Door alarms are a great way to deter a burglar from entering your home. However, most people just place these devices on their front door to protect themselves.
But what about the back door, the side doors, or the garage door? These areas also need alarms to alert you that you have unwanted people in your home.
If a burglar is just someone inexperienced, chances are they will just try your door and the door alarm will work just fine and scare the creep out.
However, if the thief has been doing this for a while, they will usually search your house before trying to break in.
There are many things you can look for:
1. You can stop by your house a few times or even hang around and watch your house for activity: which doors are used most often, if there are obvious door alarms, etc.
2. Are there teenagers in the house and is there any chance that they would sneak back into the house at 2 am when the thief wanted to break into your house?
3. Is there a dog in the house? Burglars don’t like dogs, especially big dogs. If you don’t have a dog, there is a wonderful door alarm product that detects motion up to 15 feet away when the ‘dog’ alarm will start barking viciously, just like you have a real nasty dog! Not many people would try to break into a house with a barking dog, especially if he is a large one.
4. Is there a garage attached to the house? If so, there will be a door connecting it to the house, which is another entry point for the thief. Also, does the owner have their garage door open during the day or even at night?
5. Has the mail piled up or are there newspapers on the floor? This shows that no one has been home for a while and is not there now. What better place to steal!
6. And there are plenty of other things you can look at about your home before you make the decision to steal.
After collecting this information, the bad guy has a pretty good idea of your situation and how he should try to get into your house.
Don’t forget: these scenarios also apply to your office, store, and even your warehouse, so be prepared and secure your doors.
Don’t be the next victim of a crime! Door alarms are fantastic protection against burglars. Make sure you have them on every door in your house.
