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How Effective Are Home Security Systems, Really?

October 10, 2017

Home security is something that’s probably always a concern, at least distantly, for any homeowner. After all, that’s where loved ones sleep soundly and treasured possessions are stored for safekeeping. Because our homes are the primary defense for both people and things of importance, every door, window, and lock matters. At Destin Locksmith, we understand that your home’s security is a priority. We regularly get asked whether a home security system is really necessary and, more than that, if they really work the way advertisers promise. If you’re thinking about getting a home security system, here’s what you need to know: Protecting Your Home The primary function of a home security system is, obviously, to protect your home. To do so, however, there are a…

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Does a Monitored Home Security System Matter?

September 10, 2017

Every time the news reports on a home robbery, a car break-in, a string of vandalism in the area, and so on, it’s easy to let worry seep in. Given how often the nightly news focuses on all that’s going wrong, not what’s going well, it can be immensely easy to get overwhelmed by levels of worry that just keep rising. And when worry threatens to overwhelm, so many of us often give in to a stronger reaction than we would when not full of paranoid worry. Unfortunately, many businesses out there will feed that paranoia in order to sell you things you may or may not need—one of the most frequent options, of course, being a monitored home security system. As experienced locksmiths, the…

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Is Your Lock Secure? 5 Tips for Preventing Lock Bumping

August 15, 2017

When it comes to lock security, just about any lock that requires a key—and many that don’t—can easily become a target for opportunists and thieves. And thanks to online stores, it can be easy to discreetly acquire a lock picking kit or the tools necessary for lock bumping. At Destin Locksmithing, our aim is to help you protect your Panama City Beach or Destin home. Here are a few ways you can help protect your home against lock picking and bumping: What is Lock Bumping? Much like lock picking, lock bumping is a method of opening a lock without the specified key. The problem with both lock picking and lock bumping is that they leave little to no evidence that it has happened. The difference…

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Choosing Which Home Security System to Buy

May 25, 2017

When it comes to home security, you want to keep your loved ones, your pets, and all your treasured memories as safe as possible. An average of two million break-ins happen a year, according to the Bureau of Justice, which means there is ample reason to do what you can to protect your home. As we discussed in a previous blog, home security systems are a great way to protect your home for multiple reasons – in fact, in many instances, just the presence of a home security system was enough to steer a burglar away from a home and, sometimes, even deterred them from breaking in to neighboring homes. If you’re thinking about getting an alarm system installed in your home, the biggest battle…

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Keeping your Home Safe While on Vacation

May 15, 2017

When you go on vacation, the idea, generally, is to enjoy every minute of your time and relax as much as possible. Right? For most, vacations are planned to enjoy quality time with family or friends, to experience somewhere new, and to let the stressors of work melt into a little mental pile you can sweep up and throw away. If you spend the entirety of your vacation worrying about something awful happening to your home, you miss out on all that relaxing and enjoyment! Before you leave on your next vacation, try these tips to keep your home safe: Hire a Ghost Okay, we don’t actually mean you should hunt down a ghost to haunt your home for the duration of your vacation. However,…

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Are Home Security Cameras Worth It?

April 10, 2017

If you run a quick internet search, you can probably find myriad editorial articles in which homeowners expound on why home security systems are or are not worth the price you pay. With so many opinions, it can be hard to wade through to the facts. So, before you take the word of the first search result you find, see how these statistics weigh in to help you decide whether installing a home security system with cameras in your Panama City Beach home is worth it. Visual Deterrents First and foremost, home security cameras, and home security systems in general, are a great visual deterrent to thieves. According to a study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, roughly one third of burglars…

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Is Your Vacation Rental Ready for Spring Break?

February 15, 2017

As we approach March, that means countless tourists, college students, and other beachgoers are on their way to enjoy as much of the Florida sun and fun as possible. If you’re a part-time resident, or even just plan to go away to do a bit of traveling yourself, now is the time to make sure your Panama City Beach home is ready to rent out before your guests arrive. The first step, of course, is to tidy and take pictures to post on a vacation rental site and schedule your guests! After that comes the harder part: preparing your home to have strangers in it for a week or more. De-Clutter The first step to renting out your Panama City Beach home as a vacation…

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How Home Security Systems Work

January 10, 2017

According to statistics put out by the FBI, the average annual burglary count every year is more than two million. This is unlawful entry into a structure to commit a crime, so that includes vehicles, homes, businesses, and more. Even split between so many different subheadings of different structures, that’s a lot of theft each year! Anyone who has been burglarized can tell you that, even if you get every item of property back, the peace of mind we usually have about our homes is very hard to get back. So how can you protect your home and your family? Most Effective Home Protection Methods When it comes to making sure your home is safe from burglary, the best theft deterrent methods are likely the…

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How to Protect Your Home From Burglars

December 16, 2016

Picture this: It’s been a long day at work, you’re mentally worn and more than ready to just throw together dinner and unwind for an hour or two before bed. Whether you work retail and are run ragged every day or sit at a desk and puzzle your way through spreadsheets of numbers, work can be exhausting! Think how much worse that could be if you came home to discover your home was broken into, trashed, and all your valuables stolen! According to the FBI Uniformed Crime Reporting Program, about 2 million home burglaries happen a year across the United States. When it does happen, it can be devastating, and most burglaries occur during the day when no one is home to call the police.…

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