‘Home is where you feel safe.’ Don’t you agree?
No matter what you do for the whole day, where you go, you ultimately wish to return to your home because it offers you supreme protection.
But, have you ever thought that your home also needs to be protected?
The safety of your house has a direct connection with the safety of your valuable products as well as your life.
According to the report of Statista in 2019, ‘the rate of larceny (theft of personal property) cases was 1,549.5 per 100,000 of the population’.
It doesn’t stop here. Every year in America, 1,60,000 people die due to accidents, and 75% of these accidents are unintentional household injuries.
That is why you must keep your home safe.
But, the question is- how will you? Need not to worry!
We have compiled a few tips that will help you in making your house more secure.
Are you ready to know what these measures are? Yes!, So let’s jump right into it.
Install smart door lock
The first step to ensure the safety of your home is by protecting the home entrance.
If your house has door locks that require a key, then it is high time that you change them. Instead, install smart door locks. Also, consider the best door hardware for improved safety and security.
Why? The reason behind it is that doors with traditional locks are easy to break.
Besides, you need to keep your house’s spare key safe for which you search for hideouts.
But, if you install smart locks, all you need to do is set user code.
These security codes are easy, which means no one can enter your house without you knowing.
Replace space heaters with electric fireplace
After reading the heading, you are probably wondering ‘why?’.
Well, did you know that according to the report of the National Fire Protection Association, electrical distribution and lighting equipment is the third leading cause of U.S home fire?
These equipment usually includes a fireplace space heater and cooking equipment.
However, electric fireplaces are safer and also improves the quality of air.
Not only this, but the electric fireplace also offers the assurance of ‘UL certificate.’
Improve your home security
For protecting your home from burglars, you should install motion-activated lights.
These lights will automatically turn on whenever anyone enters the house.
So, in a situation where someone unexpectedly enters your house, you’ll be alert.
Additionally, they are cheap and easy to install.
Don’t keep your valuable items in plain sight
We all love to collect vintage items that cost a great sum of money.
However, it has been observed that not many people pay attention to the fact where they place these valuables items.
It is better that you keep these items somewhere that is not too obvious and catchy to the eyes as it increases the chances of theft.
In fact, valuable items and your everyday use items such as laptop, phone, watch, etc., should also be kept in a safe place.
Because they are also expensive and include crucial data.
Takeaway
Undoubtedly, our house acts as the shield that protects us from crimes and frauds.
But, we can’t ignore the fact that our home also needs to be protected.
With a few simple steps, you can easily enhance your home’s security and assure the safety of your life.