Outdoor lighting is often overlooked when people think about home security, all though it is a very important.
Coming home to a dark home can present a number of problems.
Studies show that security lights are one of the most effective ways to prevent crime in or around your home.
Criminals like darkness, not bright lights.
With a few simple steps you can easily light up the outside of your home.
Depending on your location and where you park your car you may want to consider a number of different outdoor lighting options.
The most important part is to make sure the area from where you park your car to where you enter your home is lit up.
A security lighting system is a perfect crime stopper because it exposes the criminal.
The first thing to keep in mind is where to install the lighting and the position of the security lights.
You want to position your lights to light up as much as possible, especially if there is a long walk from your driveway to your front door.
Automated security lights are very inexpensive.
Make sure to always install motion detectors on all security lights that you want on the exterior of your home, there's no point in having security lights that you have to walk into the house to turn on.
Motion sensing lights will also save energy, because they only turn on when movement is detected around the house.
Most houses also have electrical running on the outside of the house so it is very easy to install.