While home security systems are often very effective at what they do, and in many cases, simply displaying a sign or sticker that the house is protected by a reliable system will do much to discourage a would-be thief from even targeting your home, not everyone believes in or can afford a home security system and service. But for people like these, or those who want to compliment their security system with some extra nifty gadgets, here are some of the options available.
Webcams that you can remotely access are a great way to keep tabs on your place while you're not there. You can set them up to display a live feed of key areas of your house that you can check over the internet with a computer or smartphone. Some people have even installed cameras at the front door that are triggered by the doorbell. When someone rings, the camera snaps a shot and emails or texts it to your phone.
A cool option that will likely be a good conversation piece is a wi-fi robot. With one of these, you can remotely control the robot over the internet and see what it sees through a webcam. It can be a great way to check every area of a floor of your home and ensure that everything is normal while you're away on vacation.
There's a reason that guard dogs have been so commonly used to keep out intruders for centuries: because they're darn effective. If there are signs that large dog lives in a home, most thieves will move on without looking twice. Like everything, there are upsides and downsides to using a dog for home protection. Owning a dog comes with the full set of responsibilities that you would imagine it would. You have to put forth the time, money and effort to feed, train and care for the animal. But if your family is up to the responsibility, a guard dog can be both an effective way to defend your home and to enrich your family life.
If you plan on leaving the dog to protect your home while you're away, you'll want to ensure that all its needs will be cared for. It should have access to the yard to go to the bathroom, and to food and water. You can either buy an automatic food and water dispenser (which you could check on with the aforementioned webcams), or have a friend that the dog is familiar with drop in now and then.
Surprisingly, outdoor lights can actually be very effective measure to prevent burglary. Most exterior lights are triggered by movement, and you can set them up to bask the most likely targeted areas of the house in light when they're triggered. When a thief sees that his access points, like windows and backdoors, are lit up, he most likely won't want to risk being seen by others in the neighborhood.
Webcams that you can remotely access are a great way to keep tabs on your place while you're not there. You can set them up to display a live feed of key areas of your house that you can check over the internet with a computer or smartphone. Some people have even installed cameras at the front door that are triggered by the doorbell. When someone rings, the camera snaps a shot and emails or texts it to your phone.
A cool option that will likely be a good conversation piece is a wi-fi robot. With one of these, you can remotely control the robot over the internet and see what it sees through a webcam. It can be a great way to check every area of a floor of your home and ensure that everything is normal while you're away on vacation.
There's a reason that guard dogs have been so commonly used to keep out intruders for centuries: because they're darn effective. If there are signs that large dog lives in a home, most thieves will move on without looking twice. Like everything, there are upsides and downsides to using a dog for home protection. Owning a dog comes with the full set of responsibilities that you would imagine it would. You have to put forth the time, money and effort to feed, train and care for the animal. But if your family is up to the responsibility, a guard dog can be both an effective way to defend your home and to enrich your family life.
If you plan on leaving the dog to protect your home while you're away, you'll want to ensure that all its needs will be cared for. It should have access to the yard to go to the bathroom, and to food and water. You can either buy an automatic food and water dispenser (which you could check on with the aforementioned webcams), or have a friend that the dog is familiar with drop in now and then.
Surprisingly, outdoor lights can actually be very effective measure to prevent burglary. Most exterior lights are triggered by movement, and you can set them up to bask the most likely targeted areas of the house in light when they're triggered. When a thief sees that his access points, like windows and backdoors, are lit up, he most likely won't want to risk being seen by others in the neighborhood.
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Protecting your home and family is one of the most important investments you can make. Especially when your home is the house of your dreams. Those looking for beautiful new homes in Parker, CO should definitely look into Stepping Stone, a new home community from Shea Homes.