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The best way to secure sheds, garages and outbuildings
When installing security measures to protect your home, sheds, garages and outer buildings are often overlooked, making these buildings particularly vulnerable to would-be thieves. Whilst the interior of the home is the primary concern, the contents of exterior buildings can often hold more value than we may initially think – bikes, lawn mowers and DIY tools are all commonly stored outside the home, and unfortunately, a simple lock just isn’t enough to keep intruders out. Sheds and outbuildings Outbuildings and sheds are commonly used as an extension of the home and will often contain valuable property, such as gym equipment. However, even if there is nothing of particular value stored…
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Increase You Home Security With Ring Stick Up Outdoor HD Security Camera
In our current climate we take the security of our homes and families ever more seriously. Most homes now have burglar alarms, but these can be temperamental, and, in some cases, even ignored as nuisance noise. The Ring ‘Stick Up Cam’ is a great solution to how you can keep an eye on your property and keep it safer, whether you are in or out and about. The Ring Stick Up Cam is a wire free outdoor security camera that enables you to not only see people coming up to your front door, but to create a ‘ring of security’ all around your home. You set the motion sensors which…
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Home Security Pointers for 2017
Christmas was a shocking time when it came to home security. Two very good friends were both burgled just before the Christmas, in one instance a garage where Christmas presents had been stored was broken into, with all the presents, including expensive go karts and bicycles. In the second instance, burglars entered a home through a kitchen window and took car keys, laptops, mobile phones and gifts. It is hard to believe that anyone could be so cruel as to do this to a family, and especially at that time of year, but it is proof that now, more than ever, we need to look very carefully at our home…
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Sorting your home security for Christmas
You’re already starting to get excited. You’ve seen numerous countdowns on Facebook (how many weeks exactly until Christmas? How many Saturday are there until Christmas Day?). You’ve now started the shopping as you realise it really is going to, once again, creep up on you. You’re planning visits to grotto’s, pantomimes and more grown up, festive nights out. Yes, your Christmas plans are all in order. You’ve got this covered. But have you really? What about your Christmas home security? It is a sad fact of life that burglaries see a marked increase over the festive period. Burglaries actually peak in December and early January, with many people who go…
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What are your most treasured family possessions?
What are your most treasured family possessions? I’m sure if I asked my seven year old son that question he would immediately say his play station, or his rather huge collection of football kits. But, as an adult, possessions that can easily be replaced are not so high up on the agenda when it comes to our treasures. We value and treasure the things that may be much harder to replace, the things passed down from loved ones who may no longer be here, the presents and trinkets picked up on a special holiday that are pretty worthless to anyone else, but mean the world to us. And of course,…