Protect The Cottage From Thieves: Tips And Methods

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

It is impossible to 100% protect an empty house from thieves. There are many ways to help preserve property and prevent crooks from intruding. Consider the available and effective methods that do not contradict the laws

The psychology of a dacha thief

Looting of garden houses occurs after the close of the season. The peak of the crooks' activity is in the fall and early winter, before the snow falls. At this time, there are no tracks left on the roads and it is more difficult to find them. According to statistics, 85% of thefts take place at this particular time.

Criminal professionals do not come to summer cottages, mostly people from nearby villages. They steal everything: garden tools, equipment, stainless steel, tools, household appliances.

Country thieves behave calmly and at ease. They love to play around, smashing and breaking everything (chandeliers, TVs, dishes, shit on the bed, put out cigarette butts in mattresses, etc.).

What to do to avoid being robbed

There are many protection options. I will not agitate for non-departmental security, which cannot come through the snowdrifts, let's talk about folk methods and budgetary funds.

Folk ways

1. There should be dense tulle on the windows so that it was impossible to see the interior of the dwelling.

2. A sign printed from the Internet is glued to the front door "do not forget to turn off the alarm!" The likelihood of having a security system is frightening.

3. An information plate "Video surveillance is in progress" or "The object is under protection" is installed on the facade. This is a strong motive for stopping crooks.

4. Lattices on windows (12 mm rod) and an iron door present additional difficulties when opening. The metal door should be installed with additional protection (anti-cuts, anti-removable pins, armored pads). They go to such houses less often.

5. Having a solid fence, make a gate from an iron bar so that a passer-by, if necessary, can view the site. If the territory is completely closed, the crooks move quietly, remaining unnoticed.

6. Tagging a tool - a tagged item is harder to sell and easier to identify.

Electronic systems for security

Light sensor costs within 200 rubles. Installed on the terrace / in any room. According to a primitive scheme, it is connected to a table lamp or chandelier. It requires electricity or a battery, diode or energy saving lamps. The sensor, with the onset of darkness, is triggered - the light turns on (imitation of presence). Thieves do not enter a house where people are.

A motion detector / sensor costs from 500 rubles, has a 180-degree viewing angle (ceiling 360). There are autonomous and wireless ones with radio sensors. They can be installed indoors, at the front door, on a pole near the house and connected to external networks. The response radius is up to 40 m, the diameter of the active zone is 3-4 m. The detector can be connected to any device: lighting, radio, roar (sound signaling).

Opening sensors. They are installed on windows, doors; when opened, a siren is turned on. Battery powered, has a powerful sound.

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CCTV cameras, recorders are sold for every taste, expensive and at affordable prices. All this will be reflected in the picture and functionality. For example, cheap video recorders will constantly broadcast a picture of your site. Using the application on your tablet / phone, you can see what is going on there at any moment.

The structure can be supplemented with a hard disk, video will be recorded on it (permanently or when motion is recorded in the active zone). Such a system, with self-installation, will cost 12-18 thousand rubles.

Flashing LED simulates the presence of a security system. Consists of a red flashing diode, a wire and a box with a battery, there is a switch. Installed on a window or door. It costs 150-200 rubles.

Tips for summer residents to protect their home

1. Do not close the internal doors with locks, they will not save you. If they climbed into the house, then inside they will break down the doors together with jambs. In addition to losses from theft, you will have to make repairs with the replacement of doors.

2. They do not fit through plastic windows. Double glazing does not break well - the thief prefers old wooden frames with glazing beads. You can not beat them, but simply bend the glazing beads and pull out the glass.

3. Trees should not touch the walls of buildings - it is easy to climb through them through the window. Do not leave on a section of stairs - this will facilitate intrusion.

4. The device of hiding places helps to keep small things. They are made in false ceilings, under the floor, they are masked in the walls, a second wall is made in the wardrobe, etc.

5. A dummy camera is purchased for 300-600 rubles. During operation, the LED blinks, faithfully simulates video surveillance. The batteries last for 4-5 months (in the warm season), in winter - for 3.

6. Roller shutters and shutters will perfectly protect windows. These devices are highly durable and tamper-resistant.

If the trouble of robbery happened, you need to call the rescue service. In the police write a statement, draw up an inventory of the stolen goods, contact the insurance company. I hope in the comments you will share tips for protecting your summer cottage.