Secured Home - The Aim of the Wise

A truly wise person will always aspire to make everything and everyone they love stay safe and secure.
Now, everybody has their own interpretation of how this should look like, but we can all agree that safety is the foundation for wellbeing. 

If we are not feeling safe, what’s the point of all the things we buy and do to make ourselves happy? Still, safety is a very tricky term, and it covers a myriad of things we should be aware of. Here, we will give you few areas you should keep a close eye on.

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Keeping Safe from Burglars

Burglars are probably the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind while thinking about the home safety. Dealing with them takes two major steps:

• Discourage burglars from entering your house

Your family will be the safest if burglars never even attempt to enter your home. So, try installing the motion-triggered lighting, alarm system, security bars on lower floor windows, or any other thing that will send the message to invaders to stay away. Buying a dog is also an option, but if you don’t want one, hanging simple “Beware of dog” sign will do the job too.

• Reinforce points of entry

If the burglars still decide to break into your house (in spite of the risk of being noticed), you should improve your property security and make their break-in as hard as possible. Your doors should be made out of hard materials such as fiberglass, solid wood, and metal, and swinging outwards in order to make the forced entry impossible. Windows should be reinforced too. There are windows made of tempered glass which is incredibly stronger when compared to regular glass.

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Fighting the Disasters

Other serious threats to your family are certain accidents and disasters which could happen no matter how cautious you are. Still, you can reduce the damage and the shock if you are prepared in advance.

• Fire

Installing fire alarms on several key locations throughout your house, and checking the cables will be fine, but if you feel that your fire extinguishers are not efficient enough, maybe it’s time to replace them with fire fighting trailers. You will be able to use them for water dust suppression too, so they will prove useful when you are thinking about cleaning the yard.

• Pipe accidents

If you notice water on your bathroom floor, especially further from the shower, you should know that something is definitely wrong with your pipes. You should take action before the problem escalates and turns into real disaster. Check the water meter and pressure-test your pipes every now and then to make sure everything is under control.

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Childproof Your Home

Even if you manage to keep burglars and disasters at bay, you home, as it is, poses enough treat for the youngest family members. Make sure to secure their safety with these moves:

• Move all dangerous items

The wise say: ‘out of sight, out of mind’. Even if you can’t hide all the things from your kid’s curious eyes, be sure to put the dangerous objects on high shelves, as far from their reach as possible.

• Restrict access to higher floors

If you install the door which will obstruct the access to stairs, you will be sure that your kids won’t wander out of your sight. If they somehow do, cover your staircase with anti-slip coating will prevent them from injuring themselves.

• Restrict the access to electricity and water

There are numerous locks and covers available for your sockets, outlets, and faucets out there, so your children will hot hurt themselves out of curiosity.

These moves will drastically improve the safety of you and your family. Don’t be afraid to do a bit of research and find new ways to protect your home, you can even improve them further. That’s the only wise route you can take to secure your family’s wellbeing.

This is a guest post by Daniel Rogers.