As soon as summer draws to an end we as homeowners have to turn our thoughts to getting our homes ready for the colder months. It usually means spending a lot more time indoors as the fall brings the cooler weather, and we anticipate the arrival of winter. It also means its time to start turning the heat on those for those chilly nights, which also should be our indicator for doing a checkup of our life safety alarm systems.

You need to first ensure that you are taking advantage of all of the critical alert systems that come under the category of safety alarms. These are your smoke/fire alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and even your natural gas detectors as well as a few other alarm resources depending on your particular need.

It so important to review your home security systems to ensure that you have all the necessary ones, and to do some research to see if there is anything new on the market that will enhance your home safety security even further. At the same time you need to know that everything is in good working order.

Now added to this home safety checkup also means getting your heating system cleaned if it requires it. Often during the summer months we sometimes get a little careless about how we store items. It could be that too many objects have been stored close to the heating systems in the home simply because this has not been in use during the hot weather. Do an inspection to determine that there is nothing around your heating system that could cause a fire.

Do a home checkup to determine that you have stored any flammable products that you may have used throughout the summer months in a safe manner. This time of year is the most favored for doing home repair jobs like exterior painting. So make sure your left over paint and solvents are stored in a safe manner.

Run through a fire escape drill with the family and while you are testing your life safety alarms, you may also want to do a check of your other security systems while you are at it.

Using the four seasons as a marker for doing a security check of your home should help to enhance the overall safety of your family and home. The experts at Pre-lock will be happy to assist your with your Toronto safety alarm needs as well as any other security issues you care to discuss with them.