{"id":4428,"date":"2017-06-19T08:54:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T12:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/?p=4428"},"modified":"2020-08-27T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T13:44:16","slug":"how-to-secure-your-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24-7-home-security.com\/how-to-secure-your-new-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Bought a New House? How to Secure your New Home!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Congratulations on your new house!\u00a0 Now is a great time to lay the foundation for a safe and secure home.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m here to walk you through the must-have improvements to your home that are practical and offer a significant security boost.<\/p>\n
Purchasing a new home is a big accomplishment, and while it might be easy to get lost in the excitement of purchasing and moving furniture, decorations, and even painting, it’s also important to look into keeping your new home and family safe.<\/p>\n
Whether you are interested in investing in a traditional home security system with professional monitoring, or you would like to set something up that allows you to do the monitoring yourself, there are plenty of options out there for multiple levels of security.<\/p>\n
Of course, only you can decide what your risk level is and how safe you need to feel to sleep well at night!<\/p>\n
From door and window sensors to smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, it might seem a bit overwhelming to figure out where to start.\u00a0 Even if you live in a place that doesn’t have a high crime rate and it seems like a good, safe neighbourhood (see how to prevent burglary<\/a> by checking your probability of getting robbed), you will still get peace of mind from investing in some home security equipment (either professional or do it yourself types).\u00a0 Here’s a solid guide to keeping your new home as safe as possible!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> When you first move in, make sure that one of the most important things on your priority list is to ensure that your front, back, and garage doors are well protected.\u00a0 There are many different ways to go about protecting your doors, and since 70% of completed burglaries start by the intruder entering a door<\/strong>, keeping your home safe by focusing on the doors in your home is a vital part in home security measures.<\/p>\n[skill_bar heading=”Before you harden your door” percent=”100%”]\n[skill_bar heading=”Remaining burglaries after you follow the steps below” percent=”67%” style=”background-color: #5fb341″]\nWe already wrote a comprehensive guide to front door security<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and about door security devices<\/em><\/strong>, but we\u2019ll cover the must-haves again briefly here.<\/p>\n One of the first things you should do when you move into any new home is to change the locks on all of your doors.\u00a0 You can’t be sure how many keys to those locks are floating around out there – maybe the previous owners kept a few.\u00a0 In order to be as safe as can be, make sure that changing the locks are way up on the priority – and don’t forget to install deadbolt locks on your doors as an added security measure if they don\u2019t already have them.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re buying new dead bolts, look for a long latch, drill resistant locks, and tamper proof pins to discourage picking, raking, and lock bumping.<\/p>\n Next, reinforce those doors!\u00a0 Since so many burglaries are done by breaking down the front door or back door of a home, one thing that you can do to reduce your exposure is to purchase a solid, steel-wrapped door.\u00a0 While these doors can still be split and broken down, it drastically cuts down ease of breaking in for the intruder, causing them to put more force into entry and taking a longer time than it would if the door was a standard wooden door.<\/p>\n You can even buy high security doors that still look like wood, so they\u2019re no need to feel like you\u2019re living in prison.\u00a0 You can have good looks and security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Along those same lines, you may want to rethink doors with large panes of glass in them.\u00a0 While they may let a lot of light in, they\u2019re also an easy target when a burglar is looking for a quick way into your home.\u00a0 At a minimum, security film (3M is recommended) on the glass can withstand multiple strikes, keep a burglar outside making noise for longer, and perhaps cause him to rethink your home as a target.<\/p>\nHow to Increase the Security of Your Doors<\/h2>\n