Why have outside security lighting?
Lighting is another crucial contributor to a house’s exterior security, the experts say. Burglars don’t want to be seen, so they’ll look for darkened doorways and shadowy back yards that will obscure their work. By removing the cover of darkness, you’ve taken away an incentive for them to choose your house. Experts recommend illuminating all the major entrances to a home, such as the front door, the back porch and the garage door. Usually fixtures are located in those spots, so use them. Even interior lamps light the outside to some extent, experts noted. Discouraging a burglar from breaking in through your back window might be as simple as keeping a light on in that room or having a motion senor lighting device installed. If you don’t want the bother of remembering to turn a light on in the evening and off in the morning, you can install a fixture with a motion sensor. Motion-detecting sockets are also available that turn standard fixtures into motion-sensing lights, which come on whe
