Keeping your home safe while traveling during the holidays
The holidays are a wonderful time when you get together with family, but empty homes left by Utah travelers this holiday season can make an easy target for burglars. There are some measures that Utahns can take to make sure their homes are safe during this holiday season.
Make sure that all of your doors and windows are securely locked. Along with this, make sure your gate is locked and there is no easy way for a thief to climb over your gate. Making things as difficult for a thief as possible is the best way to keep your home safe from burglars. Also be sure to lock your garage, a lot of times people overlook the garage, but if a burglar is able to open your garage, they not only have access to all of your tools and items kept in the garage, but they now have an easier access into your home. Make sure the garage is securely locked and the door into your house from the garage is also locked.
Another way for Utahns to keep their homes safe is to obscure the front windows so that a thief cannot easily see in your home to scope it out. Move your Christmas tree away from the front window or do not put your presents out until Christmas morning.
If you are traveling over the holidays, wait to post your photos until you are home. Posting photos on social media while you are away can inform burglars that your home may be unoccupied. It is also a good idea to let a trusted friend, neighbor, or family member know if you will be traveling during the holidays so that they can keep an eye on things for you and make sure your home is safe while you are away.
If you have received some big ticket items like that new TV you've been wanting do not put those big appliance boxes out on the curb. This will advertise to burglars exactly what you have in your home.
It is also a good idea for Utahns to keep a home safe to protect your valuable items and important documents, so in case your home is broken into, at least these important items will have an extra measure of protection. You should also keep a record of your holiday purchases and the contents of your home to provide to insurance company in the event that your home is robbed and you need to file a claim.
Make sure that all of your doors and windows are securely locked. Along with this, make sure your gate is locked and there is no easy way for a thief to climb over your gate. Making things as difficult for a thief as possible is the best way to keep your home safe from burglars. Also be sure to lock your garage, a lot of times people overlook the garage, but if a burglar is able to open your garage, they not only have access to all of your tools and items kept in the garage, but they now have an easier access into your home. Make sure the garage is securely locked and the door into your house from the garage is also locked.
Another way for Utahns to keep their homes safe is to obscure the front windows so that a thief cannot easily see in your home to scope it out. Move your Christmas tree away from the front window or do not put your presents out until Christmas morning.
If you are traveling over the holidays, wait to post your photos until you are home. Posting photos on social media while you are away can inform burglars that your home may be unoccupied. It is also a good idea to let a trusted friend, neighbor, or family member know if you will be traveling during the holidays so that they can keep an eye on things for you and make sure your home is safe while you are away.
If you have received some big ticket items like that new TV you've been wanting do not put those big appliance boxes out on the curb. This will advertise to burglars exactly what you have in your home.
It is also a good idea for Utahns to keep a home safe to protect your valuable items and important documents, so in case your home is broken into, at least these important items will have an extra measure of protection. You should also keep a record of your holiday purchases and the contents of your home to provide to insurance company in the event that your home is robbed and you need to file a claim.