| Times are changing and watching the evening news | | | | glass and loud external sirens to alert neighbors of a |
| alone can keep you up at night worrying about the | | | | break in. Doorbell intercoms are also available to allow |
| safety of your home and family. Making your home | | | | the home owner to screen all guests prior to their |
| safer ought to be a priority but professionally installed | | | | entry. All systems generally come with a yard sign to |
| systems may cost thousands of dollars and often | | | | further deter unwanted intruders. |
| rope you into long term contracts. If you don't have | | | | To protect the interior of your house, there are |
| the resources to make such a substantial investment | | | | motion detectors for any area, including hallways and |
| that doesn't mean you need to compromise your | | | | large areas, as well as door and window sensors that |
| house and family's safety. | | | | monitor all entry points from the inside. Sensors can |
| There are other options, namely a do-it-yourself | | | | also be set up to protect safes or gun cabinets. |
| home surveillance system. Such systems have greatly | | | | Some home surveillance systems come with |
| improved over time and now offer the same | | | | additional features that notify you when smoke or |
| protection that professionally installed security | | | | carbon monoxide is detected ensuring that your |
| systems provide. | | | | family is protected from all kinds of danger. |
| Most do-it-yourself systems are completely wireless | | | | Because the systems are completely wireless, |
| and are easy to install on your own. They generally | | | | remotes allow you to conveniently control your |
| do not require any special skills or tools to install and | | | | system from anywhere inside your home and even |
| all come with detailed instructions of how to set up | | | | from the outside. Another feature that some |
| and operate the system. | | | | systems come with is a back up battery which |
| They may be easy to install but are they as | | | | keeps your home surveillance system in working |
| effective as a professionally installed and monitored | | | | order when there is a power outage. Also, some |
| system? It depends on which system you purchase | | | | install-it-yourself systems even offer monitoring from |
| but most provide measures to protect the exterior, | | | | a central security station for maximum protection. |
| interior, and all other important areas of your house | | | | Do-it-yourself security systems offer full protection |
| or property. For the protection of your home's | | | | comparable to professional companies at a fraction |
| exterior most home surveillance systems include door | | | | of the cost and without locking you into a contract. |
| and window sensors to monitor activity at all entry | | | | You can feel safe knowing that you have installed |
| points of the home. | | | | your own home surveillance system. |
| Many include alarms that are triggered by broken | | | | |