On today's episode we talk about things that everyone can do to make their homes more secure. Hardening or fortifying your home can be as simple as adding longer screws to your front door hinges and deadbolt plates.
Here is a link to a previous blog post that I wrote back in 2013 about how to better fortify your home from intruders.
http://www.preparedguy.com/2013/07/practical-home-security.html
Hardening your home is the most effective and least expensive methods to keep criminals out. These methods include:
Replacing the short screws in your exterior door hinges and latch plates with longer (3") screws to tie them into the house framing which will make a tremendous difference in strengthening the door against kicking.
Ensure that your entry door hard wear is of good quality.
Install additional door locks like the door blocker lock.
Ensure that your entry door is either solid wood or steel with a steel frame, and not a wood frame.
Install security film on sliding glass doors and ground level windows to resist breaking.
Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maph1a2qFf4
Install manual locks on your garage door and garage door release lever.
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