House Alarm Systems

The perimeter alarm is a very proactive and prevention based home security system. In today’s world there are literally thousands of criminals sneaking around looking for new houses to break into and rob skinless. Statistics show that there is a break in every 2-4 minutes, even though this is a rather sad tendency the positive thing is that 90% of these break ins can be avoided just by taking some smart security measures.

The perimeter alarm is a system that is the target of a lot of discussion and controversy. This is due to the fact that the perimeter alarm is all about stopping the burglar even before he breaks in, while most other house alarm systems focus on stopping and stressing the burglar while or after breaking in.

Perimeter alarm

The perimeter alarm focuses solely on scaring the burglar before he even gets to your doors or windows and has a chance to figure out a way to break in. It focuses on covering all entry points to your house so that the alarm goes off as soon as someone tries to approach one of these access points leading into your house. This will result in the burglar panicking and running away since it is extremely stressful to have an alarm running at full volume while trying to figure out a way to get into a house.

As you might already have figured out the perimeter alarm systems are more a more advanced and also more expensive approach to house alarm systems. First of all you have to either personally evaluate the zones that need to be secured or hire a house alarm security representative to do this for you.

Then you have to put in the manual labor involved in setting the whole system up, unless you choose to hire someone to do this for you. Last but not least you have the price of the perimeter alarm itself.

However you shouldn’t let this discourage you. If you want maximum security that stops the burglar before he even tries breaking into your house the investment in a perimeter alarm system can be worthwhile, the fact that most perimeter alarms last almost 15-20 years is of course something that puts things into a better perspective.

The first points you will usually cover with your perimeter alarm are your windows, doors and especially your garage. The garage is one of the easiest ways for burglars to break in and most burglars see a garage as a direct invitation for them to target your house. This time however, they will get a nasty surprise when your alarm starts going off even before they have reached the garage door to figure out a solution to break in.

In 99% of the cases the burglar will simply flee the scene as it can take at least a couple of minutes to break into an even poorly secured house, a couple of minutes with a high volume alarm breathing down your neck can feel like hours and will stress the burglar enough to just regret his actions and flee the scene.

Taking action on setting up your home security system can mean the difference between having a safe and protected house or being the victim of a burglar breaking in and ravaging your house. The first step to creating a safe house is to read up on general house alarm systems and understand how security systems actually work.

The next step is to choose which parts of your house are at risk. Usually the weakest points of any house are the doors and the windows. Especially the windows are the way in for the burglars in the majority of break-ins and this is the first place you should secure.

Home security windows

The key of identifying your house’s weaknesses is particularly important because this is exactly what any professional thief will do. Statistics show that experienced burglars usually stake out a house for a prolonged period of time before breaking into the house. By securing all your weaknesses and especially changing your windows to home security windows you will achieve two different things:

1. You will make sure you keep the burglar out and make entering through your window impossible.
2. You make the thief think twice, because in most cases people who have home security windows will also have a house alarm systems. You have to understand that thieves are exactly like assailants, they usually only go for the easy targets and will not bother with wasting time on your house when they see that it is secured.

The first step in home security windows is to secure the locks. The levers of regular windows can easily be broken from the outside and therefore you need to change the locks. The easiest way to do this is to install the type of window locks that use a key to be locked and unlocked. The most vulnerable of the windows are the ones in ground level and these should have strong locks installed and remain locked at all times, unless you are at home and the weather is sunny of course.

The next step is to change your windows to storm windows. The storm windows are not indestructible, but they won’t break. The storm windows are really an essential step in home security windows that keep burglars away.  Even with hit with very large and heavy objects the storm window will only crack. This is because the outside layer might shatter, but there is an extra strong layer on the inside that prevents the window from breaking, thus keeping the burglars outside in the cold.

Other than being perfect home security windows the storm windows have the added benefit of not shattering during earthquakes, hurricanes and storms and thus keeping your family safe from glass shattering all over the place.

By now you should have gotten several ideas on where to start when wanting to build home security windows. Just make sure you get it done as fast as possible when you have the time, as the home security windows can really make all the difference in the world.

The barking dog alarm is one of the most popular additions to the category of house alarm systems and burglary prevention. When the first couple of barking dog alarms hit the market they were criticized and people quickly concluded that they were simply not developed enough to naturally and realistically simulate the bark of an aggressive dog. It became almost counter intuitive, when the burglar could hear that you had such a low quality device in your house, he knew that you didn’t have any other house alarm systems and that he had a go to break into your house.

However those days have changed and the barking dog alarm of today will scare even people who know you have a barking dog alarm. The sound has become even more realistic than a real and very aggressive dog and police reports have shown that the barking dog alarm works and works very well indeed.

Barking dog alarm

There is almost no alarm system that intimidates the burglar as the barking dog alarm does. The high quality barking dog alarm can see through walls and immediately detect if someone is approaching your house, as soon as this happens it will start barking like a very aggressive dog. You have to hear this sound to believe it, it really is like a huge pit-bull is inside the house, waiting to sink its teeth into your flesh.

The main advantage of the barking dog alarm is that you don’t necessarily need to have a real dog and all the responsibilities that follow with having a real dog. The barking dog alarm will take care of itself, doesn’t need to be trained and doesn’t need food.  It can detect people from very far away and as soon as you turn the alarm on you have a on duty guard 24/7.

When the burglar comes closer to your door the barking intensity and aggressiveness will increase and when he backs off it will slowly decrease, in this way it seems very realistic and any burglar will ditch any plans to rob your house and move on to the next target without a barking dog alarm instead.

What the barking dog alarm does is to leverage the fear we humans have of being attacked by a large and aggressive predatory dog.

Even police recommend having a dog is the best way to avoid burglary and secure your house, with the barking dog alarm you are leveraging that same mechanism without actually having to pay a dog.

For the ultimate house protection package you can combine the barking dog alarm with one of the best house alarm systems on the market and a home security sign. This will guarantee that no burglar will even get near your house and will reconsider breaking into your house even before considering it.

Just make sure you get one of the high quality barking dog alarms to have the realism needed to make this fabulous device as efficient and powerful as possible

In today’s hectic and criminal world you have to take some kind of preventive action to scare away burglars and thieves. Home protection is not just about protecting your material property; it is also to avoid emotions like not feeling secure and having a feeling of no privacy that usually accompanies having a burglar break into your house.  Secondly it is about protecting your loved ones as you never know who might be home when the burglar tries to break in. Burglars are usually desperate since they even think about breaking into people’s houses and are therefore highly unpredictable; therefore you want to keep them as far away as possible.

Home security signs

There are several high quality and intelligent alarm systems on the market today, but most of them can require you to make an initial investment that you simply can’t afford at the moment or maybe you already have one of these house alarm systems and simply want to combine this solution with the home security signs. In both cases the home security signs are a very valid and effective way of protecting your loved ones and making burglars think twice.

There are several reasons why home security signs are so effective:

Just like an assailant, the burglar will want the easiest and most low risk target. If there is a probability of coming in harm’s way or being arrested the burglar will quickly move on to scanning the next house in front of going for yours.

It is almost as if you are giving a very strong warning to the burglar that he should back away or he will be faced with severe consequences.

A study was recently done where they surveyed over 250 burglars who are now in jail and the results where unanimous. The majority of the burglars would be discouraged from breaking into a house if they suspected that specific house to have a house alarm system. With the home security sign you are creating this exact doubt in the burglar and he will realize it is easier to just find another target.

However, your home security sign should look realistic and professional. There are a couple of factors that play a large role in how effective your home security signs are.

The first is what message your sign is sending. You can get both defensive warnings but also signs that state “this house is protected by the second amendment” while having a picture of a gun underneath this text.

The second very important factor is where your sign has been located, how big it is, what color it has and how visible it is.  Make sure the sign is as big as possible while looking very professional and realistic, also make sure you choose “message” to the burglars that you are comfortable with both ethically and morally. It can look kind of aggressive to your neighbors if you have a very aggressive statement on your home security signs and they are not used to seeing you that way.