Burglar proofing your home

[Outlaw Man]

I must have missed this before. I actually made a blog post on pretty much this very thing, just a few days before the thread started.

There are 4 Ds of security, though the last would need to be evaluated differently in a purely theft-prevention scenario.

http://www.awsarms.com/blogs/news/14221461-four-ds-of-security

There are four stages of security that you should remember when determining your home defense strategy.

Deter. Your goal should be to make your home as uninviting as possible. Trim back or remove vegetation around windows, and don't let garbage or other things pile up at the end of the driveway or elsewhere that might make it appear that no one has been home for a while. Lighting is one of the best deterrents, and you can use photocells, motion sensors, or both to make your home look more "lived in." You can purchase an alarm sign or sticker even if you don't have an alarm system, to make the potential intruder think twice.

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As for the final "D", Deny, theft prevention would involve a combination of safes and hiding places, as mentioned earlier in the thread. You can get creative with hiding places, up to placing something in the wall before sheetrocking it in. If you're not obvious about the location, the would-be thief would have to either get lucky or tear down all the walls in your house. I remember seeing a TV show where they had a locked, underground bunker hidden in the floor of their house, under a rug, under the dining room table. That wouldn't be cheap, though. I'd probably get a TL-30 safe and "hide in plain sight," instead.

Simply put, as mentioned, you'll never guarantee to keep them out. You just want to make yours too much trouble.

 

[Ben86]

I recommend the pole shaped door jammers as a convenient and cheap option to deter lock pickers and door breakers. It basically braces the door against the floor. Amazon has them cheap.

Barring up your windows and doors is great if you can afford it.

Alarms will limit the amount of time they will stick around to steal once inside.

Cameras will at least help catch them later.

 

[SSGT PRIDE]

4 100 pound plus pits and 2 150 pound rots and 400 yards of fenced in open space to cross before you hit my front door. Gated driveway at 400 yards. Usually 2 to 6 dogs inside the house at any time (Doggie Doors)...I order two tons of Dog food twice a year. Love my pups!!

They hate everyone else!

May adopt a couple more!

 

[wabashman]

11 pounds of dog food a day?

 

[fallout mike]

100# + pits?

 

[Kleanbore]

The questions were

• How can you crow-bar proof your home?
• Secondly, how can you secure your safe even better than by just bolting it down?

As has been pointed out, there is no way to crow bar proof a structure. But there have been some good suggestions here.

Three weeks ago, the OP posted "Thanks guys. Your advice really gave me some good ideas."

We're now into three pages, an the OP has not rejoined us on this subject. I'll close the thread, but do feel free to PM if something constructive comes to mind.