Use lighting to improve home safety

2019-10-11

No one likes a dark house. Well, no one except thieves and criminals. By simply improving the home (safe lighting), you can illuminate those dark areas and reduce the likelihood of any criminal activity. This may include safety floodlights or wall light fixtures with motion detectors that turn on when they detect motion, and battery-powered lights that can be installed in your garden in minutes or on the path Install the wires.

However, the best home security lighting must not only have true bright lighting. Instead, make sure the lighting is even and reduce the dark areas around the yard and the house. Here are some tips on how to use lighting to enhance the security inside and outside the house.

Home security lighting tips

Double floodlights with motion sensors are mounted on each side of the house. They automatically start when they detect any movement nearby.

Use a wall timer on all external lighting and set it to dusk to dawn. You can also use a photocell control on an external light that automatically turns on the light at dusk when it is dark and automatically turns it off when it returns to the sun at dawn.

If you have landscape lighting, keep it lit throughout the evening from dusk to dawn.

To minimize the cost of electricity and the time required to replace any burnt out bulbs, place an overnight safety light in a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) or LED bulb.

Use a garden light with a motion detector and place it in an important position around the house.

Don't forget the back of your home, especially if your backyard has woods. Provides illumination for areas that the intruder can hide.

Is there any obvious place to hide people at home? Light it up! If there is no wire in this area, use a battery-powered LED safety light.

Most of us have some kind of decorative lighting around the front door and garage. Be sure to completely turn off these and other outdoor lights on or near your home to prevent others from easily disassembling the light bulb.

Timer, timer, timer. During the holidays, the timer can be used for indoor lighting in multiple rooms. Make sure to turn different lights on and off at different times to make them look like home.

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