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Home Security Tips - Is Your House an Egg or an Onion?79

Home Security Tips - Is Your House an Egg or an Onion?

Welcome to the first in a series on home security topics. We'll start with basic home security, i.e. hardening your home, move on to home invasions, i.e. active defense and look at panic rooms or hardened rooms, i.e. shelter in place. There are...

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Living Area - Last Line of Defense67

Living Area - Last Line of Defense

If you've been keeping up with my series to date, we've gone over quite a few pointers on creating a burglar proof home. If you start a DIY project to burglar proof your home and you stop at the door and...

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Door and Window Layer70

Door and Window Layer

It's no surprise that doors and windows are the weakest link when it comes to home security.  From cheap construction to something as simple as leaving your windows open, there are many factors here than can...

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The Neighborhood Layer, is it Like Mr. Rogers or Freddy Kreuger?66

The Neighborhood Layer, is it Like Mr. Rogers or Freddy Kreuger?

If you have a choice in the matter you need to look for several things in a neighborhood before you buy.  Look for the following characteristics: More owners than renters. Short distance to fire, police and ambulance services. No graffiti in...

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Yard Layer, it's Either a Moat or a Red Carpet65

Yard Layer, it's Either a Moat or a Red Carpet

Your yard probably does more to tell a potential burglar that your home is a target than any other part of your home. Leaving your newspapers on the front porch, mail in the mailbox, uncut grass and unkempt...

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