Summer is officially here! Kids are off, more sun, and of course, vacation time.
While we love our vacation time, it certainly involves a degree of planning. If you’re going to be away from your house for a week or more, here are our top tips for keeping your home safe so you can be at play:
- Make sure you have someone coming to check on your house to take care of basic household duties that can give away the fact that you are not home to an intruder. Collecting the mail, bringing in your newspaper, mowing the lawn and watering plants are sure signs that a homeowner is away.
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If you do decide to have someone take care of inside your home while you’re away, make sure they know the code to your alarm, as well as the password to cancel the police in case they set it off. Additionally, contact your security service and give them additional emergency contacts they can call in the event the alarm is tripped. While you will want to know what’s going on in your house while you’re away, it’s important to have backups in case you aren’t reachable.
3. Summer in Florida also means storm season. Power outages are as regular as rain. Before you leave, test your alarm and make sure everything is working. Check the batteries; check your smoke detectors, etc. The more preparation you put into your home, the safer it will be while you enjoy your time away.
No one likes to think of the worst case scenario – but it’s really important to make sure your home remains a safe space, even when you aren’t there. Let All Florida Alarms support you. Call us today at 561-488-7022 for a quote on your security system today.
