Solar Floodlights - The Expert's Choice for Home Security

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Home security is more important these days than ever before, and home safety experts recommend using solar floodlights to help make your home less attractive to criminals. Solar floodlights are great for security because they are wireless and can be installed anywhere, even in a garage that has no electricity or in a dark corner of your yard.

You don't need an expensive alarm system to protect your home but you should take some simple precautions to lower the risk that your house will be targeted by criminals. Criminals usually pick a house to break into based on factors like how easily accessible is, how well illuminated it is and how easily they think they can break in.

If you add a lot of lighting to dark areas and make it impossible for anyone to approach entry points without being seen your house will seem like too much trouble and criminals will avoid it.

Here are some tips from police and home security professionals that you can use to increase your home security without spending a lot of money:

1. Install solar floodlights on your garage and at your back door

Motion sensor solar floodlights will only activate when something comes close to the light so you won't have bright light shining all the time but you will know if anyone comes close to your home. They will also help keep you and your family safe by illuminating the driveway, the pathway from the garage to the house and the back door automatically so that you and your family don't have to fumble for keys or try to walk a path in the dark. In older homes that might not have the right wiring for electric lights solar lights are cheap and effective ways to get the security you need.

2. Use solar step lights near windows

Basement windows and ground floor windows are easy points of entry for most thieves and if you don't have a lot of light in these areas it's easy for a thief to approach without being seen. Solar step lights are small and can be put directly under a ground floor window or on either side of basement windows to discourage anyone from coming near. Because the lights are solar powered even if they are pulled up or moved they cannot be disabled. Step lights come in many different decorative finishes and you can easily find some that fit into your outdoor decor.

3. Use solar patio lights to illuminate the doorway

If someone comes to the door having solar powered lights on the porch or patio will allow you to see who is there without turning on the light, which will let whoever is there know you are home. Solar powered lamps and decorative lights are a great way to make your home more secure without looking intimidating. For large areas, like the driveway, use solar floodlights because they are better for lighting up large areas.

Would you like to know more about how solar floodlights work and why using solar lights would be a great way to light up the outdoor areas of your home and garden? If you would, for free advice and information go to Leo Bookham's website at http://www.solarpoweredoutdoorlightings.com/solar-floodlights/.