April is a busy month. We have the Royal Wedding with all the potential street parties encouraging people to celebrate outside, a treck up to Exchange Square in Manchester to watch it on the big screen etc. We also have the Easter weekend, numerous bank holidays, not to mention the school holidays!
Plenty of opportunities for people to get away and enjoy the break. Plenty of opportunities for would be burglars to take advantage of empty houses too! More than half of burglaries occur in vacant homes. Take our advice contact Locksnorthwest, 24 hour locksmiths, Manchester based before you go away!
Just because this isn’t your main summer holiday don’t scrimp on the safety precautions. Your home is more vulnerable when you are away or on holiday, whether it is overnight or for 2 weeks.
It is easy to do the obvious things like cancel your milk/papers etc but there are many other precautions that will reduce your chances of being another statistic!
- Make sure all trees and shrubs are trimmed back so you don’t provide a screen for the intruders.
- Ask a friend or neighbour to park their car on your drive and remove letters from inside the door, it is simple for someone to look through your letter box to check if you are away.
- Arrange for some lights to be on a timer switch so they activate in the evenings instead of leaving your property in complete darkness 24 hours a day.
- Do not forget to secure your garden too. Side gates should be locked with precautions taken against being climbed over. Once in the privacy of your garden the burglar has more time and secrecy to gain entry. Garden sheds should be secure too, and ladders hidden away from view. These could help the intruder!
- Above all lock your doors and windows! One in three burglaries happen because a door or window has been left unlocked. Ensure all your windows and doors are locked, you would be amazed but these can be overlooked in the haste to catch a flight or ensure nothing has been forgotten before a trip away.
- Front doors can be forced or kicked in if your doors are not strong and secured with a five lever mortice lock they are at risk. Do not just rely on a Yale door lock. Five lever mortice locks are a minimum requirement for most insurance policies.
Now is the time to address your house security, so go on, give us a call today we are quality locksmiths, Manchester based, providing a 24hr locksmith to service, install and repair a wide range of locks.
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