November 29, 2011
From the Desk of Preston James

With the holiday season just getting started, you're likely to be away from home more often than usual in the weeks ahead. While you're out enjoying your time with family and friends, criminals may be staking out homes in your neighborhood. That's because, sadly, crime rates typically increase around the holidays. Today, we're going to take a look at what you can do to keep your home and family safe during the holiday season.

And thank you for last month's warm welcome. I'm happy to be in charge of sending you useful information about improving and enjoying your home!

Enjoy!

Preston James
Sales Manager

Medallion Security
800-234-3007

In This Issue

• How to Keep Your Home Safe this Holiday Season
• We'll Help Make Your Home Safer

About the Newsletter

Medallion publishes Picture Perfect Home monthly to help you turn your house into the home your family deserves.

How to Keep Your Home Safe this Holiday Season

It may be the "most wonderful time of the year," but it's also a time when criminals take advantage of the fact that more people are out and about than usual. That's why now's a smart time to improve the safety and security of your home. Here are some useful tips to do just that.

Add lighting

Criminals like to be invisible. At night, it's easy to lurk in the shadows, but it's much harder to hide in a brightly-lit yard. If your home doesn't have enough lighting, either boost the wattage of bulbs (if the current fixtures can handle that), or have an electrician come out and add additional fixtures. Not only will making your yard brighter make your home less attractive to theives, but it can also boost your home's curb appeal when done nicely.

Have a security door and bars installed

So often, we think of security doors and bars on the window as eyesores. That's why many of us have hesitated to have them installed in the past. But, at Medallion, we custom make all of our ironworks which means you don't have to settle for ugly to keep your family safe. Rather, we can help you create something that's attractive and well-suited to the style of your home and that will keep your home secure. Give us a call to talk about your options for attractive security.

Trim the landscaping

With this last year's wild weather, the yard may be looking a little wild, too! If you have bushes that have gotten overgrown, give them a trim so that they're not blocking the view of doors and windows from the street. You want your front yard to be as open and clear as possible to deter theives who may be looking for extra cover to commit their crimes.

Consider a security system

If you don't already have one, a security system can give you additional peace of mind. The signs alone have been shown to act as a deterrant to theives looking for easy targets, but, more importantly, if someone were to break into your home, a monitored alarm increases the likelihood that the criminals will be caught.

Make sure your home looks lived in

Ensure your home always looks occupied during the holiday season. If you will be away at night, lights on a timer can mimick your normal behaviors tricking would-be theives into thinking you're at home. If you'll be away, ensure mail and newspapers won't pile up and ask a neighbor to stop by and open the windows or make other changes to make it look like someone's home.

You and your family deserve to be safe this holiday season. By making some simple changes, you can make your home much less attractive to criminals.

We'll Help Make Your Home Safer

We can help make your home safer! Remember, we build our own ironworks so we can create custom designs that look really good on your home (instead of being an eyesore like security doors and window bars can be). Just give us a call and we'll walk you through the easy process. From design to construction to installation, Medallion Security will handle every step.

What's more, as a newsletter subscriber, you are eligible for a 5% discount on your custom ironworks project when you have us create and install your new door and window guards.

Just reply to this newsletter, or pick up the phone, call 800-234-3007 and ask for Preston.

Visit Our Showroom in Forestville, Md

Medallion is a family owned and operated company that has been in business more than 25 years. Our professional staff is committed to making the experience of purchasing home improvements enjoyable and convenient for you and your family. Our courteous sales staff, project supervisors and service department are committed to your total satisfaction.

We look forward to working with you and doing a fantastic job, whether we are installing a single door, windows or a sunroom. You can rest assured that your job will be given the care and concern you deserve. We thank you for giving Medallion the opportunity to serve you.

You will be satisfied--we guarantee it!

We'd love to give you a tour of our showroom at:
2849 Kaverton Road
Forestville, MD 20747

Contact Us

www.medallionsecurity.com
Phone: 800-234-3007

For service requests: Email Crystal Rojas at crojas@medallionsecurity.com