A NerdWallet writer needed a quick DIY home security solution that everyone in her household could use.
A few weeks ago, someone attempted a break-in at my house in the middle of the night. For the first time, my family realized we needed a security system — immediately.
However, our somewhat relaxed attitude toward security didn’t match our town’s property crime rates. To my surprise, my neighborhood ranked above the national average for property crime in 2022, earning a “C” grade from My family hadn’t even considered the possibility of it being an attempted break-in, especially because, according to the FBI, more residential burglaries occur during the day than at night. We were surprised someone would try to enter while we were home.
We also wanted a glass-break sensor, which detects the frequency of glass breaking even if a window or door isn’t opened.Because we have pets that don’t leave our home, there’s always someone staying in the house, so we didn’t find professional monitoring necessary. This aligned with our desire not to enter a multi-year monitoring contract or pay an ongoing monthly fee.
The ADT service in our region says it offers same-day installation, but ADT wasn’t our top pick for other reasons. Some DIY systems, like SimpliSafe, Ring and Arlo are available at retail stores like Best Buy in addition to shipment directly from the company, so those were our best options.We wanted a DIY system we could set up immediately and operate from our phones that would include traditional alarm sensors and cameras without ongoing fees.
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