An electronic home security system is an important deterrent to burglars, but too many homeowners look at it as the end-all-be-all of their security measures. The truth is that even after installing an electronic system, you still need to be aware of the lower end of your home security. This starts with making sure your door is closed and locked. While this may seem simple, it is actually the basic idea behind improving home security: adding more and more barriers to your house so that burglars have to do more and more to get in. Most burglars balk at the thought of actually destroying property to enter a home.With that being said, the next step is to upgrade your locks. Standard locks can be easily eliminated with an ID or driver’s license. A 6-tumble deadbolt is an effective way to show crooks that you mean business, and apart from them being willing to kick the door down, will either send them looking for other entrances or cause them to give up entirely.Windows are the most common entrances besides doors, so make sure they’re closed and locked. This will again mean that the burglar has to destroy property to get access to your home. Checking all the windows at night before you go to sleep should be a nightly chore (unless you have trustworthy children, in which case you can have them do it). Other than that, use common sense. If you have a basement, make sure the access to that is closed off, both by door and window. While an electronic security system will alert the police that someone’s in your house, it’s always better to send them packing in the first place.