We all consider our home as the safest haven to hide. But do you know that thieves and burglars have gone smart and they can break into the advanced security of your house? This is quite evident with the number of house-break that happens on a daily basis. So do you still think that your house is the safest place?

When it comes to the security of our homes, the very best of us tend to make mistakes that may at a first glance seem to be very minimal, but in the long run, can cause significant breaches in our precious homes. The most concerning part are that the lapses in our judgment may often end up going unnoticed by our eyes. That is until these opportunities are taken advantage of by the criminals. So, let’s talk about how to save you from committing these mistakes. In this article, we will be talking about some of the most common home security mistakes that you can easily avoid.

Announcing Your Absence on Social Media Platforms

It is not very uncommon to find people posting about their vacations or about their whereabouts on their social media. However, there is no reason to do so other than just announcing to the thieves that you are away from your home and do not have any people in it, ready to be ransacked. You can obviously post your photos if you wish to, but make sure that you do so after you reach home. So if you want your home to be safe when you are outstation then stops posting it on social media platforms. 

Leaving Your Ladder outside after using it

If you end up leaving your ladders outdoors through the night after using them, it gives the criminals a free pass to the upper stories of your house. You must make sure that you store the ladder inside the premises of your house or in your garage in order to make sure that it is not used against you. Or if you just have to keep the ladder outside, you must use a bike lock in order to prevent the extension ladder from being extended as a prepper method. Although these locks can be compromised, chances are that the loud noise will wake you up.

Not Properly Locking the Screen Door of Your House

Often in the case of the unbearable summer heat, a lot of people tend to keep the main door of their home open, in order to allow the cool breeze to pass through the interiors of your home. This ends up leaving only a thin layer of security between you and the outside world. Most of the screen doors today come with an already installed lock, but if yours does not have one, make sure that you install one as soon as possible!

Our home is the safe haven that keeps us away from harm’s way. To keep that home it safe is, therefore, our duty of course. We hope that this article was of help to you!