Comments on: Securing Your Cottage http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/ Online Guide to Cottage Living Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:54:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Julie http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/#comment-494 Julie Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:37:30 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/#comment-494 All good suggestions - thank you for sharing them with us. It also illustrates the importance of good neighbors. It's nice to have someone there who can help you out, especially when you live four or five hours away. Thanks folks. Cheers, Julie PS Does anybody living off the grid have a security system? All good suggestions - thank you for sharing them with us. It also illustrates the importance of good neighbors. It’s nice to have someone there who can help you out, especially when you live four or five hours away.

Thanks folks.
Cheers,
Julie

PS Does anybody living off the grid have a security system?

]]> By: Heather http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/#comment-493 Heather Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:05:41 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/#comment-493 Having the stickers warning about a security system is a pretty good deterrent. I would also recommend boarding up the basement windows when the place is left unoccupied - these windows are pretty easy to remove and give anyone wanting easy access, a gift. The OPP constable who came out to the cottage was saying that many cottages have really basic door locks that can easily be opened. Padlocks are better deterrents. Having the stickers warning about a security system is a pretty good deterrent. I would also recommend boarding up the basement windows when the place is left unoccupied - these windows are pretty easy to remove and give anyone wanting easy access, a gift. The OPP constable who came out to the cottage was saying that many cottages have really basic door locks that can easily be opened. Padlocks are better deterrents.

]]> By: RunningCar http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/#comment-491 RunningCar Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:05:17 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2007/11/13/securing-your-cottage/#comment-491 Hey Jules, We have our place wired with motion detection security. It's the same system we use in the city at the store. As soon as a door or window is opened, and the code isn't punched into the keypad, the alarm starts to just scream. It's so loud that the neighbours would come running. The alarm is still sent to the security company who dispatches the police dept and then we are called at home too. The exterior is all stickered up warning that there is a security system in place. It's not all that expensive, like about $15.00 a month. After we get the call, we turn around and call someone at the lake who goes and does a walk around. The alarm has gone off a couple of times but we have yet to have a break in or lose anything...... yet. We do have the advantage of some families living on the lake full time and know who should be there and who shouldn't. We always touch base with them before we leave letting them know when we will be back and who may be there while we are gone. Hey Jules,
We have our place wired with motion detection security. It’s the same system we use in the city at the store. As soon as a door or window is opened, and the code isn’t punched into the keypad, the alarm starts to just scream. It’s so loud that the neighbours would come running. The alarm is still sent to the security company who dispatches the police dept and then we are called at home too. The exterior is all stickered up warning that there is a security system in place. It’s not all that expensive, like about $15.00 a month. After we get the call, we turn around and call someone at the lake who goes and does a walk around. The alarm has gone off a couple of times but we have yet to have a break in or lose anything…… yet. We do have the advantage of some families living on the lake full time and know who should be there and who shouldn’t. We always touch base with them before we leave letting them know when we will be back and who may be there while we are gone.

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