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Do it yourself wired or wireless
home security
Thinking
about saving money with a do it yourself approach to home security? Do
you know the points of entry you will need to protect your
home?
Choosing
Wired or Wireless Home Security Systems
Have
you weighed the difference in purchasing and installing an expensive,
complicated wired
home security system vs. a simple wireless
home
security system?
Do you know if
there are penalties, and
fines for ‘false-alarm’ police responses where you live?
In some areas,
there will be
fines for home owners who have 3 false
alarm calls
involving a police dispatcher and patrol car.
Your
insurance company may provide you with a list of recommended home
burglar alarms. Don’t choose a burglar alarm system based on price (big
or small). Do the
research. READ the manual BEFORE you purchase.
Foreign language translations sometimes just don’t make sense.
Find
out how much SUPPORT is offered, and if there will be an expensive
charge to have an ‘authorized’ installer fix a problem
with the system.
Planning
Take
one sheet of paper and make a rough diagram of each room, and each
point of entry. Doing this will give you the total
number of points of
entry.
Use that number to evaluate both the cost, and effectiveness for a
hard-wired vs. a wireless home security system.
Remember,
it is the LOUD, UNEXPECTED ALARM
NOISE that upsets, and scares away the burglar. If you
don’t scare off the burglar – you don’t
protect your home and family!
Your goal: stop
the burglar BEFORE he gets into your home.
Is it
cost-effective to hard-wire every single window and door? Will your
master control board monitor every point of entry?
Do it
yourself security budget
You
should save money
with the DIY process of home security … but first
consider your experience with purchases in the past. Have you ever
wished you’d bought the better
model, or the better
unit, because,
looking back, it would have SAVED you
time and money? Inexpensive parts
may fail sooner, and require expensive
service calls.
All you want is protection.
Sometimes the
simple approach is less
expensive, yet offers great protection.
BEFORE
you commit to a BIG do-it-yourself project involving 2 or
3 FULL
WEEKENDS plus extra trips to the hardware store – drilling, cutting,
and making
alterations in your home, consider trying out a few, effective, yet
simple low-cost alarm solutions.
Give
yourself a chance to SEE what ‘its like’ to live in a home
with alarms.
A few carefully placed Passive Infrared (PIR) Motion Sensor alarms can
protect entry
areas like your front door, back door, and garage areas. Simple
vibration/glass breakage window alarms will scare off burglars. A door
stop alarm with a 125 decibel alarm will certainly surprise and upset
an intruder!
No
messy wires installation. No expensive service calls. No big budget
outlay. No complicated 2 year contracts (if want someone else to do the
whole thing for you).
Compare
Installation Time
Installing
a PIR alarm only requires a screwdriver and 2 screws. Window alarms
peel and stick on the window. Door stops alarms protect your doors.
These are easy wireless
home security system solutions.
Time: less than
30 minutes.
Hard
wired systems with a ‘programmed’ control panel require measuring the
wire-runs for each room, each window and each door. Afterwards, you
must cut, and
affix the wire, strip the wire, and connect it into the system. Room
after room after room the installation will proceed hour after hour –
day after day.
Time: Possibly
4 or 5 full 8-hour days.
All
you wanted was protection.
Be
sure you’ve considered and weighed in on the value, effectiveness, ease
of installation, possible future maintenance charges that
accompany a
sophisticated programmable system vs. a low-cost wireless home security
system.
Many,
many times people with elaborate security systems are burglarized …
because their system
was not even turned on! Family members
couldn’t come and go without constantly tripping the annoying alarm!
Is
it better
to spend less than $600.00 and have
your home protected in less
than 30 minutes? (Sometimes less is perfect!)
Or
is it worth
spending $$2,500 plus 4 days
of
installation to set up your home security system?
(Sometimes more is
only expensive!)
If no one turns
on the security system
it can NOT
protect your home.
If your 'system' is easy to use
... you will use it!
Finishing thoughts
Other
important budget considerations include motion-sensor outdoor lighting,
and trimming shrubbery
so that no burglar can be concealed around the
outside of your home. A few well placed plug-in timers for
your inside lights, plus add
in Faketv
and your home will not appear as the easy target burglar
‘gift’.
At the end of the day,
I hope your well-informed choice of burglar protection methods and
products will discourage a burglar’s visit to your home and family.
Please
feel free to Contact Us
if you have any questions or concerns you would
like to discuss with us. We would love to hear from you. info@stopburglarfreecrimeinfo.com
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