4 Ways to Feel Safer in Your Home Without Installing a Security System
At Dynamic Garage Door, we believe that everyone should be able to feel safe and sound in their own home. Of course, the reality is that not everyone does. While it can sometimes seem as though the only option is to invest in an expensive security system, there are several other ways to boost the security in your home. Read on to learn more about them and then contact Dynamic Garage Door at 855-343-3667 to learn how we can help.
- Your garage may not be as secure as you think it is
- Install a gate
- Use lighting to your advantage
- Get a dog
First and foremost, we recommend that you take a look at your garage. Is it relatively new? If not, then you can expect that it likely doesn’t have the latest safety and security features. Older garage doors can be relatively easy for thieves to break into. If your garage is attached to your home, this not only gives them access to your vehicle and everything you store in your garage, but it gives them access to your home as well.
Even if your garage door is relatively new, do you have the same brand and / or style of garage door that everyone else in your neighborhood has? If you do, then consider that these doors likely have their weaknesses. A savvy burglar would only have to figure one of them out to figure out how to break into everyone’s home on your street. This is one of the many reasons that a custom garage door may be the right choice for you.
The custom gates made by Dynamic Garage Door are not necessarily made to add security to your home. These are beautiful, ornamental gates that can instantly make your home look more inviting and unique. However, remember that they are custom made. We can manufacture and install virtually any type of gate you’re looking for. Additionally, which home do you think the burglar is more likely to try and break into: The home with a gate – ornamental or not – or the home that has no gate at all?
One of the most important things to keep in mind about burglars and criminals is that they act on opportunity. It’s very rare for them to stake out a home and try to find the best way to get into it. Instead, they’ll go to an affluent neighborhood and look for signs of a good home to break into. They’re likely to break it into it that night. One of the biggest magnets that draws them to one home over another is a house with lots of hidden exterior spots that aren’t well lit. These are great places for them to hide.
Believe it or not, when a study was done on career burglars, the number one thing that kept them away from a home was a dog being present. There are a lot of reasons they don’t want to worry about dogs, including the fact that they risk getting bit and of course the risk that the dog will start barking and alert someone that they’re there.
