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Renovation home safety tips

See our handy safety tips to keep your home protected during your renovation.

Extensive renovation whereby your alarm will be disabled

  • Do not update social media about your renovation plans. If you wish to do so, it’s best to post after your renovation is complete.
  • Keep valuables out of plain sight, ensure expensive items such as computers, tablets, phones or jewellery are out of plain sight or stored in safes or other secure locations.
  • Don’t keep spare keys outside, give them to a neighbour or family member instead.
  • Collect your post regularly.
  • Ask neighbours to take out your bins if you aren’t available to do so.
  • If you have a lawn, keep it cut and trees / plants pruned.
  • If you have smart plugs, set them to come on for a short period of time in the evening to make it look as if your home is occupied.
Extensive renovation whereby your alarm will be disabled

Renovation works whereby some sensors on doors and / or will be disabled for a short time

  • Arm your alarm, make sure to turn on your alarm once your renovation works for left your home to ensure it’s fully protected by us.
  • If you have smart plugs, set them to come on for a short period of time in the evening to make it look as if your home is occupied.
  • Keep doors and windows closed where possible, once your renovation workers have finished on a daily basis.
  • Do not update social media about your renovation plans. If you wish to do so, it’s best to post after your renovation is complete.
  • Keep valuables out of plain sight, ensure expensive items such as computers, tablets, phones, or jewellery are out of plain sight or stored in safes or other secure locations.
  • Don’t keep spare keys outside, give them to a neighbour or family member instead.
  • Collect your post regularly.
  • Ask neighbours to take out your bins if you aren’t available to do so.
  • If you have a lawn, keep it cut and trees/plants pruned.
Renovation works whereby some sensors on doors and / or will be disabled for a short time