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home security alarm signs
Advise on preventing home break in?
I cannot currently afford a home security system, is there anywhere to obtain the ‘ADT’ sign for my yard without actually getting the system, so that it looks like on the outside that I do in fact have an alarm system?
I’ll let you in on a secret. Those systems do no good. I had one once. If you look on the internet, you can find hundreds of stories from disgruntled former customers. Anyway, in a news article I read, they said signs and security systems are hardly a deterrent anyway. The biggest deterrents are leaving your porch light on, having a dog, or having automatic timers on your lights. They are most likely to get in through a window, so make sure your exterior doors are deadbolted and your windows locked. Then apply this new security film (link below) to all your windows. It makes it much more difficult, if not impossible. And have a 6′ fence (not chain link) around as much of the back half of your house/yard as possible. You can also buy a set of motion detector alarms for about $20, or even a whole system, and they work on their own with no monitoring. It’s the loud noise that drives the bad guys away anyway. The monitoring company will take their sweet time calling for help, if they do at all. Good luck.
I forgot to mention I was told a Beware of Dog sign will actually do more good than an ADT sign. You can pick one up at any discount store.
Inter County Alarm Systems, Valley Cottage, NY
