How to protect your cottage from thieves in the winter?

Unfortunately, the concept of "Cottage theft" is quite common in Russia, and the peak of activity holiday thieves falls in the winter, when most summer visitors do not come to the country.

And coming in the spring, the owners will be very upset, as you may be short of assets, and in the bad option thief can not only rob but also to break the furniture, doors and even posryvat cut wiring.

Is it possible to protect against theft by 100%?

Immediately we can say with confidence that even the super-modern alarm system will not save you from theft by 100%, and it costs quite expensive. It is understood that the ordinary suburban wooden houses steal petty thieves (and sometimes the neighbors to testify), but if You almost a cottage, and then draw a house would be thieves with experience, who are able to bypass the alarm, and more.

Doing home inconspicuous

To begin to get rid of the temptation to a thief to steal it from you, removing all expensive items or even taking them to the city (if possible, of course).

• Remove any items that can be seen through the window. Best to hide them in the closet to a thief if you thought everything was taken away;
• Some things can be hidden in the basement / cellar in the darkest corners, because not all the thieves searched the cellars (the main thing that things there have not deteriorated);
• Try to come to the country at least once in 2-3 weeks and always clears the track that there was an illusion of your presence (usually cowardly thieves cottages);
• Some people buy a special timer, which may include the lighting in the house at certain times (for example, from 17:00 to 23:00), even when you are not;

Protect the house from unnecessary damage

This happens quite often, either because of jealousy, or anger, or just for fun. Guard against this is difficult, but still there are several ways.

• Turn off everything in the house, it is possible to: close the gas, turn off the water and electricity to the thief could not use them quickly;
• Remove all flammable objects (matches, lighters, gasoline, etc.) in order to best protect the house from fire (sudden the thief will not find of matches);
• In no case do not cover the interior doors! If the thief got into your house, interior doors, he just broke and ruin, even better let the door remain whole;
• Also, sometimes there are furniture locks - usually against the scrap no reception, so close to furniture locks stupid thief still break them;

The most reliable option - grandmother

Most often, the perfect solution would be to ask a friend resident in your dacha settlement or village to look after your home for a small fee. May it sometimes comes into the house, leaving marks on the trails, and occasionally turns on the light at night.

Even in some of the villages can be found teenagers and ask them to clean the trail in your home as for a cash reward, and to scare off thieves, and you enjoy, if you decide to come suddenly, and everything is already trail cleared.

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