8 Ways to Tell If Someone Has Entered Your Home Without Your Consent

Recently, Japanese police arrested a young man who spent six months living on the first floor of a private house. The 90-year-old owner simply didn’t know she had a “tenant”, even though he didn’t make a point of hiding, even leaving his shoes at the door. It was the woman’s son who discovered the new “neighbor”. This, of course, happens on rare occasions, but unwanted visits in the absence of a homeowner are relatively likely, especially during the holiday season when many are away on long trips.

For anyone who suspects their home is being visited by “secret guests”, the awesome.club has put together a series of useful tips to help you discover them.

One of the simplest ways to discover the “visitor” is stretch a thin, inconspicuous thread at the bottom of the door. When the door opens, the wire will be broken and thrown to the ground. Keep in mind that you will have to be very careful when leaving the house so as not to ruin your own trap. Of course, this method only works if the door opens inwards.

If you put a glass full of beads at the entrance of the house, it will inevitably fall when the door is opened. Of course, if the door opens inward. Most likely, the “uninvited guest” will try to clean up the mess, so count all the pieces placed in advance, as it is unlikely that you will find all of them.

Another “classic” method is to leave a cookie under the rug at the front door🇧🇷 Whoever the unwanted visitor is will end up crushing the dry, crunchy biscuit without even realizing it.

Modern technologies greatly facilitate the task of finding out if your home has received an unwanted visit. For example, if you think someone is going through your drawers, take a picture of the contents before leaving and, on the way back, compare the photographed image with reality.

These days, many homes have at least one smartphone that no one else is using. Install an app that records sounds and hide the device in the entrance🇧🇷 Of course, the trick only works if you leave the house for a short period of time, since after hours of running continuously, the most likely thing is that the battery will drain.

Open the entrance door a little, clean the handle well with a cloth and apply colorless paint over the entire surface🇧🇷

As you have already left the door open, you can easily leave the house, but the visitor will certainly leave handprints on the doorknob. You can view them with ultraviolet light.

All you need to do is leave a glass of water right in front of the door🇧🇷 When opened, the door will overturn the glass and the water, when spilled, will soak the entrance doormat. A few hours later, the liquid is likely to be dry, so it’s best to use this method if you’re only going out for a short time. Unless the intruder has the idea of ​​filling the cup after making a mess (so don’t forget to memorize how full you filled the cup).

If installing a hidden camera is beyond your budget, with a monitor like those used to watch babies, you can monitor in real time if an intruder breaks into your home. Only hide the camera in the entrance and stay in a neighbor’s house, or even in another room, watching what happens in the entrance of your house.

Have you ever thought that your home might be being invaded without you even realizing it? Leave a comment with your experience.