. If you are interested in improving the level of security at your home, take heart and keep reading for some very practical ways to be safer.

One Oceanside home security tip to try is to take a look at your landscaping. If you have bushes up close to your home, large landscaping plants or even trees that are near your house, you are putting yourself at an increased risk of having your home invaded by an intruder.

Another thing to check for in your landscaping is tall trees. If there are trees near the upper floors of your home, a crook can simply climb the tree and break in through a window. Criminals like to be able to hide as they break in to your home. If there are large bushes close to your house, you are actually providing a place for him to hide, and this makes it easier for him to break in!

Security lighting is another area to consider. Just like crooks like to hide behind landscaping plants, they also like to work in the dark. This makes sense, because the darker it is, the less chance that someone will spot them. All you have to do to correct this problem at your home is to install security lights on the exterior of your home.

Do you have dead bolts on your doors? Breaking a door down that has dead bolts on it is much harder than a door without them. If you do not have these on your doors, go to your hardware store and purchase strong, quality locks and have them installed on your doors.




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