Home Perimeter Security.If we pay attention to perimeter security we add a layer of defense before an intruder attempts to break in to our home.Are high walls and fences the answer? Remember that an agile burglar is capable of climbing over a pretty high wall. To have a wall or fence around your property that is high enough to prevent someone from scaling it would have to high indeed, that may be perimeter security but do you want to live behind a wall like that? Likely you will want your boundary wall or fence to conform with the hight of your neighbors walls and to fit in with what is normal in your immediate locality. Regardless of security considerations you will not want your home to stick out like a sore thumb.
A perimeter wall does not have to be so high as to be un-scalable to deter an intruder. A wall says This is the line. A burglar will not want to be seen climbing over, even if the wall can be climbed easily. That's the thing, as long as there is a chance of the burglar being observed entering your property - a climber is obviously up to no good - then your your wall has a security benefit. I Can't See Through Your Perimeter Security Fence!If your neighbors and passers by cannot see through your fence they cannot see intruders. A solid wall or fence may give you privacy, but it hides the burglar too. A slated fence, on the other hand, serves as a boundary but also means that anyone in your garden or yard can be seen, burglars don't like to be seen. Iron railings can be very decorative, can be seen through, and can have finials or spikes on top, (if local laws allow.) Metal railings can make very good home perimeter security. If legal to do so, you can affix a strip of up pointing nails, cement broken glass on top of your wall, or top it with razor wire. However, these things are not visually pleasing around a residential property. Plus, someone with a legitimate reason, or claiming to to have a legitimate reason, for having their hands on top of your perimeter wall could possibly take legal action for injury. Consider fixing a flimsy wooden trellis to the top of your wall or fence. Why flimsy? Because any attempt by an intruder to climb over will break the trellis. Not only will this likely result in the intruder falling, it will make an audible 'crack' serving as an alarm. Trellises are designed for climbing plants, of course, and if your climbing plants happen to be thorny . . . A fence to the front of your property needs a gate of course, a stand alone garden gate or a gate across your driveway. No gate across your drive? Then a fence or wall is not going to do much for your home perimeter security. A gate that is shut but not locked does help in keeping out intruders except that, together with a fence, it does draw that line. Consider if it is practical for you to keep your gate locked when there is no one at home. If the mailman does not need to walk to your front door it may be possible. You could also consider an electronic gate and intercom system. Gravel is crunchy. A gravel drive, and gravel paths around your home, will mean the intruder is going to make at least some noise. It may be just enough for you to be aware of his presence if you are at home. Your neighbors are not likely to hear it though. I'm Not Allowed a Perimeter Security Fence!No boundary fencing permitted in your locality? Open plan living? Nothing much you can do about that, but you can protect your perimeter in other ways.
Whether or not you have a perimeter security fence, outdoor security cameras will deter many an intruder.
Most homes are burgled during daylight hours, however night time intrusions still occur. Outside security lighting will provide good security for your perimeter and is fairly simple to install. A burglar will take into account certain things when targeting a home how difficult will it be to break in, how long will it take and can he break in without being observed. Good home perimeter security foils the burglar on all three counts, makes it harder for him to burgle your home, slows him down and makes it more likely he will be observed. © copyright surveillanceforsecurity.com With a home protected by a timer switch, lights can turn on and off at random. Is there somebody at home or not? Make the burglar unsure so he is likely to move on.
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