Protect your home from burglars with Alabama home insurance!

When considering how best to burglar-proof our home, consider this. Most burglars spend less than 10 minutes in a home. For obvious reasons, burglars don’t plan on sticking around, but they can do a lot of damage in a short space of time. Fitting your doors with sophisticated security devices is one of the best ways to deter burglars. Doing so may also earn you a discount on your future Alabama home insurance.

A burglar won’t spend much time trying to break into your home. Burglars usually look for easy targets. A door can often be an easy target. Make sure your door is properly secured, will all screws and hinges intact. It’s also advisable to have doors that are dense, rather than hollow. Solid wood, fiberglass or metal doors are best.

It’s also important to ensure your doors are clearly visible. Plants or trees that obscure your doors from view are convenient hiding spots for burglars.

Do you have windows near your doors? You may consider removing them. Breaking a window and unlocking a door from the inside is a classic burglar move. Another option would be to reinforce your windows so they are difficult to break.

Once you have made sure your door is tightly secured and in good condition, you need to think about which locks to install. Your Alabama home insurance agent or insurer may be able to provide you with further information about the type of security devices that are considered effective and might gain you a reduction at policy renewal time.

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