10 Cheap Ways To Burglar-Proof Home

Protecting your house is a must. But if there are ways that let you do it with little to no cost, then why not? Below are 10 cheap ways to burglar-proof homes that we find to be really effective to try after months and years of testing. Keep reading!

Check Your Doors

34% of burglars access one’s house through the front door. Prevent it by checking the strength of your door hinge and frame. Make sure they are well-protected!

If you have just moved into a new house, change the door locks with the best one on the market.

Beef Up Security Of Your House Windows

Aside from doors, windows are the most favorite ways to access a house of burglars. Unluckily, lots of window latches are poorly manufactured; they appear to be flimsy and ineffective under harsh force/impact.

From that point, it’s essential to install key-operated levers or locks to your house windows. Adding window bars and reinforcing its glass material is another must.

If your budget is available, install a glass break sensor.

Keep Your Valuable Goods And Documents Out Of Sight

“An open door might tempt a saint”, they say.

If valuables are shown frequently and insecurely in publicity, it easily stimulates one's greed and inadvertently creates potential thieves. Hence, don’t be too flashy with your high-value items:

• Secure your important document and expensive goods in a household safe and never leave them in plain sight
• Use blinds or curtains to prevent passers-by from casing the house

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  With anything easy-to-grab, lock them securely
• Keep your bikes or tools in the garage when not in use

Upgrade The Garage Door Security

There are countless types of burglars.

Some don’t try to access your house for jewelries, cash, or other high-value items but just aim to the garage where plenty of good stuff is stored. For example, your bikes.

Meanwhile, lots of homeowners ignore to level up the security of this area, such as using poor-quality locks, dim lights, and no security cameras. Or, the most common case is forgetting to lock the garage doors.

Making it a habit to lock these doors is the cheapest way to burglar-proof your home. Use extra locks if needed.

If your garage has windows, don’t forget to cover them when you’re away, on a vacation, or go to sleep.

For those whose budget is under $100, consider installing a smart garage door opener. This helps keep burglars from grabbing it out of your car to hence increase your house security.

If you use security code to open the garage door, keep it secret and don’t share with strangers, your neighbors, or enter it in front of them.

Security Lights

Bright, sudden light is one of the most sensitive elements that pick up human activity, especially burglars who come out at night.

That is the reason we find installing motion-sensing lights around a house is important.

Once detecting any movement, these lights will turn on and the visibility alone will enhance your house/property security level to keep potential intruders on their way.

While it’s recommended to buy motion-sensor security lights, you can easily switch an ordinary bulb into one by installing a motion detection adapter between a socket and your light. Pay attention to the positions where the bulbs/adapters are assembled.

It should be up high out of reach of tempering, and in dark areas around your house. Or, along your driveway, sidewalk, entrance door, or windows.

Empty Your Mailbox Frequently

Being lazy to pick up your mails or deliveries, and leaving them a mess in your mailbox might accidentally put your home in the sights of thieves.

Mailboxes are often placed in front of a house. A mailbox full of mail is an easy-to-recognize sign for burglars to believe that the house is unoccupied for a long time, which encourages them to stroll in.

Therefore, empty your mailbox usually. If you’re away (whether on a long vacation or business trip), cancel all deliveries and mails, or ask help from your neighbors, friends, or relatives to pick them up for you.

Place A Dog Bowl In Front Of Your House Door

Whether you have a dog or not, leaving a dog bowl in front of your house door will be a good deterrent to scare off burglars before they set their feet inside your house.

Security Camera

Security cameras are almost the “ultimate weapon” of homeowners in burglar-proofing. They serve not only as a deterrent to help prevent illegal property intrusion but also as a means of retrieving justice in the worst case – someone stole your things.

Combining with security lights, these tools complete your home security system.

Lots of people who are on a tight budget are hesitant when it comes to buying a security camera because they think this tool is very expensive.

Besides, you might hear about some brands requiring a monthly fee for local or cloud storage.

The good news is you can definitely find a high-quality camera under $100, along with FREE cloud storage these days. This market niche is getting bigger so there is a wide range of choices at the current, equivalent to the number of additional features.

However, make sure that your new security camera has:

Weatherproof casing (if you’re looking for an outdoor camera)

• A reliable storage
• Night vision
• High definition of screen

Regardless, if it is better to have two-way talk and Wi-Fi compatibility while the price tag is kept at a reasonable range.

Eliminate Ideal Hiding Places

While shrubs and trees add nature and beauty to your house, they might be an ideal hiding place for burglars.

If you're just planning on decorating your home landscape, tweak it a bit. Instead of planting big trees and large bushes, consider choosing small flowers and bushes.

Or, if you still love to have some trees around the house, plant them far from your house windows.

For gardens that already have big trees near windows or close to the house, remember to frequently trim them down.

Adding lights to these trees and shrubs is another practical way to enhance security while a decorating idea to highlight them at night.

Put A Home Security Sign In The Front Yard

Similar to the 7th way in this list, putting a home security sign in your front yard (whether you pay for the service or not) will discourage many potential burglars.

To successfully deceive them, select a fake sign from a well-known company.

Conclusion

What do you think about our 10 cheap ways to burglar-proof homes? Which ones are your most favorite? We’d like to hear from you more so don’t hesitate to share if you have any good ideas or thoughts about our list. Thanks for reading!