Home Alarm Monitoring

Have you ever wondered why some people have such large house numbers displayed on their residence while others have smaller more decorative numbers?  There are several good reasons to make sure that your house numbers are large enough to be easily read from the street.

1. Parties: When you invite friends and acquaintances to your home for a party, you want them to be able to arrive on time. If they are unable to read your house number from the street they may drive past your house without realizing it.
2. Trash pickup: Waste disposal companies generally have several items that may create extra charges on your bill if you leave them for pickup along with your normal household waste. If house numbers in your neighborhood are not clearly visible, it is quite possible for trash collectors to mistakenly charge the wrong account for these types of additional charges.
3. Ambulance: When you have a medical emergency at your home, you will want the ambulance driver to be able to easily locate your home. In this kind of situation every second counts.  Having a house number that is visible from the street could make the difference between life and death.
4. Police Department: This is another emergency service that you will want to be able to find your home quickly and easily if you should need to call them. You wouldn’t want to slow down their response time due to their inability to see your house number.
5. Driveway turn-arounds: When house numbers aren’t visible from the street, it is likely that you will have cars pulling into your driveway by mistake. This again is a reason that you don’t simply want them displayed but displayed large enough that they can be read from the street and not just your driveway.
6. Lost pets: If you own pets, it is important that you provide contact information on their tags. Having a house number that is easily visible from the street will assist good samaritans in returning a lost pet.
7. Visitors from out of town: When visitors are arriving from out of town they may have difficulty finding your home due to being unfamiliar with your city and neighborhood. You can help alleviate some last minute frustration if your house number is easy to see as they drive up your street.
8. Meter readers: Your utility company sends employees to read your meter every month. The individuals providing this service may not always be the same person each month. When your bill arrives, you won’t want there to be any mistakes due to confusion on which address applies to your meter.
9. Newspaper delivery: Not everyone on a city block receives the has the same newspapers delivered. Newspapers are often delivered by contractors hired by the newspaper. If receiving your newspaper daily and on time is important to you, then you will want your house number clearly visible as they drive by, especially if your delivery occurs during hours before sunrise.
10. Publisher’s Clearing House: Ok. I understand that the chances of your winning the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes is slim. But if you do happen to be that lucky winner, you wouldn’t want them to have any trouble finding your house, now would you?

In addition to having your house number large enough to read from the street, you should also consider whether or not it is visible at night. If emergency services are trying to find your address in the dark of night you will want those house numbers illuminated as well.