Do you remember the thrill of owning your first bike? I remember waking up that Christmas morning and seeing a whole row of bicycles in the livingroom, one bicycle for each of my brothers and sister. I remember feeling a sense of freedom and excitement as I rode that bike for the first time. I now had control of my destiny. I could ride anywhere; virtually go anywhere I wanted, when I wanted. I felt so grown up for the first time in my life. It is an experience that I can’t wait to share with my children when they become old enough to ride a bike.
I remember my father taking the time teach us the rules of bike safety. Each bike came with a helmet and a personal lesson with my father about how to care for and maintain it. He taught us how to fix the chain if it ever fell off, how to adjust the breaks, and even how to patch a punctured tire. One thing my father stressed was making sure we wore our helmets when we rode and if we needed to leave the bike for any length of time, secure it to something solid. Chain the bicycle through the frame and a tire to bike racks, trees, street signs, essentially anything that was a permanent fixture.
Years later, I’m now the father, and the big purchase came when we decided to buy a home for our family. I remember experiencing similar feelings of freedom, control, and being so grown up. I think back to the care I took with my bicycle and drew the parallel that it was up to me to mow the lawn, fix the roof and trim the bushes. It is also my responsibility to make sure that my home has the proper Home Security required to keep my family safe. I was sure to check that all the doors and windows had locks and the flood lamps were working properly, but somehow I felt that it wasn’t enough.
I decided that what my home needed was a Security System, but what exactly did I need to secure my home? Now, it’s no secret; I work for a Security System Company. That is important to know, because for years I have been custom designing security systems for customer’s homes across the nation. I’ve installed for every kind of demographic. From multi-million dollar homes to less affluent communities, I’ve optimized the Security Coverage and always felt comfortable with the coverage designs. Now, however, I had to think about the design for my family.
When designing a Custom Security System for the needs of any home, it is important to take two major subjects into consideration.
- Secure The Perimeter
- The perimeter of your home is the first barrier separating you from the rest of the world. The most common entry and exit points are the doors. Doors and windows can be covered by sensors specifically designed for the action of doors and windows. There are other sensor upgrades available, but this is the basic concept; secure your perimeter.
- Secure The Interior
- Nothing secures the interior of a home better than a motion detector. Designed with small pets and animals in mind, a well-placed motion detector can greatly enhance the security of you home by limiting the interior movement of an intruder.
With both of these areas covered by the proper sensors, and the sensors communicating with a Security System Panel that reports to a monitoring station, I now have the peace of mind knowing that my home is completely secure.
By designing my system this way, I am able to secure the core of my home. If I relying solely on the door and window locks for the complete security of my home, I create a false sense of security. This is similar to making the decision of how to chain my bike to the rack or only chaining the tire. By chaining the frame I can secure the core and therefore my entire bike. Anything less just simply wouldn’t cut it. I couldn’t leave the security of my home in the hands of locks alone; it is my family inside.
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