How to increase your home security?

By paresh 14 December 2019

How to increase your home security?

Homes with no security measures in place are five times more likely to be burgled than those with simple security measures. By having an automated security gate, your property instantly becomes much harder for a burglar to gain access to your land or cause any damage to your property. A driveway security gate acts as a safety gate which is your first line of defence against intruders, and having a secure automated gate provides an excellent barrier against intruders.

Our security gates provided instant impressions of a secure home and considering 47% of burglaries are ‘spur of the moment’, possessing an electric security gate highly increases the security of your home. The majority of burglaries are from people living within a two-mile radius (which is quite scary), but if your home has an automated security gate fitted, then this would make it harder for intruders to gain access onto your property, which will greatly minimize the chances of your house being selected. This is reinforced by the fact that burglaries typically are over in minutes, so if your electric security gate can deter or delay an intruder, the chance of them continuing their attempt drastically drops with the longer your security gate postpones them. As goes the old adage, prevention is better than a cure; your driveway security gates will help prevent burglars from entering your property. That’s why it’s so important to make sure your driveway security gate or residential security gate and home as a whole is as secure as possible from the outside, so that if a potential intruder happens to walk past, they won’t see your property as an easy target.

When leaving for holidays, you should always ensure your property's windows, safety gates, and doors are all firmly locked as that would mean if an intruder were to gain access, they’d have to break into the house, once again drastically reducing the chances of a break-in. We’ve assembled a checklist for you to go through before leaving the house to ensure you can enjoy your holiday with minimum worries;

• Use the Royal Mail’s ‘keepsafe’ service – they keep your mail for up to 2 months while you’re away. Mail sitting on your doorstep is a sign that you are away.
• Ensure cars are locked before leaving the premises.
• Turn unneeded appliances off to save energy and money.
• Have lights and TV/radio/lights on a timer if you have the technology, to look as though there is someone present in the house.
• Ensure no spare keys are left out.
• Make sure your automatic security gate is shut. To increase your electric security gate safety, keep accessible fobs on person.
• Avoid discussing holiday plans on public social networking sites – burglars can use any information you post on there to their advantage.

At first glance, an automated security gate reinforces the fact that your home is a safe and secure place. In addition to this, practicing our recommended tips on house safety will help you keep your home and everyone, and everything in it safe. It’s also important to ensure you practice correct security gate maintenance and have professional security gate repair if anything happens to your safety gate, as this will help elongate the lifespan of your automated gate while saving you money in the long run.