Tips to Keep Your Home & Family Safe and Sound

Often the safety of your loved ones and the security of your home rely completely on you having remembered to do the little things.

Did you remember to lock the screen door? Did you turn on the porch light? Did you shut and lock every window in your home each night before you went upstairs to sleep? All of these little decisions add up to safety. Most nights, it may not matter, but the one night that it does is when all of that attention to detail matters most.

The surest way to protect your family is to take the burden off of yourself and instead add automation to your home. Instead of having to check off fifty tasks each night before bed, wouldn’t it be easier to just have to remember a single one?

Somfy’s Home Motion system will do all of that and more.

1. Draw Curtains & Blinds Automatically

Curtains and blinds are opened during the day to allow in light. At night, they should be closed to keep prying eyes away. Home automation can be engineered to automatically close your curtains and blinds whenever it is dark outside. Light-sensitive sensors can detect ambient light outside and when it lowers beyond a threshold, all of the motorised blinds and curtains in your home can be automatically drawn closed.

Imagine the convenience of motorised curtains and remote control blinds while you are working long hours or are away on vacation.

2. Scenarios & Timers

Scenarios and timers can be used to mimic natural movement inside of the home by adjusting the position of curtains, blinds, and awnings throughout the day. When burglars watch the home, they are looking for easy targets. The easiest target is an unoccupied home. Simulating movement is a great way to ward off criminals from targeting your home.

3. Window Coverings

Did you know that over 70% of break-ins occur by forcing doors and windows open? It makes total sense, as they are the chink in the armour of the home. Roller shutters are literally steel plating for your windows. They are designed to be lowered at night or while you are away to secure your windows, not only from criminals but also from adverse weather. Flying debris or high winds can shatter the glass of your windows. Roller shutters help prevent that.

Motorised roller shutters can be automated to operate on a single button. With a single press of the button, your roller shutters can instantly cover every window. There is no greater protection for your windows.

4. Timer-Activated Lighting

Lights are one of the best ways to drive off potential criminals from targeting your home. Police insist that well-lit areas are a major deterrent for crime. Adding timer-activated lights on your front porch and the darkest areas of your garden protects your home. Set your lights to a timer to automatically turn on and off at predetermined times..

5. Somfy’s Home Automation Systems

Somfy has the solution for easy living with home automation. Our systems are designed improve the quality of life by automating day-to-day tasks. When it comes to home security these are essential jobs that must be done every day to be effective. We produce a wide range of smart home solutions from motorised blinds and automated units.

Keep your family safe and have peace of mind by heading to one of our retailers around Australia and New Zealand, or find out more about our range of products from our latest brochures.