Yard Security Ideas, Tips
And Techniques
The following yard security ideas, tips and techniques will help you protect the property that surrounds your home.
The purpose of yard security is to deter intruders from approaching your home.It should also notifying you the moment someone has trespassed on your property. This type of external security measure is also commonly referred to as yard safety. © Beisea | Dreamstime.com At first glance, the exterior of your home should look secure and difficult to penetrate. Your yard and lawn should be protected by a DIY alarm system that trips the siren the moment someone walks on to your property. You should also install exterior DIY surveillance cameras and make them highly visible to would-be intruders. In today's world, the yard and lawn alarm system, and the surveillance cameras are required home security equipment. They're vital to good yard security.
In an
interview with a career burglar
, the two main discouraging factors were a yard and lawn perimeter alarm and a security camera. These security measures forced the burglar to abandon his burglary attempt.
Chain-link fence - A fence around your yard and lawn with a solid gate that’s kept locked is a great idea. It will keep intruders out. Do not install a wooden fence however. It may look good, but it can also provide cover for burglars. A better choice is a chain-link fence. They're strong and durable. © Scott Harms | Dreamstime.com They also provide the added benefit of high visibility. It provides better yard security because burglars can’t hide behind it. Make sure that the trees and shrubs on your property are well trimmed.
There are two good reasons for this.
The first reason is to make sure that the trees and shrubs on your property cannot be used as a hiding place. The second reason is to make sure that the trees and shrubs closest to your home are not hiding the doors and the windows. If there are trees near your windows, cut off the lower branches. As a rule, branches above the six-foot mark are fine. This approach makes for better yard safety.
Prickly plants - Prevent access to the first floor windows by growing prickly plants directly bellow the windows. Consider rose bushes. You may not consider rose bushes as typical DIY home security equipment. In this case, they are. They’re full of painful thorns. A burglar would think twice before painfully tangling himself up.
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Anti-climb paint - There should be no way for an intruder to climb to the upper levels of your home.Do you have a drainpipe that runs vertically up the side of a your house? It may be a security risk. Burglars can use the drainpipe as a ladder to gain access to the upper levels of your home. A good solution is to consider coating it with
anti-climb paint.
© Pedro Diaz | Dreamstime.com That will make it virtually impossible to climb.
Get home security signs and stickers for your front yard and windows. Even if you don’t have a security system installed in your home, you can create the illusion that you do.
Beware of Dog sign - Get a “Beware of Dog” sign and put it on your front lawn.Then get a big dog dish with water, and a huge dog bone and leave them on your front porch. Place them where they will be highly visible. Even if you don’t own a dog, you can give burglars and intruders the illusion that you own a really big dog. A dog dish and a dog bone can become home security equipment if you know how to use them. © Cenorman | Dreamstime.com This is a really easy-to-do and highly effective yard security idea.
Make sure you install enough lights on the exterior of your home to provide ample illumination for all the doors and windows.The lights should be controlled by a photoelectric cell instead of a manual switch so they will automatically turn on when it gets dark.
The light fixtures themselves should be fitted with motion detectors so as to light up when someone approaches the house.Intruders don’t want to be seen. They prefer to do their work in the dark. Lots of big bright lights and motion detecting lights are one of the best ways to deter them.
This type of DIY yard safety feature is very easy to set up.
And on a final yard security note...
Garden sheds are prime targets for burglars and thieves.This is especially true if they're stand-alone structures located far away from the house. Keep them locked at all times.
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