Jiří Filip Commercial message: Thieves these days are much more resourceful than when our grandmothers used to sneak around at night with a pickpocket in their pocket and a crowbar in their hand. Today it is fashionable to steal at any time. During the day, at night, whether the owners are home or not. But how to secure your apartment or house so that you and your property are safe?
If you're not a fan of window bars and super security doors, one option is to get a home alarm, ideally linked to your mobile phone, which will notify you immediately that your privacy has been breached.
Basically, we have two types of home alarms. Wired and wireless. However, if your property is not undergoing renovation or you are not connecting the alarm to a larger and more complex system, go for the wireless version. It can be mounted anywhere and is battery powered.
Then think about what you want to secure. Do you only need a camera at the entrance door, or do you also want sensors on the windows that alert you to an uninvited visitor? For around 2 CZK you can choose between alarms, which not only have a remote control, but also several pieces of a wireless door or window sensor and a wireless motion sensor. All this in a design package and, of course, with an application for your iPhone.
What if just an alarm isn't enough?
But other very useful accessories can be part of the alarm, whether it is a siren, motion sensors, magnetic detectors or various types of detectors. It is quite difficult to break into an apartment where the siren is screaming at full blast, which does not leave the neighbors alone. Thanks to motion or vibration sensors, you have an exact idea of where your uninvited visitor is at the moment, whether they are checking your fridge or searching the bedroom. If you have a pet, you don't have to worry about the number going off every time the dog goes to the bowl or the cat jumps from your closet to your bed. More sophisticated motion sensors ignore pets. Alarms, on the other hand, can alert you to smoke or water.
How much does a home alarm cost?
The task of the alarm is not primarily to prevent theft, but rather to detect it as quickly as possible or make it as unpleasant as possible for the thief. Today, the prices of home alarms no longer climb to astronomical heights, they range from a few hundred crowns for a simple alarm that sounds a disturbance to sets for several tens of thousands, which, in exaggeration, can almost handcuff a thief and take him to the nearest police station.
In any case, the technology and equipment of thieves continues to advance. And in the same way, the protection of our home and the people in it should not be left behind.
