How to Burglar Proof Your Home

How to Burglar Proof Your Home Many people fall victim every day to someone burglarizing their homes. Valuables are taken, homes are vandalized, and no place is safe anymore. In this article, I will give you some tips on how to hide items in places a thief wouldn’t think to look. The first step in burglar proofing your home is to think like a criminal. Look around your home, think about where you currently have your goods stashed. If you were coming into your home to steal items of value, where would you look first? Aha! Your favorite spot is your underwear drawer huh? Well guess what, the thief knows it too. Don’t put that there. This is a common mistake a lot of people make. After your assessment is done, find a room that most people wouldn’t think of you hiding items of worth. The kitchen or bathroom are good starting places. You can find decoy food and personal hygiene containers in stores. Place small valuables in those and place them towards the back of your shelves in your kitchen and in the cabinet under your sink in the bathroom. Next, actually set up a decoy in your home. You will have to spend a few bucks to do so, but I would rather lose a few dollars than everything I own. Most burglars come in your home and want to be out quick, fast, in a hurry with their loot. Well if your create the illusion for them that they really have something worth taking, then the faster they will flee and the less you stand to take a hit in losing. Leave a jewelry box in your room on your dresser. Fill it will some fake gold and cubic zirconia. You can also put a box in your dresser with maybe $50-$200 in cash in it. Have a key sitting out labeled safe deposit box. There, the burglar has the key and the box. Now they can get out of your house. If you don’t want to set up a decoy, there are some other things you can do. Sew an extra pocket at the bottom-back of long curtain windows. Make sure they aren’t sheer, your robber will see that. Hehe! Hollow out an old