Central FS are Scotland’s leading provider of security solutions and we have collated a list of the best ways to prevent your home being the target of burglary.
Install High Quality Locks
Many burglars are proficient in lockpicking and breaking through poorly constructed doors and windows.
For this reason, it is vital that you install high quality locks on your home’s doors and windows to make gaining entry a more challenging task.
Installing new windows and doors with complex locking systems may appear to be an expense you could do without, however, the peace of mind that making your home more secure offers to you and your family really is invaluable.
It is also essential that you regularly check to make sure that you have locked your windows and doors as even the best lock in the world won’t help if it has been left unlocked.
Often simply locking your doors is enough in itself to prevent a burglary as many opportunist thieves will go around looking for doors and windows left unlocked and will move on once they realise that your home is secure.
Install a Monitored Burglar Alarm System
Installing a high-end monitored burglar alarm with a professional Alarm Companies Glasgow such as Central FS is the best way to guarantee an effective emergency response to security breaches 24/7 every day of the year.
When you choose a professionally monitored alarm, a team of security experts will monitor your alarm system, and should an activation be detected they will alert the police and attend the site to ensure that everything is as it should be.
Burglar alarms will also give off an audible warning to intruders in the form of a siren or in the case that 2-way speaker system is included in your set-up, the security firm monitoring your alarm will be able to communicate directly with the intruder, warning them to leave the premises.
If you are looking for a cheaper burglar alarm option, there are many different DIY units available in hardware stores and the like that involved simply setting up a few motion sensors close to entry points and are certainly better than having no alarm system in place at all.
However, these are easily unplugged and deactivated for a savvy burglar where as a professionally installed burglar alarm will be hardwired and backed-up to avoid malfunctions.
At Central, our expert installers will take extra care to make sure that your alarm system is installed somewhere well out of reach of potential criminals, and use their years of experience to place sensors in the best possible locations so nothing is left to chance when it comes to your security.
Install CCTV cameras
CCTV has been called the most effective deterrent against targeting a property by ex-burglars themselves.
This is due to the high risk of being identified and caught after the event as CCTV is critical to the police in the finding and convicting of burglars.
Despite this, only a very small, under 20%, percentage of Scottish homeowners have any form of CCTV on their property.
With so many properties not protected in this way, burglars will always be able to find an easier target than someone with CCTV installed meaning that the mere sight of your CCTV system will cause almost all potential criminals to swiftly move on.
At Central, we offer a wide range of different residential and commercial CCTV systems incorporating the latest in surveillance technology, including motion activation, low-light recording, and mobile monitoring via a smart device from anywhere in the world.
Install Lighting
Burglars are constantly on the lookout for properties that appear to be unoccupied.
Many people have motion activated outdoor lighting that can be effective in illuminating intruders when you are at home but will likely just be ignored if the burglar believes the property is empty.
However, installing indoor lights that are set on a timer when you leave the house is a great way to give passers-by the impression that someone is inside.
You can even set the timer switch to change the pattern of lights being activated every day to make the impression of ongoing everyday activity even more realistic.
Buy a Safe
By following the above methods you will make it extremely unlikely that you will be the target of burglary and even if you are that an intruder will get in and out without detection.
However, just in case, it is worth investing in a high quality safe to store your most treasured and valuable items.
If possible, you should have your safe professionally installed and secured to prevent easy removal.
Most modern safes are also fully fire resistant so the protection of your prized belongings will be two-fold with a safe in place.