Be the 'Wrong' House

5 May, 2010

Here's a story so sad and wrong and strange it just has to be true. A woman in Denton, Texas was busy trying to figure out what to do after a demolition crew wrongly tore down most of her house. Wrongly, because it was the house across the street that was due to be demolished. The owner of the house, Francis Howard, told the media, "I don’t have the words to say." The 69-year-old woman said that the family has resided in that home for 47 years.

City records showed that the house that was supposed to be demolished was ordered in January to be repaired or torn down due to unkempt lawns, outside storage, junked vehicles, and failure to secure the structure. Mrs. Howard's house looked nothing like a house that was condemned and due to be demolished.

Most of the time we don't want our houses to be mistaken as someone else's, or the wrong house for whatever reasons. However, when it comes to home security and keeping out the bad guys, that's exactly the approach you want to take. You want every potential burglar in your area to know, without question, that your house is the wrong house and if the know what's good for them they'll look elsewhere.

There are a few things you can do to make your house very unappealing to would-be burglars, while maintaining a beautiful house and property. Illuminating the exterior of your house is a great start. Burglars live in the shadows, and a few well-placed floodlights around your property, set to turn on when motion is detected in the protected field, will deter burglars from prowling around your property.

Installing hardwood doors and very strong deadbolt locks on all of your exterior doors will let burglars know that getting through those doors will be far more work than they want, and will create a ruckus not conducive to a stealth burglary. Once installed, be certain that every door in your house is locked. If a burglar even suspects you've left a door unlocked he could take the opportunity to try and gain entry.

A professionally installed monitored home security system is the most effective way to keep burglars out of your house and away from your family and your possessions. Use the included window stickers and yard sign to proudly display that your house is professionally protected, and be certain to arm and disarm your entire home security burglar and fire alarm system each time you leave your house, or during the day when you’re home alone. Burglars will notice the stickers and sign and will know that they're up against more than it's worth.

Make your home the wrong home for any potential burglars in your area by having an ADT home security system that includes a burglar and fire alarm professionally installed today!