A consistent lock up routine is the first practice you should adopt consistently within your home to support a lifestyle of comfortable safety and security within your home.

HomeFortis does not advocate living a “locked up, locked down, or locked in” lifestyle. We enjoy our freedom to wander in and out, open the windows to a warm breeze, and create memories of relaxed fun in safe spaces.

However, we do advocate preparations to secure everything we love, quickly and easily, at a moments notice. In fact, those preparations allow us to relax even more during our normal lives.

The two most critical parts of a lock up routine are: 

Advance preparation: you must think through each point of entry and element of your home security, and thoughtfully include it in a quick and easy daily routine.

Daily consistency: you must follow the same step-by-step process each night, so no steps are skipped or forgotten. As you establish the steps and start forming this habit, you’ll see that it can be used any time – not just each evening – to ensure your home is safe from intrusion.

Another benefit of forming the “lock up” routine habit is that you can follow the same essential steps anywhere and any time – for instance, if you are staying in a short term rental on vacation or traveling for business.

As you evaluate your home’s total security readiness step-by-step with HomeFortis, you may find your lock up routine will help you feel safer and safer, as we expose and resolve various vulnerabilities around your home.