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Many hosts rarely visit summer cottages during the winter months. Harvest is harvested autumn work and insulation completed. Now is the time to take care of the safety of property from theft for 3 months. Simple but effective ways will help you protect your dacha.

Dacha protection: precautions

According to statistics, theft in dachas occurs more often in winter than in other seasons. In the season, the sites are always crowded, but in the cold, on the contrary. Although they can climb into the house on a dark summer night. It all depends on what you have stored in the country and who knows about it. Even on the simple plot thieves will be interested garden tools(for scrap, for sale in general), building materials. In inhabited houses, the list can expand due to electronics (both new and old, from which copper or even gold parts can be smelted), household and cutlery, bedding, dishes, valuable rare items (samovar, icon, etc.) .).

Attention! Most often, on any summer cottage and garden plot, thieves seek to get hold of the harvest. The beds are “cleaned up” with both ripe and unripe vegetables, berries and fruits.

Usually, dachas far from dwellings are visited by drinkers. The goal is to find something to sell in order to get money for alcohol and a snack. Thieves will not be deterred by the modesty and small size of the house. For the homeless, your cottage in the country can also become a place of temporary residence when it comes to winter.

There are practically no serious robbers in the practice of country thefts - the scale is not the same, therefore, there is no need to take ultramodern measures to protect the site. But the minimum economical ones are a must.

Advice. It is better to find out the features of the winter life of a dacha cooperative even before buying from future neighbors: how often dachas are opened and how they deal with it.

Basics of the safety of the suburban area

Dacha is the same private house. Therefore, to protect it, the same principles and techniques apply:

  1. Fence. A reliable fence is the first means of protecting your territory. It will become an obstacle to the penetration of many animals. Fence from edged board or mesh netting - a proven option. This, of course, is not 100% protection of the dacha from thieves, but it is quite acceptable. Especially if you pull a barbed spiral along the upper edge. A diameter of no more than 0.5 m is suitable. Such a fence can protect the cottage even during a long absence of the owners.
  2. Timeliness. Try to harvest on time, without delaying it.
  3. Good neighborly relations. In warm weather, neighbors in the area will be the first to sound the alarm if they see a stranger in your country house. It would be nice to meet and make friends with the inhabitants of nearby plots.
  4. Lock. The choice of locks for giving should be approached responsibly. If you use a hinged one, then it must be massive. Make sure that precipitation does not fall on it, otherwise you will not be able to open the room yourself in the spring.
  5. Horticultural associations. As a rule, summer residents are united in a common village. It already provides minimum protection measures for all sites:

Take care of a secure lock

  • the work of a watchman;
  • organization of voluntary duty at the dachas of members of the partnership;
  • the presence and integrity of the common fencing of the horticultural association.

Advice. Experts advise putting on the dacha mortise lock. A mounted analogue will immediately tell intruders that there is no one in the house.

The simplest ways to protect the cottage from thieves

Before considering security measures for your site, take advantage of folk experience. Recommendations experienced summer residents how to protect the cottage:

  • The higher the fence, the better. But, having penetrated the opaque fence, the thief will become invisible to the watchman or neighbors. Therefore, it is better to dwell on a chain-link or similar translucent option.
  • Strengthen the front door, but don't overdo it. Strong metal structure is not able to protect a house made of wood - an attacker can simply cut it around the perimeter.
  • Window bars are very effective. The only condition is reliable doors. A thief won't climb through a window if he can get in through a traditional entrance.
  • Use shutters on windows. The conditions are the same as for lattices.
  • Use LEDs with relays. Hang some pulsating tiny red lights under the roof around the perimeter of the building. From a distance, they will pass for an alarm.

  • Print and stick in a prominent place a warning sign with the inscription: “Attention! The building is guarded by the private security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is unlikely that anyone will want to check the veracity of this statement.\
  • Make dummies of video cameras and stick a warning about video filming in the country. It is especially effective if the crafts are deliberately disguised. On the other hand, the desire to get a video camera can become an additional incentive for a particularly reckless lover of easy money.
  • In winter, do not be lazy to visit the dacha from time to time: trample paths, remove snow, etc. This way you will create the effect of the presence of people.
  • If we are talking about the warm season or heating is provided at your dacha, invite friends or acquaintances to live during your absence.

Attention! All tricks are appropriate only against those people who do not know you closely and do not know the real state of affairs in your country house.

How to protect the cottage with doors

Strengthening a wooden door in a country house is not expensive and quite simple:

For special strength, drill several holes (10 mm each) in the end of the box and drive metal pins into them. After strengthening, be sure to check the hinges. If they are too weak, a heavier door will lead to sagging and problems opening and closing.

Can be installed in country house and a steel door. Do not buy a copy with artsy exterior trim- an economical option is suitable when it comes to protecting the cottage. Characteristics of the door and features of its installation:

  • steel sheet - thicker than 2 mm, so that the material does not succumb to a kitchen knife;
  • the door must open outward, otherwise it can be knocked out;
  • to be sure, fix the structure with a pair of complex diverse locking mechanisms.

Such a door is an excellent defense if all other parts of the house are impregnable. You can open it only with an autogen, and this is too noisy and bright. But still the best way to protect the cottage will be caution. Take valuables home, and calmly celebrate the New Year.

Create strong protection country house not so easy. In order for the property to be protected from intruders, a whole system of security measures will have to be developed.

It is important to use as many diverse protection options as possible: for example, not only install an alarm system, but also video surveillance, motion sensors, and at the same time ask a neighbor to look after the site. Protection must be multi-stage. Alas, even the most reliable lock can be broken, and the alarm system can be turned off. This should always be kept in mind.

Reliable fence

The fence is the first obstacle in the way of robbers. A standard chain-link fence will not help much in the case of professional thieves. Yes, and beginners in the field of robbery will easily overcome it. To make the first step of protection reliable, it is necessary to build a more expensive fence.

The main thing is that the perimeter of the site is guarded by a wall with a height of 2 meters. Such a fence is difficult to overcome without the use of additional structures (various stairs). Non-professional thieves will therefore not be able to get through. But more knowledgeable robbers can dig or climb over the fence with the help of a partner.

To top part fence has been protected, it is recommended to install barbed wire. However, it can seriously damage appearance fence. To prevent the fence from looking like a prison, it is better to use bare electricity lines. Several wires carrying current look neat and do not take up much space. But such a system will have to spend a lot of additional electricity, which is expensive for the average owner of a country house.

From below, the fence can be protected by making concrete base. A reliable foundation will not only deter robbers trying to dig, but will also allow you to build a higher and more massive fence.

Gates and gates

Entrance openings are a favorite place for robbers to enter. Thieves easily break padlocks, penetrating the site quickly and almost silently. To secure the site, it is important to abandon external padlocks. They are easily cut or knocked off.

The padlock can be positioned with inside entrance gate. Another option is to leave the lock on the outside, but install a secure lock inside. If the fence is high, it will be difficult to climb over it and open the bolt.

Another security option is a mortise lock. It is perfect for both gates and gates. To defense mechanism worked, you need to select a strong material for the doors and frames, best of all - iron. Then it will not be possible to open the passage by force using a crowbar.

Window protection

If the measures taken to protect the fence did not help, it is important that the thieves are met reliable protection window openings. It is in the windows that burglars climb most often, because they can be easily broken. In order to prevent penetration through window openings, it is necessary to protect the windows of the first, and preferably the second floor, as well as the attic.

The standard way to protect against intruders is a metal grill. On the this moment even a novice thief can cope with it by using metal cutting tools. The grill will only delay the robbers for a few minutes.

Roller shutters are a more reliable option. There are two options for their installation: "overhead" roller shutters, that is, screwed to the facade of the house, and built-in. Overlays can be easily removed by simply removing the fixing screws. But the robber will not be able to cope with the built-in ones.

To correctly install roller shutters, it is necessary to provide for their installation at the design stage of the building. Post-build installation will be linked to large quantity costly redevelopment of the window opening.

Another option is shutters on the inside of the window, fastened with constipation. If the shutters are hard to knock off the mount, there is practically no gap between them and the wall for installing a crowbar, then the protection is quite reliable, although still less effective than properly installed roller shutters.

Owners are used to thinking that only the bottom row of windows needs to be protected. In fact, a robber can easily get to the window openings of the second floor, using the ledges on the wall. It is even easier to climb up if there are outbuildings on the site, inside of which a ladder will be found.

And due to the frequent presence of trees on the plots, an attacker can even climb onto the roof, where he will use unprotected hatches or skylights. It is necessary to provide protection for them.

The windows of the second floor are protected in the same way as the first. Luke and skylight must be enclosed in a metal frame so that these elements cannot be unscrewed with a crowbar. For a roof window, it is necessary to provide roller shutters or simple shutters installed from the inside, otherwise burglars will easily break the window glass. Both the sunroof and the roof window must be securely locked from the inside.

Door protection systems

Sometimes getting into a cottage through a door is even easier than through a window opening - during the robbery there will be no extra noise from breaking window glass. Therefore, you should secure all entrances and exits from the house.

Private houses may have several doors: front door, back door, technical door. All of them must be securely protected. Do not leave a doorway unprotected, even if it is narrow or located high above ground level. It is also important to secure outbuildings so that intruders cannot get out auxiliary tools and a ladder.

The basis of a good security system is a bolt lock. Non-professionals will not be able to hack it, and the pros will need more time to open it. padlocks do not fit - they are easy to knock down. Although you can use them additionally to somewhat delay the robbers.

In order for the effect of surprise to be present, a wooden door should be placed outside, and immediately behind it - an iron one. Robbers will not be ready to open it, they will not take the right tools. Just as important is the psychological factor and the fact that the robbers will be tired. In order for them to really put in a lot of effort and waste it before even finding a metal door, you should install a good door frame for a wooden door so that it is difficult to break.

Signaling

Practice shows that if a professional thief has set his sights on your home, then even the most reliable security measures will not be able to help. In order to prevent attackers from leaving with the loot, you will have to install a modern security system.

The alarm is connected to the power supply and installed inside the house. If the building is entered without dialing a special code to disable the system, an alarm is triggered. An alert is automatically sent to the owner or security company.

If the owner refused the services of a security company and receives alerts himself, he will be able to immediately call the police. And the security organization, immediately after receiving the signal, will send an outfit to the site that can prevent the crime.

The problem with alarms is that they require a constant current source. Robbers know this and usually start a robbery by turning off the light. When electricity stops flowing to the system, there are two scenarios:

  1. The device has backup source power supply - battery or batteries. Another 1-2 days the system will be able to hold out in the ranks. She will be able to scare off inexperienced robbers who do not know that the alarm usually has a battery. But here the pros will simply wait about 2 days and calmly enter the building, knowing for sure that the alarm will no longer work;
  2. The alarm is not equipped with an additional power supply. Then the protection against intruders immediately stops working.

To protect the house from intruders turning off the alarm, it is best to set the system so that it will give an alarm signal even if there is no electricity. To do this, install an uninterruptible power supply system and place it in a place inaccessible to robbers.

If your alarm went off, you should immediately check the house. However, many owners refuse to check, citing the fact that in Russian conditions frequent power outages. What to think in this case?

In order not to go out of town several times in vain, but at the same time not to miss a robbery, you should keep in touch with neighbors who constantly live in their country houses. They will be able to find out whether the power supply is really turned off for the entire village or not.

Video surveillance system

The most advanced security systems allow you to monitor the site around the clock using online cameras. Their installation and maintenance are not cheap, but this is one of the most reliable ways to protect.

If you install cameras at the main entrances and exits from the site, as well as next to the house, it will be easy to understand whether thieves have entered the territory or not.

To prevent intruders from removing video cameras and turning off their power, infrared remote installations should be used. They are wireless and can be located in secluded areas thanks to their small size. Therefore, thieves will not be able to detect such a system.

If the budget does not allow you to purchase a full-fledged video surveillance system, you can install a fake one. The most popular option is to buy faulty video equipment and install it around the perimeter of the house. It is important that the cameras have light sensors. If they are broken, you can install LEDs. Also, LEDs (they should be red or blue) can be placed on the inside on window glass. A hot spot inside a building usually means that the house is equipped with an alarm.

Conclusion

Complex protective measures is always designed and created individually, based on the characteristics of the buildings and the site. Well-known security companies will help create reliable protection for your country house. They offer services for installing alarms, video surveillance, and are also ready to quickly arrive at your home in the event of an alarm.

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It is not known when and by whom the expression "My house is my fortress" was coined. And this is true, because, in fact, only at home can a person feel almost completely safe.

However, we cannot always stay in our monastery, and sometimes, when going on vacation or just going to work, the question arises willy-nilly - how to protect the house from ill-wishers? Indeed, as police statistics show, modern robbers can conquer any fortress. "Dream House" will help you deal with the security issues of a house or apartment in the absence of the owners, and tell you what measures you need to take to protect your property from intruders.

The house starts with a door: reliable protection against thieves

It would seem that what could be stronger than an armored door, because in the middle of its design, the material is used from which bulletproof vests are made that do not let bullets through? An armored door is really a heavy-duty protection against thieves, but for some reason, many robbers enter the house through the door. It turns out that a highly professional "master" of theft does not care at all what material your door leaf- if he manages to break the lock, he will freely enter the house.

Almost every month new models are released in the world. door locks designed to protect the property of honest citizens. So far, the most durable are lever locks that work on a code system. To open such a device, in addition to the usual key, you must enter secret code. Some progressive models are designed in such a way that if the code is entered incorrectly three times, the lock is reprogrammed and sends a signal to mobile phone house owner. In addition, it is impossible to take an impression from a key suitable for a lever lock. And if the robbers want to cut or knock out door lock, then they will not succeed for the reason that these devices are made of heavy-duty material.

Eyes of the house: we will secure windows

If you think that by installing an armored door in combination with a lever lock, you can completely ignore the question of how to protect the house from thieves, then you are mistaken. As the sad statistics say, more than 50% of robbers prefer to enter the house through windows. In particular, this problem is relevant for residents of private or country houses.

Window protection in a country house

Lattices - old and reliable way window protection. Of course, especially inventive craftsmen manage to cut them out, but this process takes time and, moreover, it cannot be done silently.

AT modern version the bars have long ceased to resemble a prison attribute, securely fixed between the openings. Now it is quite possible to find a compromise between protection and beauty, for example, choosing forged gratings. In addition, this method of protection can be fixed not only from the outside, but also from the inside of the house.

A less reliable way to protect windows from intrusion is to install steel or aluminum roller shutters. Technical feature modern roller shutters is such that you can open them with outer side impossible.

How to secure your home from thieves

However, the installation of sliding window shutters is, rather, a psychological protection of the house from thieves. After all, in fact, it will not be difficult for professional burglars to overcome this obstacle, however, robbers are afraid to contact a house with roller shutters installed in the windows, since alarm systems are often connected with them.

Installation of locks on plastic windows - alternative window protection in a country house. Special locks are discreetly attached to the inside of the house so that the windows attract burglars with their insecurity. However, it is impossible to open them silently.

Home alarm - a cry for help

The alarm system is a real panacea against robbers and burglars. According to statistics, if thieves decide to break into a house where an alarm is installed, in 99% of cases they are caught on the spot.

Protecting your home from thieves

The most reliable alarm installed imperceptibly to the naked eye, however, in case of illegal penetration, it immediately gives a signal to the task force. On average, the task force reaches the scene in five minutes. During this time, the robbers will not be able to find valuables in an unfamiliar house, pick them up and hide unnoticed. However, such a security system requires a lot of financial costs, because in addition to expensive equipment and installation, the owner of the house will have to pay for monthly maintenance.

More a budget option alarms - the so-called psychological "scarecrows". They are not connected to the task force, but when an illegal entry into the house, this type of device begins to emit loud sounds and signal flashes of light, attracting the attention of others.

The all-seeing eye of the camera

Hidden cameras are ideal for protecting a private home from ill-wishers and thieves. By installing them in such a way that the entrance or perimeter of the house is displayed on the monitor, it is possible to protect yourself from robbery even before the fact of the crime. As a rule, robbers do not come to an unfamiliar house at random, because first they need to familiarize themselves with the territory and look out for "weak" places of protection.

However, in order to pay attention to suspicious individuals, it is necessary to constantly be near the monitor, which is almost impossible. A more reliable way is to install a camera that responds to movements. Just as in the case of alarm systems, with unauthorized penetration, internal surveillance cameras can signal the task force or the owner.

The main advantage of hidden cameras is the ability to save the recording. And even if we assume the likelihood that the thieves will be able to hide, to leave unnoticed from the house where the cameras are installed, they simply cannot.

Alternative ways to protect your home from ill-wishers

Usually, the largest number robberies occur from 10 am to 3 pm. If you haven't purchased yet protective system and you don’t know how to protect your home from thieves, experts recommend installing a random timer on your TV or music center. Before breaking into a house, robbers must make sure that it is empty, but having heard extraneous sounds, they are unlikely to decide on active actions.

Also, to scare off robbers, you can install a dummy camera, a device with a flashing red light and a sign about an angry dog ​​in a conspicuous place. Of course, professional thieves are unlikely to be stopped by such obstacles, but, as practice shows, quite often burglars are by no means professionals, but so-called "amateurs" who hope for a miracle.

This is just a small list of options to protect yourself from robbers. Any specialist, answering the question - how to protect the house from ill-wishers, will recommend that you apply comprehensive measures, because if the robber chose concrete house, he will surely try to study all his barriers and obstacles.

It so happened that this year thieves robbed three of my friends, as they say, “the shells are getting closer” and I was worried about the protection of my modest apartment, because even a handful of gold jewelry serves as a bait for robbers. So 10 ways to protect your home from thieves.

1 Set alarm

The modern market offers many solutions - signaling with change to the remote control or stand-alone, using a radio channel or a GSM channel or a dial-up line. Sensor options are endless, from motion sensors to water and smoke sensors. Inexpensive GSM alarm costs about 150-200 dollars and is installed in 15-30 minutes without wires. In case of penetration of thieves, the GSM alarm system will notify you on your mobile phone about the penetration using SMS or a call. Of course, experienced thieves can turn off any alarm, but in practice, thieves choose an apartment that is not equipped with an alarm.

2 Install metal door


The door must be solid and not Chinese, which can be opened like canned fish. A good door costs from $ 300. It is made of thick metal with a reliable box and no gaps (between the leaf and the box). The door must have internal hinges and special anti-squeezing devices. The most important part of the door is the lock, the lock must be good or very good with many thick bolts protruding into different directions. It is possible, as in a joke, a teacher of probability theory installed 10 cheap locks on the door and closed 5-6 randomly, thieves opened 10 of which 4-5 closed.

3 Install window locks


Now many install plastic windows and believe that they have secured their home from thieves through the window, but no. Modern burglars successfully "squeeze" and open windows with different profiles, and the cheaper the profile, the easier it is to open the windows. Abus offers good solutions. Locks must be installed on all windows next to which stairs, pipes, trees, adjoining buildings pass. In addition, grilles can be installed, but this is a controversial decision, during a fire such an apartment can become a prison, and there is little aesthetics in such a design.

4 Hire a concierge


Dropping into high-rise building you can easily hire a concierge who will be on duty and will not let strangers in, and if she misses, she will write down the data to whom and remember the face - this will scare off potential thieves.

5 Pay the pensioner opposite


Often people of retirement age are still quite active, and suffer from their own lack of demand, they are no longer hired, and people disappear at the entrances for days. It is enough to pay such a neighbor and you will know about everything that happens near your apartment.

6 Set video surveillance


Pleasure is not cheap, but you can always keep abreast of events in your apartment.
There was such a case, a man was robbed, he suspected one of his acquaintances and at a meeting he told him that the police had seized the films from his secret camera, which he set up to look after teenage children. An hour later, an acquaintance brought everything stolen and tearfully asked to take the statement from the police in exchange for 500 American money.

7 Get a dog


According to the observations of the apartment with a ringing barking dog thieves bypass. But this is a responsibility, it needs to be walked, fed, washed, so this decision should be carefully considered. True, there is an alternative, one craftsman assembled a "dog" from a motion sensor and other electronic parts, which barked every time someone passed near the door - cheap and cheerful.

8 Insure your home against thieves


The case is expensive and the worse your property is protected, the more you have to pay, I think this is not the best method.

9 Install snag


Flashing or glowing LED, simulates the work security system, complete with a siren, costs $10. It is difficult for a thief to distinguish an imitation from a real security system; there is a possibility that thieves will choose another apartment that is not equipped with anything.

10 Stick a sticker object under protection


The meaning of this is clear without words.

In this article: why there can be no absolute system of protection; we block the paths of passage for intruders; double door- an unpleasant surprise for the cracker; simulation and real security and warning systems; "panic room" for storing expensive equipment and property.

Every city dweller wants to be among the owners of comfortable suburban real estate, well located in some picturesque corner of nature near a river or lake. In a country house you can take a break from the bustle of the city, the Brownian movement on the freeways and the constant hubbub of the streets, spend time in the bosom of nature with family or close friends. But for all its merits, the house outside the city has one serious drawback - the owners visit it on short visits, which dark personalities will not fail to take advantage of. Only reliable doors, roller shutters on the windows of the first floor, or agreements with a neighbor permanently residing in a neighboring area cannot ensure the protection of a country house - a set of measures is needed, which will be discussed later in the article.

Ideal protection of the cottage

Let's decide right away - guaranteed to secure Vacation home from professional attackers is impossible, since criminals in this category are well aware of most protection systems and are able to bypass them without too much noise. However, professional robbers will not break into country houses without full confidence that solid prey awaits them inside - the risk is too great. Most thefts in suburban buildings carried out by petty amateur thieves, hoping that at least something valuable will fall to them. Such criminals "work" rudely, counting on the simplest tool and physical strength - it is possible and necessary to protect your country house from them.

A set of works to increase the degree of security of the dacha from strangers must be carried out not in a stereotyped way - the more unexpected difficulties fall on the heads of the robbers, the more likely they are to abandon the idea of ​​robbing this house. Go out into the courtyard of your country house and carefully look around - you need to find out how potential robbers can get inside the buildings.

We find and eliminate weak points in home defense

The country house either faces the street, or is located in the depths of the courtyard, enclosed by a fence. In both the first and second cases, the robber will prefer to get inside the yard - on the street he can be noticed by random passers-by. Therefore, the first line of defense is a fence and a gate in it.

The fencing of the dacha must be strong, high and, in ideal, impenetrable to prying eyes. A fence of 2 meters or more is needed, barbed wire can be installed along its end so that it is not visible from the outside, but it does not allow to pull up along the fence canvas. In principle, the owner of a country house can equip the fence with several rows or rings. barbed wire, fixed between the racks, exposed with a slope in the direction of the street, however, the appearance of the site will lose from this. Gates located in the railing must be locked with mortise locks - any the padlock can be knocked down with a sledgehammer or twisted with a crowbar. Make sure there are no gaps between the gate leaves and the adjacent fence.

The easiest way to get into the house is through existing entrances and window openings. There are usually two entrances - front and rear, each of them must be equipped with a tricky door tambour, consisting of wooden and steel doors. We put the set of doors leading from the courtyard to the house exactly the same as at the main entrance! The leaf of the first door that goes outside the building is made of wood, taking care of a strong jamb and reliable locks. Attackers must spend a lot of effort to open it, and if they succeed, the robbers will face a second, metal door, equipped, among others, with a crossbar lock, which will be much more difficult to overcome. As a rule, when a metal door is found, criminals give up their intentions - it will take time to open it, during which they can be detected. However, to increase the degree of panic among hunters for other people's good will help additional measures, which we will talk about a little later.

For some reason, many homeowners consider windows blocked by modern frames impregnable for intruders, although it is not difficult to open them - in extreme cases, it is enough to break the double-glazed window with a tire iron. Double-glazed windows with a transparent film applied to the glass or made of tempered glass are more difficult to break, but they will cost the owners quite a lot. It is better to use an alternative solution - installing roller shutters on the windows of the first floor and, which is correct, the second floor, the guides for which are cut into the walls window opening. Since it will not be possible to install such roller shutters on windows without their serious alteration, it is necessary to take into account the installation of roller shutters at the stage of construction of a country house. By the way, overhead roller shutters, which are installed outside the existing window, especially those fixed with distinguishable screws, are easy to remove.

It is naive to rely on window bars - almost any robber will be able to remove them, using pliers to cut reinforcement, it will take only a few minutes.

Technical doors, hatches and windows located at a height - if the owners do not think of using them to enter the house, this does not mean that robbers with good physical fitness will not be able to penetrate through them. Attic windows must be protected with lockable roller shutters, hatches must be enclosed in a steel frame and provided with a reliable lock, not a toggle valve. If there are doors facing the courtyard and hatches to the basement, they must also be reinforced with a frame made of steel angle and securely locked from the inside.

Another possibility for burglars to enter the house is the garage space, combined with the building or located in it. ground floor. It is better to block the entrance to the garage with a sliding or lifting sash, garage shutters are also suitable - in all cases, the sash should be equipped with a bolt lock, which non-professionals will not be able to open.

Outbuildings in the yard are also important to protect with reliable doors and window coverings - after unsuccessful attempts to enter the house through the doors and windows of the first floor, the robbers will try to open them in order to steal at least something more or less valuable. In the shed, they can find a ladder to climb to the level of the second floor of the building, in the hope that these windows are less secure than those on the first floor.

The measures described above will seriously complicate the task of the robbers, but with time, sufficient equipment and training, their goals will still be achieved. Therefore, one should not rely only on constipation and steel doors, because it is equally important to detain intruders and save your property.

Tracking, control and signaling systems

There are two types of tracking systems - imitation and real. The cheapest way to imitate surveillance is to install one or two faulty and cheap video cameras on the facade of a country house, equipping their housing with flickering LEDs, powered by a small battery inside the housing of each such “tracing camera”. You can put one flickering LED on the windows of the facade and facing the courtyard of the site - together with "video surveillance" they are guaranteed to frighten potential robbers.

Simultaneously with imitations of the tracking system, it makes sense to install genuine video surveillance, only its infrared ip cameras should be placed covertly by placing the video recorder in a secure compartment inside the house - it is most difficult for robbers to track, because there are no cables.

A wonderful means of psychological protection of the dacha is a siren, the sudden and incessant signal of which will frighten intruders and force them to run away. The siren must be connected to a motion sensor installed discreetly in the vestibule between the two entrance doors: as soon as the thieves open the first door and see the second steel door, a mournfully howling siren is triggered. good decision will link the activation of the siren's howler to the lighting inside the house, activating at the same time as it. A wide range of impressions for robbers is guaranteed!

Let's imagine the worst case scenario - the attackers were not stopped entrance doors, sirens and video cameras, they intend to get to the property of the homeowners regardless of the interference. It's bad, but not hopeless - you need a GSM alarm that reports penetration on cellular telephone homeowner and, when arming, to the control panel of the police or security agency. Upon receipt of such a signal, the owner of a country house turns to the police and the criminals are promptly detained.

There is one more nuance - alarm systems work only if they receive power and experienced robbers are well aware of this moment. It is not difficult for intruders to cut the electrical wiring at home and wait a couple of days for the backup power supply batteries to completely discharge, so it is important for the homeowner to receive alarm signals not only when there is extraneous movement in the house, but also when there is no power supply. Often, such signals are ignored by the owners of dachas, because power outages in Russia, unfortunately, are in the order of things - this is exactly what the robbers are counting on!

Before prolonged absence it is necessary to remove all valuable property from the country house - if possible, then household appliances along with garden equipment. If it is impossible to do this, it makes sense to arrange a secret “panic room” in the house, the entrance to which, for example, hides a cabinet from ceiling to floor, and there are no other openings - steel roller grilles will help to additionally block access to this room, which are very difficult to overcome. difficult.

Finally, if you don’t save your property, then insurance of the building and property inside it will help to compensate for losses from the actions of intruders - the cost of payments will be about 1-1.5% of the value of real estate and property.

Please note that in most cases, the homeowner, his family members, relatives and friends, as well as employees of companies that have installed security and warning systems, become the source of information for robbers. No one except the homeowner should know the exact location of the devices of the security and alarm systems; before leaving the country house, he needs to personally verify that the systems are working, that all windows, doors and hatches are locked. Be careful and pedantic - any of your miscalculations in matters of home defense benefit the robbers!

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