Home Security Tips

For peace of mind when you’re away, follow a few simple steps for a stress free getaway.

Escaping the burdens of daily life for a while can not always be an easy thing to do. Firstly there are issues of maintaining the lawn, collecting the mail, paying bills, pet care, pulling the weeds, watering the plants and so much more. Don't let these things spoil your holiday.

Some of these tasks left unattended whilst your away is a dead giveaway that there is no one at home, therefore a perfect opportunity for  burglaries to occur, after all a house left empty for some time is a target for potential intruders:

1.   Make sure all windows and doors are secured & locked
2.   Check all electrical switches, appliances & stove tops to ensure all are switched off
3.   Don’t leave mail, newspapers or deliveries uncollected
4.   Keep pet doors to a minimum
5.   Notify your security company that you will be away & to treat all alarm activations as genuine and to act upon
6.   Care 4 Services can arrange to do daily checks to your property to collect the mail, deliveries, junk mail etc. and will check windows & doo