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How to Make Your Home Secure When Remodeling and Renovating your Home

8/4/2020

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Renovating a house involves many tasks like breaking the walls, removing windows, opening the roof and allowing contractors into your home. The processes can damage your things and even endanger the lives of your children and pets. Therefore, it is important to take care of  your furniture, possessions and parts of the house that should not be impacted by the work. You do not want your renovation and remodeling to create additional unexpected costs.

In the process of remodeling, homeowners need to protect their valuables as well as the items they don't want damaged. So, let us explore some ways to keep the home safe and secure in the process of remodeling.

8 steps to protect your home while it is undergoing renovations and remodeling

Hire a reputable contractor
The first step to protect your home during a renovation project is to hire a reputable company for the project. You need to do your research to find reliable and trusted contractors for your renovation project. A company with professionals who can take care of the safety of your home and your stuff while undertaking the tasks involved in remodeling.
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It might take some time to find the right company, but the time you spend will be worth it. You can ask your friends, colleagues, and neighbours to recommend a reputed remodeling company. Another option is to research online to find the top-rated companies offering services in your area.​
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Maintain the external security
Although the internal things in your home can be a complete mess during the project, you need to upgrade and maintain the external security measures. You can install additional security cameras, hire a security person, and check that outside fences and gates are secure. If your outdoors are secure, it means the indoors are also secure to some extent.

Store your valuables
Holes in walls and open doors can lead to theft of your valuables. However, there are some options that you can use to secure your valuables. You can use a safe to put your valuables and place them at a secure place in your house. Another way to store and secure your valuables is to put them in a locker at your bank. If you have plenty of valuables that cannot be stored in a safe or locker, you should consider renting another house to store the valuables. However, you should also install security devices and use additional measures to keep the safe secure in the rented house.

Remove stuff from rooms
If you are planning a major renovation, you should shift all your stuff to a rented house or put it in storage. However, if you are going to renovate only some areas, you should shift the stuff to other areas or rooms. Removing things makes it easy for the contractor to work, and also protects the items from potential damage.
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Educate your children
Kids and pets are prone to get harmed during a renovation. Therefore, it is essential to educate the children about safety measures. Tell your children to stay away from the dangerous objects, sharp tools, and electrical tools of the workers.

Also, tell them to stay away from paints, and chemicals used by workers in the process. Once your kids know about the precautions they need to take, also educate them on keeping the pets safe from harm during the renovation.

Pets have the habit of roaming around the entire house. They are prone to harm while walking around sharp and dangerous tools. Therefore, it is best to restrict them in safe areas or your backyard during the remodeling project.

Monitor the access to your home
Even if you have hired a reputable renovation company you still should be careful. You should monitor the access to your home and ensure only trusted people have access to your home and that doors are secured when the contractor leaves the site. Communicate the same to the workers of the renovation company. 

You can install the home security systems that are a set of various devices like cameras, alarms, and motion sensors that monitor your home. Also, these systems have apps that you can install on your phone and receive alerts.

​Watch the project with cameras
Adding cameras to your work-site provides a variety of different ways to protect your property. For example, you'll have on-site videos of anything that happens. Security cameras usually store the video recordings for a few weeks. If something goes missing, you can search he video to see see what happened.

The presence of cameras is also a deterrent. You can also watch the video your cameras capture in real-time through a surveillance system. In addition to the obvious deterrent created by surveillance, the ability to view live and captured videos makes installing cameras to view your home during renovations a powerful safety measure.

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Change your locks
Because most of the burglars and thieves enter from the front door, you should ensure that your doors are always secured. Keyless smart locks make it easy to lock and unlock doors whenever you need to. You may also send unique codes to each user so that you know which code has been used to access your home by the workers at the time they work in your home. You can hire a residential locksmith to change the locks in your house.

Keep your home safe

​These were some tips to keep a home safe and secure in a remodeling project. The key to secure a home during any such project is to hire a trustworthy renovation service with positive customer feedback. Therefore, it is best to check the reviews and feedback before hiring a contractor for your home renovation project. The installation of security devices like cameras and home security systems will be like icing on the cake.
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10 Comments
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6/7/2020 04:59:40 pm

Hire pest control service providers to get the work done and ensure your home is safe from unwanted guest and other problems associated with pests.

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24/3/2021 06:42:58 pm

The fence around your property is as much part of your home as your windows, your doors, your patio or your landscape, so if you are renovating and you want to make sure the appearance of your entire home is harmonious and integrated, you should probably include your fencing into the project as well.

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15/7/2021 11:46:47 pm

You can never trust any people nowadays even if they're are professionals! Thanks for all the tips and the one that stands out is maintain external safety. There could be thieves amongst them. Cheers!

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Mia Evans link
20/8/2021 08:25:30 am

Thanks for pointing out that it is best to monitor our home every now and then to ensure that the authorized people are the ones who enter your house during the remodeling phase. I will keep that in mind now that I plan to have my living room renovated when I find remodeling contractors that I can trust. It's because I want to have cyclorama walls installed to replace the original ones to make the living room look more unique.

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15/9/2021 07:21:26 pm

Thank you for sharing this great information. It is informative and it makes perfect sense. Keep up the good work!

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Victoria Addington link
25/1/2024 12:44:18 am

I appreciated you pointing out that a remodeling project should keep your home safe. My friend wants to remodel her home. I should advise her to hire a home remodeling service that is licensed and insured.

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26/9/2024 10:17:16 am

That's a great point! Renovations can be messy and disruptive, so it's essential to take precautions to protect your belongings and ensure the safety of everyone involved.


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28/9/2024 01:41:50 am

I'm curious to know what specific steps homeowners can take to safeguard their furniture, possessions, and other valuables during a renovation project. Do you have any recommendations for protecting items that might be sensitive to dust, moisture, or damage?

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8/1/2025 05:39:22 pm

Great tips! It's so important to think about security during a remodel. Keeping an eye on access points and ensuring proper locks can make a big difference. Thanks for sharing these helpful insights!

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Home Remodeling Delray Beach link
8/1/2025 05:53:17 pm

Great tips! Home security during remodeling is often overlooked, but it’s so important. I especially liked the suggestions on using temporary locks and securing valuables. Very helpful!

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