Austin Home Security for 2013 Spring

As you embrace spring and get excited about all the outdoor activities you could do in spring,

don’t ignore your Austin home security this year. It seems like spring has come earlier in 2013 in

Austin. Before you take the children to go out for a picnic, or go hiking and enjoy the beautiful

smell of nature, make sure you do your homework on your home. While doing all your cleanings

and decoration of the house, you can also take the chance to do a full check on your Austin home

security. It’s also a good habit to check home security condition in your Austin home on a regular

basis.

When you are planting new plants around your house to add a little bit more of spring, don’t let

your plants grow too high. High plants or trees can give intruders perfect opportunities to get into

your house through the trees. Set up a schedule to check the trees and branches every month or

every other month. Make sure to trim them if you spot any possibility of them being used to

access your house.

The spring weather is perfect, just warm enough to open the window and let the spring air get

into your house. Even though we want to get the most out of the outside breeze, make sure you

don’t open the window wide enough for a person to get in your Austin home.

Set up a schedule to check all the locks and deadbolts in your house. If a lock is broken or is

loosened, call a repairman to fix it. Don’t leave any chance to the burglars. If a window frame or

door frame is not tight enough, call someone to come and repair. Make sure they cannot be

taken down from outside. Doors and windows are the first fence to your Austin home security, so

make sure you have a routine to check them.

Every day before you leave the house, make sure that no ladder or high object is outside around

the house. Burglars can use your own possessions and gain access to your house. This might

sound a lot of trouble at first to check every day, but once it’s a habit, it’s no trouble anymore.

Last but not least, make sure you do a thorough check on your home security equipments every

month or at least every other month. Austin home security systems are your last fence, so

consult a professional on how to check them and make sure they are functioning well in case of

an emergency. If budget allows, you might want to consider a smart home security system, with

which you can check real-time status on your house from a smart phone or a PC.

Spring is the perfect time to start setting up your home security and keep a good habit for the

rest of the year to maintain good home security condition. Take actions today and surround your

Austin house with great defense against intruders.