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Securing your home, and everything and everyone in it, is of the utmost importance to most homeowners, and while there are many ways to do this, some methods are less effective than others.

Below are 7 of the best ways to ensure that your home is ultra-secure:

1. Lock your doors and windows

It sounds obvious, but you might be surprised to learn how many homeowners fail to adequately secure their doors and windows when they’re away from the property. Even if you’re at home, your doors and windows should be locked, especially those on the ground floor, as some desperate burglars don’t just wait until a property is empty, to try and break into homes.

• Upgrade your locks

Making do with faulty or old locks that don’t offer a high level of security, is never worth it, and while you might save money on the cost of upgrading them, what you stand to lose if someone manages to break into your home, could be much, much more.

• Invest in a home security system

Alerting you to a break in (or break in attempt), a professionally installed home security system can be an invaluable investment, and if a burglar sees any sign of CCTV cameras or anything else connected to a home security system, they will be far less likely to try and break in. 

• Purchase a safe

Even the most secure homes may fall victim to a theft, and so it pays to always lock your most valuable and prized possessions away in a high security safe. The sad reality is that sometimes, items can be stolen from your home by someone within the family or within your close circle of friends, but if you’ve invested in a high security home safe, you can rest assured that at least they can’t get their hands on those items that mean the most to you.

• Install exterior lighting

Most homeowners don’t want a light illuminating their home all through the night, but a motion sensor light can be the perfect solution to preventing anyone from breaking into your home under the cover of darkness. Because it lights up when it detects motion, you can position it strategically outside your home, to illuminate areas that make your home most vulnerable to intrusion.

• Don’t forget to secure your garage

Garages are often overlooked when it comes to home security, but in many instances, they provide a burglar with easy access to any items of value stored in it, and if they connect to the property itself, can give them easy access to your home, too.

• Give the illusion that the property isn’t empty

By leaving a lamp or television on when you’re away from home, you can create the illusion that someone is home, which is often the ultimate deterrent for even the most desperate of criminals.

For more tips on how to make your home ultra-secure, especially if you’ve been the victim of a burglary in the past or live in a high crime area, reach out to your local security expert for advice.