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Home Security Checklist

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Secure Home Checklist

Tools

  • Scribe or electric engraver 
  • 3/8" drill 
  • Key hole saw 
  • Spade bit 
  • Pencil 
  • Utility knife 
  • Chisel Hammer 
  • Wood rasp 
  • Pry bar 
  • Screwdrivers 

Materials  

  • Sheet metal 
  • Tempered glass 
  • Acrylic Polycarbonate 
  • Solid wood door 
  • Steel door 
  • 3" flat head wood screws 
  • Setscrews 
  • Metal stripping 
  • Sheet metal screws 
  • Broom handle or iron pipe 
  • Barrel bolt 
  • Deadbolt 
  • Key-in knob lock 
  • Full-mortise lock 
  • Rim-mounted lock 
  • Padlock 
  • Cardboard shim 
  • 10-penny nails 
  • 15/16 6" eyebolt 
  • Keyed window locks
  • Bolt-action window locks 
  • Lever-type sash locks 
  • 1/4" metal bar 
  • Hasp 
  • Window bars
  • Simulated lettuce or soft drink can 
  • Hollow outlet boxes 
  • Push-button combination deadbolt 
  • Plywood 
  • Battery-operated alarm 
  • Self-contained alarm 
  • Security program for home computer 
  • Smoke detector

 


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