Home Mechanix Guide to Security: Protecting Your Home, Car, and Family

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Easy-to-understand, current and comprehensive guide to home, car and family security. Tells how to protect your family and property with low-cost, easy-to-do measures. Contains plenty of helpful checklists, illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Stresses prevention. Packed with do-it-yourself projects, money-saving tips and practical advice. Tells how to get the best buys on all types of security-related products and services.

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Easy-to-understand, current and comprehensive guide to home, car and family security. Tells how to protect your family and property with low-cost, easy-to-do measures. Contains plenty of helpful checklists, illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Stresses prevention. Packed with do-it-yourself projects, money-saving tips and practical advice. Tells how to get the best buys on all types of security-related products and services.

The latest, best, most cost-effective ways to stay safe in and out of your home--from the security expert of Home Mechanix magazine. Each chapter is packed with do-it-yourself projects and practical advice on alarms, locks, safes, lighting, windows, high-tech automation, and closed-circuit TV systems.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780471588931
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 10/8/1993
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 240
  • Product dimensions: 8.47 (w) x 10.91 (h) x 0.64 (d)

Table of Contents

Thinking About Protection.
Strengthening Doors and Windows.
Selecting a Good Lock.
The Safest Safes.
Electronic Security for Today and the Future.
Lighting for Security, Safety, and Beauty.
Closed Circuit Television Systems.
Preventing and Surviving Home Fires.
Keeping Thieves Out of Your Car.
Personal Safety at Home and Away.
Insurance Considerations.
Choosing and Using Security Professionals.
The Safe and Secure Home.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Index.
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