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Fencing your home
Home security and good fencing is a great way to reduce your
chances of being burgled. A lot of burglaries are spur of the moment, as
a burglar may see an open window or other easy point of entry and take
their chance.
Basic tips
- Fences at the back of the house may make this area more secure,
but walls and solid fencing may let a thief break in without being
seen. For pool fencing
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- A good compromise is chain-link fencing, or trellises with
prickly shrubs.
- When you go out, always lock the door and close the windows –
even if you are just going out for a short time.
- Window locks, especially on older windows, will help stop people
getting in (and remember, a burglar is less likely to break in if
they have to smash a window).
- If you have deadlocks, use them. They make it harder for a thief
to get out again. But don’t leave the key near the door or in an
obvious place.
- Don’t leave spare keys outside or in a garage or shed, and put
car keys or garage keys out of sight in the house.
- Use timers for lights and radios if you need to be away from
home overnight. They will create the impression that someone is in.
- Visible burglar alarms, good lighting, and carefully directed
security lighting can put burglars off. But make sure that lights
don’t disturb your neighbors, and that alarms turn off after 20
minutes.
- Fitting a ‘spy hole’ allows you to see who is at the door.
Having a door chain means that you can open the door a little way to
talk to them.
- Make sure that any improvements you make don’t stop you from
getting out of your house as quickly as possible if there is a fire.
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