Safety Tips for Your Home When You Travel

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If you’re like lots of F&R Interior customers, you enjoy a chance to get out and travel—whether it’s just a short way away from L.A., into another state, or to a new country. But sometimes the danger of travel is leaving your home unprotected. That’s why we’ve got a few suggestions below that might be helpful for your next trip. Read on!

Safe and Secure

If you already have an alarm system, you’re a huge step toward peace of mind in terms of home protection. However, if you don’t already have one, you might be wondering about the options to deter burglars. Here are a few things to think about:

  • Don’t Announce Your Trip. Social media is a fun way to share what’s going on in our lives, but it’s best to keep mum about any upcoming travel as well as while you’re away. The fewer who know about it beforehand, the better—people won’t know your house is sitting empty.
  • Phone a Friend. Ask a friend or neighbor to check in on your home while you’re gone. Ideally, ask the post office to hold your mail, but if you don’t, ask your friend to collect it daily to thwart mailbox thieves.
  • Lock Up. Obviously, lock all external doors, and be sure to firmly latch all windows. If you have an automatic garage door, consider disconnecting while you’re gone.

Use Your Window Treatments

You can make your window fashions a disguise while you’re gone if you have PowerView® Automation as your operating system. With PowerView, you can set your treatments to open and close on a set schedule or based on local sunrise and sunset times, or you can control them using your smartphone from wherever you are. This will make it seem like someone is still in the house, making would-be thieves think twice. PowerView is an award-winning system that brings the best of convenience, functionality, and privacy, all great helpers when you’re away.

Protect Your Home in the Brentwood & Sherman Oaks CA Area

At F&R Interiors, we’ve been serving the Greater Los Angeles since 1990, with a showroom at 1529 S. Robertson Blvd. We offer the full line of Hunter Douglas window treatments including beautiful custom curtains, top treatments, pillows, and more. Our personalized service, quality products, and professional installation services ensures you’ll find the perfect window treatment solution for your home or business.

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