"Do Home Security Signs Really Keep My Family Safe?"

Yes, Home Security Signs should be a must in any Home Security Strategy. The best way to keep criminals away from your house is to deter them. Signs or stickers are one of the best ways to deter criminals.

Why do Signs Work?

Criminals want to invade houses that are easy targets. They want to go after homes with the lowest risk to them. Given the choice, they would not want to attack a house that had a security system in place.

Even if you had the most sophisticated home security system in place, a criminal would not know unless he tripped the system. It is better for him to not even get that far. Let him know that you have a security system in place.

The signs will let everyone know that you have a solid security system in place. Criminals would rather go another residence that did not have signs up.

Even if you do not have a security system in place, stickers will do the job in giving the impression that you have a security system in place. If you do not have a security system, click here for more information and options.

Where Should You Place Signs or Stickers?

Your strategy for home security should include a thought process of where to place your signs for optimal visibility and ultimately deterrence.

You want to keep criminals from even entering your property. A sign should be placed somewhere in your front yard where criminals can easily see the sign from the street. Depending on your situation this could be a sign on a post right by the mailbox or on a post right next to the street.

Then, depending on the size of your property, you might want to place another set of signs on an 'inner perimeter' of your house. This could be signs placed on the walkway to your house.

You should then place stickers on areas where you think that criminals will enter your house. Definitely put them on the doors that enter your house. You might also want to consider placing stickers on certain windows.

Maintenance

You want to make sure that that the home security signs do their main job over the years. The main job is to let everyone know that you have a home security system in place.

You want to make sure that the signs and stickers have not faded. If they are faded, it is time to replace them.

Also, if you have shrubs near the signs, you want to make sure that the bushes are trimmed. You do not want the shrubs to obstruct the sign.

Lights

Even if many home security break-ins occur during the day when no one is home, you also want to make sure that your home security signs are visible during the night.

Consider placing your signs in well-lit visible areas. If your signs are placed in locations where there are no lights, you can also purchase solar lights that will illuminate the signs.

Summary

Home Security Signs should be an important part of your home security strategy. They are a very cost-effective way to deter criminals and keep your family safe.