Perimeter alarm

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.