{"id":7388,"date":"2018-08-28T08:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T06:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=7388"},"modified":"2018-09-08T03:44:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T01:44:46","slug":"setting-up-a-home-security-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/setting-up-a-home-security-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a home security system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the summer, we go happily on vacation and don\u2019t think about the groups of organized criminals that study our movements to find out when our house will be empty so they can take our things. Our intention is not to scare you, but to explain to our readers an uncomfortable but true reality. While it\u2019s true that there are certain areas in the city that are more prone to home robberies, we are all at risk of being the victims of this type of crime. Although there are many ways to dissuade thieves from entering your home, which we will also discuss in this article from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShMadrid<\/a><\/strong>, it may interest you to <strong>install an alarm system in your house<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/moving-to-madrid\/\">What is the cost of living in Madrid?\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/setting-up-a-home-security-system\/#advice-for-avoiding-robbery-if-your-home-does-not-have-an-alarm\" title=\"Advice for avoiding robbery if your home does not have an alarm\">Advice for avoiding robbery if your home does not have an alarm<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/setting-up-a-home-security-system\/#installing-an-alarm-system\" title=\"Installing an alarm system\">Installing an alarm system<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"advice-for-avoiding-robbery-if-your-home-does-not-have-an-alarm\"><\/span>Advice for avoiding robbery if your home does not have an alarm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5131\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_7461\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7461\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-640x434.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-810x549.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280-1140x773.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/blue-1593878_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first thing we should clarify is that, facing the nuisance that is a home robbery, we all need to protect ourselves. To start, it is important to have some form of security that inhibits intruders from entering your home. The front door to your house should be armed with a lock system that is not easy to break into. There are a multitude of models on the market, and the most reliable will be the most expensive. It is also important to make sure that intruders cannot enter your house through other spaces such as windows, trap doors, galleries, etc. For this reason it\u2019s good to install bars or something else that prevents entrance. The most dangerous situation to be in is being robbed while you are inside, therefore avoid opening the door until you know who is on the other side and ask for identification is necessary. If they take the keys or end up robbing you, change the locks immediately and do not open the doors to anybody you don\u2019t know who asks to come in or who you aren\u2019t expecting (a mechanic, a electrician&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are doing work on the outside of your house and there is construction that make your house easier to enter, take all precautions necessary to inhibit unwanted entry (lower the blinds, reinforce the entrances, don\u2019t leave the door open even when it\u2019s hot, and hide objects of value from sight). Finally, if you are going on vacation, lower the blinds, leave the lights on (ones that don\u2019t consume too much energy), don\u2019t let mail collect in the mailbox (ask a neighbor or a friend to gather it for you while you\u2019re gone), don\u2019t announce on social media that you are going on vacation, make an inventory of the items in your house, and obtain personal property insurance if you don\u2019t have it already.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/moving-to-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moving to Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"installing-an-alarm-system\"><\/span>Installing an alarm system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5132\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_7389\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7389\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7389\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/robo-II-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019ve decided to install a home alarm system, there are various types and models. On one hand, there are intruder alarms that alert you if someone has entered the house through an audio alert and an automatic message to the homeowner. These are automatic systems that don\u2019t advise the police, but are self-installed and offer various types of autodetection depending on the model. They are usually cheaper since they are not connected to an alarm company and don\u2019t require more than one payment. You can find various models of this kind in kits from <strong>Leroy Merl\u00edn<\/strong>, for example. There are also traditional alarm systems that are administered by an alarm center to which you pay a monthly fee for their services, and that alert the police when necessary. They also offer autodetection systems with security cameras and other features to inhibit intruders. The most well-known are <strong>Securitas Direct<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Prosegur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you have an alarm system in your house? 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