How To Improve the Security of Your Apartment or Condo
Life is a little different for multi-residential tenants than it is for single-family home dwellers. For example, you hear your neighbors more often, there are usually more stairs involved and groceries are a bigger pain to bring home. Landscaping is most often a non-factor and you can often live in [...]
How To Keep Your Home or Business Safe During Summer Vacations
Warmer weather is almost here. As such, everyone knows it's a time when people typically go on vacations. Criminals do, too! In fact, they view this well-traveled season as an opportunity to bring unwanted surprises upon individuals and families just wanting to enjoy their summer vacations.. Here are some tips [...]
When To Call a Locksmith After a House Fire
A house fire can be a troubling experience. Most people only plan for the quickest ways to exit a house in case of a fire, and that’s obviously paramount. But have you thought about when you might need to call a locksmith after a house fire? From checking or opening [...]
Home Security During Showings: What To Consider
Safety is important to all of us, especially at home. But what about home security while a house is on the market and you have the foot traffic of strangers? There are few other times when random people have access to your home and belongings (even if it’s temporarily). If [...]
How To Conduct Your Own Home Security Audit
Have you ever written a text, read it again and again, then sent it, only to realize it had a typo? For whatever reason, our brains miss details in things it regularly processes. That’s why third parties are so valuable—and why it’s so hard to catch your own typos. Security [...]
6 Security Tips Every Parent Should Teach Their Children
It's up to parents to prepare their children for the world. We teach them things like proper manners, how to react to challenging circumstances and our beliefs. Another big responsibility parents have is teaching their children what is safe and unsafe. Here are six security-related lessons you should consider teaching [...]
5 Security-Related New Year’s Resolutions To Consider
Some people love New Year’s Resolutions. Others make it a resolution to not make any resolutions. (But isn’t that a resolution in itself?) Regardless of which camp you fall into, it's not too late to improve yourself or set some goals for improving in the upcoming year. Security is one [...]
Should You Choose Between a Safe or Security System?
Touring homes for sale is always an interesting experience. You get to see different layouts, check out different communities/areas and find out what upgrades the seller made to the home. Sometimes, these are good… other times, it’s difficult to tell what the owner was thinking. Take security upgrades, for example. [...]
Security Systems 101
Not a security system expert? You're not alone. Unless you have the proper training and expertise, it can be almost impossible to tell one component from another—much less set up and maintain an entire security system for your home or business. You’re good at what you do and we’re good [...]
The Importance of Regular Security System Maintenance
Bathrooms. HVAC units. Fire alarms. What do they all have in common? They’re business areas that require routine maintenance. But one of the more overlooked business elements you need to maintain may surprise you. Specifically, we’re talking about your security system. Let’s discuss why it’s important to add your security [...]
