Does Landscape Lighting Help with Home Security?

Peace of mind that you and your loved ones are secure at home is crucial. Having a beautiful home is pointless if it cannot protect the precious lives who live inside. Unfortunately, over two million homes are broken into annually according to the FBI. A tragedy like this can forever change a person's life. Recent trends in the security industry and proactive measures can help to deter prospective burglars and help to prevent this tragedy. These measures are easy and help a person make their home more secure and help to prevent another statistic.

The easiest and most effective way to improve a home’s security is to deter prospective burglars. Criminals are desperate people who commit robberies or home invasions. These desperate individuals choose their targets by measuring the probability of a successful crime. Criminals will always choose easy targets as opposed to difficult targets that have deterrents in place. One of the most effective methods to deter criminals is to adding lighting to and around your home. Burglars love places that are dark where they cannot be seen. Adding lighting on the exterior of your home immediately increases security and is more cost effective than other deterrents. Metroplex Landscape Lighting can provide an array of lighting solutions for securing your home.

There are different lights and approaches that Metroplex Landscape Lighting provides for our customers. The three primary lights that most effectively provide additional security are: path lights, up lights, and down lights. Path lights are generally used to illuminate sidewalks or the outside of driveways. They are also a beautiful addition to any flower bed. They help deter by illuminating entrances and exit points to the home in addition to shrubbery that could be used to conceal a criminal. The second type of light that helps with securing a home is the up light. These lights are ideal for illuminating areas on the house itself that will discourage an intruder for their fear of being seen by you or a neighbor. The third type of light to make your home a more difficult target is down lights. Down lights are normally placed at one of the highest points in a tree and illuminate down. This type of lighting, also known as "moonlighting," is an effective deterrent because it illuminates large areas around the home. Metroplex Landscape Lighting will happily assist in any of these efforts.

Metroplex Landscape Lighting has been proudly providing customers with security lighting for over 10 years. We pride ourselves in our attention to detail on every light that we install. The owner, Wayne Fisher will personally discuss the best solutions for every client’s security concerns. There are solutions that are very cost efficient while looking amazing and boosting a home’s security. Clients often begin with a simple bundle and layer additional lighting to their lighting systems when their budget allows. Peace of mind that you and your loved ones are safe in your home is priceless and something that Metroplex Landscape Lighting would love to help provide. We serve the Dallas areas including Plano, Frisco and Highland Park. Pick up the phone and give us call to schedule your free consultation today or feel free to request a quote on our website. Check us out now on Yelp, Houzz and Google!