Even without security devices, you can quickly secure your home. The main object here is to make it look as though you are still at home. Here are a few tips:
- Use timers, which you can buy at
hardware stores and home centers, to
turn lights on and off at normal intervals . Plug-in timers, as the name implies, go between the lamp and the receptacle; security timers are wired into your electrical system and can turn overhead lights or appliances on and off up to 24 times a day.
- Keep a car parked in the driveway.
- Arrange for the lawn to be mowed
regularly, as often as you normally do it.
- Stop mail and newspaper deliveries, or have a friend retrieve them daily.
- Leave the regular recording on your answering machine. It should never include vacation information.
- Contact the police to alert them of your absence. They may be willing to drive by your house from time to time.
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