{"id":1001,"date":"2018-11-22T11:02:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T11:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blog\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2023-04-21T13:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T13:44:28","slug":"blinds-make-good-security-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blog\/blinds-make-good-security-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinds: A Sensible Security Measure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Top Tips To Protect Your Home<\/h2>\n<p><!-- pagebreak --><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a fact: burglars are lazy and they\u2019re big old scaredy-cats, so a window blind is all it takes to deter them.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you might have your seasoned crook who knows a thing or two, but your average two-bit crim hasn\u2019t got the smarts to take a chance on a property he doesn\u2019t know anything about. It is this element of mystery and uncertainty that is among the best in your arsenal against these half-witted ne\u2019er-do-wells.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Add a blind to the many other security devices available to help beef up your home's security\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Security_devises1.jpg\" alt=\"Security sensors and alarms to protect a home against burglars\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/>Obviously, and this is kind of a disclaimer, you should be taking other measures to protect your home. Chucking up a <strong><a title=\"secure window blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/roller-blinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">window blind<\/a><\/strong> but leaving your car unlocked isn\u2019t going to help reduce those local crime stats, so be savvy. CCTV, external lighting, house alarms, sneezing powder and slippery banana skins are recommended also, but this blog post is going to focus on what DotcomBlinds knows best: window blinds.<\/p>\n<p>So, we\u2019ve established the fact that burglars usually know which house they\u2019re going to burgle because they\u2019ve had a chance to see the valuables. This can either be a spur of the moment event or a pre-meditated burglary, but either way, they\u2019ve spotted something that caught their eye. They\u2019re less inclined to go to all that skullduggerous effort on a whim that there <i>may<\/i> be something valuable inside \u2013 they prefer to know for sure.<\/p>\n<p>Blinds make\u00a0burglars uncertain of who and how many people are inside, whether you\u2019ve got a pet Rottweiler or if you\u2019re sitting just the other side of the window cleaning your golf club collection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"A window without a blind is inviting people to look in...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Burglar_snooping1.jpg\" alt=\"A man dressed in black with a face mask and tourch peering through a window\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/>A window blind is a really stylish and effective way to protect your home. No, we don\u2019t make &#8216;bullet-proof-electrified-alarm blinds&#8217;. Just regular, great looking shades.<\/p>\n<p>To know which blinds to buy, you need to figure out the situation you need the blinds for before you get measuring.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you live by a busy street and your window is close to the pavement for all and sundry to ogle through as they pass. Now, you can go full blackout, but you\u2019ll go from feeling as though you live on the wrong side of the glass at a zoo to total darkness 24\/7 (which might be a little gloomy). Consider a <strong><a class=\"c-turquoise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/roller-blinds\/shopfeature\/dimout_fabric?order=name_asc&amp;dir=asc\">dimout<\/a><\/strong> fabric that lets in lots of light, particularly voile fabrics, but makes it really hard for anyone to see in.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a window that\u2019s set back from the road a little, meaning no-one is going to get close enough for a good old snoop, consider a <strong><a class=\"c-turquoise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/metal-venetian-blinds\">venetian blind<\/a><\/strong>. The slats still afford you privacy and can be adjusted to suit your needs and let in enough light.<\/p>\n<p>The police recommend venetian blinds for your windows because they\u2019re quite noisy when disturbed by say, someone trying to crawl through a window in the dead of night, and we agree with them. The extra noise and added inconvenience will help your chances in avoiding a burglary.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/ebony-real-wood-with-olive-tapes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ven31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/walnut-venetian-blind\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ven21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"564\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/purple-venetian-blind\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ven11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"566\" 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