I want to beef up my home and make it more secure to outside threats. I just don't know where to start. What would you guys and gals recomend for five or ten easy upgrades to the home to make it more secure? Doors, Windows, Alarms, Lighting, ect.
I use these too.
replacing them with 2.5" sheetrock screws
Agreed!Dog's are nice, but people need to consider that type of a purchase far more seriously then a gun. You decide you would rather have a 1911 in the bedstand instead of a 12 gauge, cool.... guns are nothing but steel and plastic. What if you don't like the dog? Or the dog does not bark loud, or barks all the time.
DO NOT GET A DOG as part of a HD plan unless you WANT a dog.
Dogs take time to train. They are not an "out of box" solution to home security.
The room I sleep in is upstairs, and it has an exterior metal door with a deadbolt lock.One room that is considered a safe room. Many say use metal door and all.
Nice idea.For this reason I have placed run of the mill entry sensors (<$80 total) in the corners of the large rooms downstairs - mounted on the ceilings.
mbt2001 said:Do today:
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Put in "privacy plants" so neighbors can't observe your house
TJK said:Make sure your house looks more secure than those of your neighbours, so its not so "desirable"
In other words, try to inspire the "why bother with that one, if the house next to it is much easier to rob" feeling