Home Security With Landscaping
It's all too common that home owners ask security advisors what landscaping and they backyard has to do with the safety of their home. You should know that landscaping is basically the first line of defense you have against a burglar and it can also influence whether or not your house will be considered an "easy pick" by them. Every home security plan should start with landscaping.
The process of landscaping involves fixing your house's exterior as well as your yard so that they are less likely to be considered targets. This is often a hard thing to do when you have to consider the fact that many home owners also treasure the aesthetical aspect of their yard.
One of the most common problems in home security is yards that have big trees and bushes, grown for aesthetical reasons. These trees give cover to a burglar when trying to infiltrate your house and they can plan attacks during daytime instead of nighttime, knowing that you're away at work. Chopping everything in your yard down to the ground could be a solution in exposing burglars that try to enter your house, but it's definitely not a good choice aesthetics-wise. You could simply trim them so that a person cannot hide beneath them and still keep your yard's good looks. Another home security issue is that of yard trees that are too close to the house. Burglars can use these trees as ladders to get to open windows on upper levels. Make sure you chop off any branches that can be used for such a purpose.
Another reason for which landscaping should be considered is the fact that many homes that are left unattended from this point of view can be targeted in favor of others. The above mentioned example, with trees and shrubs giving burglars cover during daytime could be a reason for your house to get targeted, but there are others that you need to attend to. Your lawn for example, is a sign for burglars. If your lawn is not constantly mowed, a burglar will deduce the owner of the house is away and attempt a breach inside. That's why it's important for your home's security to have someone mow your lawn while you're away on vacations.
Last but not least, you need to combine your landscaping home security with your lighting home security plans. Motion detecting lights can be placed in your yard given the fact that you have the right landscaping for them and they can be very useful in scaring burglars away.
Other landscaping issues you should consider include getting a guard dog (not the best security measure, as they can be bypassed quite easily, but still something worth looking into) and making sure you never leave tools, ladders or other objects that could help a burglar breach your home, simply lying around your yard. Store them in the garage or the shed if possible and make sure you have adequate security for these areas as well, not only for your home.
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