We provide security installations throughout Manchester , Sale , Stockport and the North West at JNB and are always happy to offer our customers a little advice in relation to home security. Take the outside of the property for example, this one area that is often overlooked and it’s a hotspot for crime. Here are some tips to prevent pilfering outside your property.

Lock your car – Always lock your car when you park it on the driveway. Thieves are brazen, they’ll stroll right up your driveway bold as brass and take items from your car if you leave it unlocked. Take care unloading the car after shopping trips, walk into the house carrying a bag of shopping and crooks could be helping themselves to a ‘buffet’ of items from your boot.

Lock the garage – Never leave the garage door unlocked, it’s an open invite to thieves. Be careful when you leave the garage door open on sunny days as well, you could be tending to your lawn out the back and a crook will be riding away on one of the family’s bikes.

Secure side gates – If you have a gate leading down the side of the property secure it with a study padlock.  Make it harder for thieves to breach your property, keep gates locked when not in use.

Lay gravel on the path – A cheap but effective security measure is to lay stone chippings along your path. You’ll hear if anyone is ‘crunching’ their way to your house and can take a quick peek outside.

Hide tools away – Never leaves tools or other items out in the open and unwatched for too long. Thieves will pinch them or they could use them to try and break into your property so pack them away after use.

If you want advice about home security get on touch with the team at JNB and we’ll help to make your home more secure.