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How to Modify Your Landscaping to Protect Your House from BurglarsTC Thorn Believe it or not, landscaping can be an important part of a good home security plan. A burglar who is "casing the joint" from the street will choose the house with tall shrubs and trees that provide hiding places. Homes with little or no outdoor lighting are preferred targets as well. So, how can you landscape to protect against burglars while still creating an aesthetically pleasing yard Here are a few tips: You dont need to eliminate trees, but keep them trimmed back from your house; tree branches can be used as a ladder if they are next to a window or skylight. Mow your lawn regularly; an unkempt lawn can suggest to a thief that the owners are away on a trip. Store ladders, lawn chairs, and picnic tables out of sight lest they be used as a means to reach high windows. Trim back shrubs growing near doors and walkways, keeping them 3 feet or shorter in height. Also, dont allow shrubs to block any of your windows. Adding gravel under windows makes for noisy footing for would-be thieves. Consider planting thorny bushes of the low growing variety around windows. Some examples are: Hawthorne, Rose Shrub, and Barberry. Forgo privacy and keep your trees and shrubs trimmed back in order to allow a clear view of the outside of your house. Having neighbors that can see your doors and windows can help deter thieves even if you happen to be out of town. Keep your yard well lit. Motion-detecting lights make decent choices; body heat-triggered sensors are even better less likely to be triggered by a waving branch or a passing animal. Dogs are not a complete home security plan, but can make good home protectors because they have keener hearing than humans, along with a propensity for barking at strangers. Dogs training can help your dog learn exactly what you want him to do.
| | | | RELATED ARTICLES Plan Before You Plant It’s winter, and as you gaze out your picture window, all you see is a 50 square foot patch of bare dirt. After a foray through the top 10 plant catalogues armed with a major credit card and your vivid imagination, that space is crowded with shrubs, bedding plants, bulbs and foliage, all competing for light, water and nutrients. You’ve created a plant riot. A to Z Guide In Getting Your Free DirecTV Satellite System What is DirecTV satellite TV Sparkling, Clean Lighting Will Add The Perfect Touch To Your Home When one thinks of the many factors that affect the look of a room, most people think only of the paint and furniture. In doing so, they overlook the most important factor: Lighting. Without the proper interior lighting, most rooms will lose any ambience that the owner intended. For example, a room with too bright lights might make the room look harsh. A room with too dark lights might make a room appear gloomy. Many new homeowner have been disappointed when their carefully contrived plans for a room just doesn’t seem to have the right touch. More often then not, improper lighting is the cause. Wood Panels and Humidity Coping with wood movement How To Select Scraped//Distressed Hardwood Flooring Hand-scraped and Distressed hardwood floors are becoming a popular choice in today’s upscale homes and commercial buildings.These floors are a newer trend but are rooted in history.Before today’s modern sanding methods, floors were hand scraped on site to make the floors flat.Today’s hand scraping is done to add texture, richness and uniqueness. Heres Why Interior Decorating Makes A Statement About You Interior decorating is that medium which can make your closed spaces convey to the observer a lot about you and your lifestyle through strategic use of elements which range from the visual color, lighting, form to the tactile surface, shape, texture to the auditory noise, echo. The more alluring the result, the more the aesthetic, practical and technical appreciation for these elements the designer must have. He or she must understand how people use and respond to these elements, not just individually but as the elements interact with one another. Confusing Not really! For at the bottom, all one needs is to know what one wants to show off to the world from the precincts of ones space. That is why home interior decorating becomes an easier task since one can identify with its needs more easily. Home Sweet Home All of us live in houses but how many of us know how to make it a real ‘HOME’. Where Did We Get Mirrors From Mirrors add light and depth to any room. Even a small room can be made to look larger through the proper placement of mirrors at key points around the room. Bathroom mirrors and decorative mirrors all add elegance to the rooms in your home. A mirror allows you to see how well you look. Home Improvement That Will Add Value To Your Poperty TOP TIPS FOR SELLING YOUR HOUSE Types of Listings with Agents There are several different types of listing contracts. Few of them are detailed below: Help Choosing Door and Window Hardware Who would be the best person to help you find suitable fixtures and fittings for doors and windows Wicker Oudoor Furniture What can possibly be more gloriously breathtaking than the early morning sky of the sunrise, or the colorful heavens surrounding the setting sun Imagine yourself seated in the coziest nook of your patio basking in the evening’s last rays from your place in a favorite outdoor wicker furniture piece. Just the thought seems to wash away the tenseness of a long day. Wallpaper Doesnt Just Cover...It Defines The Room Wallpaper is often overlooked as a key part of an attractive home. The right wallpaper will add character to any room in the house, and will also allow a homeowner to cheaply and quickly change the look of their house. From a brightly decorated nursery to a soft bedroom background, wallpaper will create the right tone for any room in your house. It also gives a homeowner a great chance to express their home decorating talents. Unlike paint, so many different patterns and colors are available a homeowner is able to choose exactly the right one. There are so many wallpapers available, you are almost sure to find the one that is just right. An Infinity Mortgage Here in Spain the concept of a mortgage period of 20 or 25 years is something new. The general feeling by the banks is that want their money back more quickly than banks in countries in which they are accustomed to longer periods. The borrowers are also accustomed to the idea that the guiding principle is to pay off the mortgage as quickly as possible. Year-Round Tree House: Attic Renovations Create Fun Space For Play NC—Tree houses are great in theory but pose a number of safety issues and arent ideally suited to cold weather play," says David Flood, Insulation Expert, Owens Corning. "If you have an attic with adequate headroom, a clever alternative is to create a year-round fun space for children in the upper reaches of your home. With a few renovations – and some clean-up – you can transform the attic into a playroom." Feng Shui Decorating Guidelines The importance of following feng shui decorating guidelines. Bare Root Roses The following article was written by David G. Hallstrom for and originally published by National Realtors Directory.com. Essential Tools For Home Improvement NC—While the home may be a familys castle and an escape from todays hectic world, its probably not perfect. Decorating styles change. There are pictures to hang and shelves to install. Things break. Its too pressing to ignore, but too minor to engage a professional. The question becomes one of where to begin. Reduce Your Heating Bills This Winter Imagine leaving a window open all winter long -- the heat loss, cold drafts and wasted energy! If your home has a folding attic stair, fireplace or clothes dryer, that may be just what is occurring in your home every day. Maintaining Oxygen Levels in Fish and KOI Ponds Severe environmental stressors are the most frequent causes of sudden fish death in garden ponds or other fish habitats, and the lack of oxygen in the water is the number 1 stressor of all. |
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