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Since a lot of photographers have expensive photo and other electronic equipment around their houses with the usual insurance restrictions and limits, I am curious how you secure your home from break-ins, ...as in alarm systems, monitoring, lock systems, surveillance, community watch, etc.
I discovered a break-in at a home that I was checking on while the people were travelling. The technique was interesting from the point of view of prevention. They went in through a back window without breaking it, opened up all the doors, had a lookout sitting watching the front for any unexpected arrival, and then went through the house room by room. The house backed on a unused school property, so escape out the back was possible, if necessary. Needless to say, they went after jewellry and other small expensive stuff.
I should note by the way, that many insurance companies won't cover a loss unless there is proof of a break-in. Since it is possible to get in to a lot of homes without breaking glass etc., it can become a lose..lose situation for the insured victim, who may not discover that things are missing until much later.
I notice too, that there are a lot of ads on the net, for pick-proof locks which on further research are not really pick-proof, and even approaches to opening almost any door.
So, do you give up and let your insurance company deal with it, after it happens and hope they will cover you even if there is no evidence of a break-in, or do you make the effort to secure your home as much as possible to make it unattractive to the potential burglar?
skieur
I discovered a break-in at a home that I was checking on while the people were travelling. The technique was interesting from the point of view of prevention. They went in through a back window without breaking it, opened up all the doors, had a lookout sitting watching the front for any unexpected arrival, and then went through the house room by room. The house backed on a unused school property, so escape out the back was possible, if necessary. Needless to say, they went after jewellry and other small expensive stuff.
I should note by the way, that many insurance companies won't cover a loss unless there is proof of a break-in. Since it is possible to get in to a lot of homes without breaking glass etc., it can become a lose..lose situation for the insured victim, who may not discover that things are missing until much later.
I notice too, that there are a lot of ads on the net, for pick-proof locks which on further research are not really pick-proof, and even approaches to opening almost any door.
So, do you give up and let your insurance company deal with it, after it happens and hope they will cover you even if there is no evidence of a break-in, or do you make the effort to secure your home as much as possible to make it unattractive to the potential burglar?
skieur