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The team at Ton Company., Ltd. includes 18 people including licensed architects, licensed structural engineer, draftsmen, foremen & project managers.  Ton company Ltd., is the leader in Architecture Design and construction Mgt in Krabi with over 40 projects under its belt.

Home Security

Every time we design a new house in Krabi home security is always an important factor.  Living in paradise like Krabi with bars on every window just doesn’t feel right.

It isn't possible to make your home completely burglar proof but if you think of it from a burglar's perspective, you can quickly determine the vulnerable areas of your home.

Home security is an issue to which we all need to give considerable thought even in Thailand. You need to understand how to formulate proper home security.  This understanding includes recognizing how to deter a break-in, knowing what is included in a home security system, having an emergency plan in place--just in case, and being informed on how to prepare your home when you are on vacation
 
Intruders' Worst Enemies

A number of things can be done to help to ensure home security.  First and foremost, you need to understand how a burglar thinks.  Light, time, and noise are an intruder's worst enemies.  Your home won't be considered an easy target if a burglar has no option but to work in a well lit area, if the break-in will take a lot of time, and if he can't work in peace and quiet.  Darkness and shade offer protection for an intruder and an excellent breach in your home security. Force any would-be burglar to confront a real enemy--light.  Making robbing your home a noisy job can also up your home security.  Installing a home security system with an alarm and mounted exterior lights will help dissuade an intruder. Home Security SystemsA residence without a home security system is approximately three times more likely to be broken into than one without.  Homeowners who have home security systems loose an average of THB 20,0000 less in valuables in the event of a robbery.  These facts prove that the installation of a home security system dissuades intruders and protects your home.  Home security systems like the wireless BOSCH VR8 can include everything you could possibly need.
  • Perimeter sensors on outside doors and windows
  • Wireless smoke detector
  • Sirens, strobe lights and other alert mechanisms
  • Wireless motion detectors in key inside areas
  • Sending an SMS alert in case of an intrusion
Solidify your overall sense of safety with a home security system.  There aren't any good reasons for you to be fearful in your own home.

Consider the Basics

Reducing the risk of a break-in is merely making your home less inviting to burglars than the other homes in your neighborhood.  Home security systems aren't the only way to guarantee home security; some basic steps can be taken to safeguard your home.  If a burglar is delayed just a few minutes, he is apt to give up and try another less problematical home.  Basic, ordinary home security equipment, such as padlocks and deadbolts, can discourage an intruder and stop him from entering your home. Remember, even the best and most efficient lock, if it is placed in a weak door, will not stop a determined burglar. 

Emergency Plan

Sometimes, no matter the precautions you have taken, a home security system will fail to fend-off a burglar.  In this instance, a predetermined emergency plan will come in handy.  Your family needs to agree on a secret, yet easily remembered, code word such as "bluebird", "pajama pants", or any other term which the meaning could not be easily figured out.  Everyone in your family needs to know the protocol of the emergency plan.
  • Alert everyone in the household by saying your code word over the intercom--this sets the plan into motion
  • Keep yourself safe, you cannot help your family if you are in danger
  • Call the police or press the panic button on your home security system
  • Children should lock their doors and hide in their rooms--either under the bed, in a toy chest or in the closet
  • Do not confront the burglar if you can help it

Everyone needs to know that their safety is of utmost importance, and staying safe is the main priority.

Children and Home Security

Teaching your children about home security and how they can protect themselves will keep them safe and lower your anxiety level.  Eventually every child gets to an age where you can leave him or her alone at home for short periods of time.  There are safety practices that your child needs to know.

  • How to arm and disarm the home security system
  • How to properly answer the door
  • How to reach you when you are at work or running errands
Instructing your child to never allow anyone into the house under any circumstances--not even someone who claims to be a policeman--will keep him or her safe and your home security intact.  Your child also needs to know that he/she should never let a caller know that he or she is home alone.  Advise him or her that they should tell the caller you are unable to come to the phone. No one needs to know that your child is home without you.

Vacation Tips

Vacations are a wonderful way to get away from the day to day grind, but worrying about your home security can add unnecessary stress to your getaway.  Taking a few precautionary steps to assure your home security will allow you concentrate on the sand and sun, not the state of your home.
  • Leave your blinds open or in their regular position
  • Stop the delivery of your newspaper
  • Lower the ringer of your telephone so it can't be heard outside
  • Arrange for your lawn to be mowed or walk shoveled
  • Ask a neighbor to pick up circulars that are left on your door
  • Have your mail and packages picked up, forwarded, or held at the post office
  • Program a timed device to automatically turn your lights, stereo, or TV on and off at appropriate times
The easiest way to establish home security while you are not at home is to put on the pretense that you are.

A Few Extra Steps

Adding a few extra precautions into your daily routine can make your home security more effective.  Each night you should make a habit of checking that all doors and windows are locked and your home security alarm is turned on.  It only takes 21 days to form a habit, and these three weeks can save your life.  Take special care when it comes to your keys.  Never carry your house keys on a key ring bearing your home address, leave your keys in your car, or hide a key in a "secret" place outside your home--burglars usually know where to look.    

Ton Company Ltd. has selected Bosch VR8 wireless desktop Alarm System for all its residential projects.

Bosch Security Systems is one of the biggest Security companies in the world. Bosh Security Systems offers security products that are easy to use, powerful, aesthetically appealing and yet affordable for the residential and small business segments.

Integrated wireless intrusion alarm system

The integrated wireless intrusion system VR8 is a desktop or wall mounted control panel. The aesthetically pleasing unit has been designed to fit easily into modern interior designed homes whilst offering a high level of security. Each element of the wireless system can be installed or removed simply and quickly. Enabling and disabling of the system can be undertaken from anywhere within the property using remote keypads or key fobs. VR8 is suited for application in homes, apartments, retail shops, convenience stores.

"In the residential segment, there is an increasing interest among property developers, which was missing till a few years ago”.  The VR8 Easy Series with a single-button control, is capable of sending an SMS alert in case of an intrusion, and allows the user to remotely access the system over phone.

It detects forced openings, gas leaks, fire and unauthorized movement, and can communicate in about 20 languages. The Wireless Intrusion Alarm System can be operated through remote keypads and is meant for homes, apartments or shops.

Ton (Pierre-Yves) Loriers

Managing Director Ton Company Ltd. Ao Nang Beach

You can order this system directly thru any Bosch Authorized dealer in Thailand and in Krabi at Ton Company (price THB 29,900.00).

Ton company is an Authorized dealer for Bosch Alarm systems and can be reached during business hours Phone: (075) 695 633 Fax: (075) 695 634 or by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
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