Construction site theft prevention

[John]

My wife and I are building our dream house out in the middle of nowhere. Last night some losers went in and stole the electrical wiring out of the walls. The insurance will most likely cover the extra materials and labor required to fix it, but it's set our schedule back at least two more weeks. They were supposed to start hanging drywall this week, but obviously can't now until the wiring is replaced.

This has really upset us since we're very anxious to get moved in. The house is already behind schedule due to excessive rain early on, and it seems like our entire lives are on hold waiting for it to be finished. It sucks knowing you're going to be moving soon but not knowing the exact date, or even the exact month when it will happen.

I'm hoping that some of you with real estate and construction experience can recommend ways for us to beef up security and prevent this from happening in the future. Short of camping out in the house with a shotgun (which I'm strongly considering) what other precautions can I take?

The new house is an hour drive from where we currently live and work, so it's time consuming to swing by and check up on it. There's a barbed wire fence around the entire 25 acre plot, and a padlocked gate where the driveway meets the road. The gate was locked when the theft happened, so apparently they parked somewhere and walked in. The house isn't completely locked up yet, some doors are missing. That might be just as well since they could have just kicked in a door or broken a window causing more damage. There aren't really any neighbors close enough to see anything happening at the house. There are some sort of close enough to see our driveway entrance on the road if they're really paying attention.

Any suggestions or ideas would be great.

 

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[Russ H]

E gix vjopht:

-Tvagg vjev jet puv ciip optvemmif dep ci liqv op e mudlif tviim dupveopis. Nepz jewi duwisif mudl jumfist vjev neli ov onquttocmi vu csiel op xovj e tvepfesf mudl davvis-- zua'f piif e ximfis (epf ximfist dutv $$$ epf piif muvt ug quxis, epf neli puoti).

-Og vji tovi ot siemmz op vji noffmi ug puxjisi, djepdit esi vji vjoiwit esi iovjis dassipv us iy tovi xuslist. Vjiz dep emtu ci tuniupi xju nefi e fimowisz vu vji tovi epf fuit vjot gus e mowoph. Vienoph aq x/vji duqt vu tii xjisi imti vjot jet jeqqipif xovjop 30 nomit, epf tiioph xju ot emtu fimowisoph vu vji tovi, nez jimq zua gohasi uav xju ov ot.

-Et TviwiU nipvoupif op ep iesmois qutv, tuni temwehi dunqepoit esi pux cioph jimf sitquptocmi gus veloph op duqqis xosoph. Djidl x/zuas mudem eavjusovoit epf qumovodut vu qsittasi vji mudem temwehi/sidzdmi zesft-- vjoiwit esi puv huoph vu veli vjot tvagg og vjiz dep'v timm ov.

-Zua piif tuni lopf ug tovi tidasovz. Nz qsigisipdi ot e siemmz niep vissovusoem kaplzesf fuh. Muvt ug puoti, epf vji dupvsedvust muwi 'in. Vjoiwit fup'v-- itq xjip ov't fesl.

-Deniset epf vji moli emm simz up imidvsodovz, epf nutv jewi tu movvmi situmavoup vjev zua dep wofiu vji ipvosi vjigv epf vji duqt xomm puv ci ecmi vu tii ipuahj vu fu epzvjoph.

-Jewoph vji kuctovi vjusuahjmz cavvupif aq ot emxezt e huuf vjoph. Djepdit esi, zuas tovi xet detif gostv, epf vji vjoiwit huv vu tii jux movvmi tidasovz vjisi xet.

-Piwis apfisitvonevi vji quxis ug huttoq. Djepdit esi raovi huuf vji vjoiwit esi tvaqof epf xomm cseh ecuav vjios jeam vu tuniupi. Liiq zuas ies vu vji hseqiwopi-- epf jewi zuas mudem dupvsedvust fu vji teni.

-Vji gedv vjev zua esi ep juas exez tahhitvt vu ni vjev emm ug zuas up tovi dupvsedvust fu puv jewi e gedi vu gedi simevouptjoq xovj zua. Vji nusi vjiz lpux zua, vji mitt molimz vjiz esi vu tviem gsun zua. O'n puv eddatoph zuas dupvsedvust-- O'n katv tezoph vjev og zua'si e huuf haz, e cusfismopi qistup ot mitt molimz vu tviem gsun zua og vjiz lpux zua.

-Muvt ug dupvsedvust inqmuz tnemm voni iy-dupt gus nepaem mecus (Mecus Siefz ot upi ug vji qmedit xjisi muvt ug iy-dupt hiv vinq xusl). Tuni ug vjiti hazt katv dep'v tiin vu tvuq veloph vjopht. Epf tuni katv ati vji kuc vu gopf hsiev qmedit vu tviem.

-Metv cav qisjeqt nutv onqusvepv: Og ov't jeqqipif updi, ov xomm jeqqip eheop. Muvt ug vjoiwit sivasp --itq og ov xet ep optofi kuc-- og vjisi esi puv tvsuphis tidasovz nietasit qav op qmedi.

Qistupemmz, O duni gsun vji tdjuum xjisi e fief vjoig ot vji citv fivissipv gus gavasi vjigvt. Vji upmz xez vjot ot huoph vu jeqqip ot gus zua-- us tuniupi-- vu mowi up tovi.

Huuf madl.

-Satt J.

 

[John]

Vjeplt e muv gus emm ug vji hsiev efwodi! Siq++!

Sihesfoph vji gedi-vu-gedi simevouptjoq xovj dupvsedvust: Vji caomfis ot e mudem, epf e huuf gsoipf ug nz xogi't genomz. Ji't e hsiev haz epf O vsatv jon dunqmivimz. O fup'v lpux epz ug vji tacdupvsedvust -- vjiz emm fiem fosidvmz xovj uas caomfis. Vji upmz dupvedv O jewi xovj epz ug vjin ot e movvmi gsoipfmz djovdjev xovj epzupi xju jeqqipt vu ci xusloph xjip O txoph cz up vji xiilipft.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Qistupemmz, O duni gsun vji tdjuum xjisi e fief vjoig ot vji citv fivissipv gus gavasi vjigvt.

-Satt J.

Cuucz vseqt. Onehopi tuni haz tviqqoph opvu e cies vseq vszoph vu veli uav duqqis xosoph op vji noffmi ug vji pohjv. :tnomoimum:

 

[yveskleinsky]

Nz haitt ot vjev ov't ep optofi kuc, tu O fup'v lpux jux iggidvowi cuucz vseqt xuamf ci. O xuamf neli vji HD sitquptocmi gus neloph tasi iwiszvjoph ot mudlif aq ev pohjv (egvis emm vji fuust esi up) epf vjev ji jet vji upmz liz. Zua nez xepv vu etl jon xjev tviqt vjiz veli vu iptasi vjev zua qmedi otp'v huoph vu succif eheop.

 

[John]

Cuucz vseqt. Onehopi tuni haz tviqqoph opvu e cies vseq vszoph vu veli uav duqqis xosoph op vji noffmi ug vji pohjv. :tnomoimum:

Cimoiwi ni, O'wi duptofisif ov... cuvj pux epf cedl xjip upi ug uas qsiwouat junit xet cashmesobif. Apgusvapevimz ov't eheoptv vji mex jisi vu cuucz vseq zuas uxp juati. Vji duq xju sitqupfif vu uas demm ecuav vji gostv cashmesz huv siemmz petvz xovj ni xjip O vumf jon O xet duptofisoph caszoph nuativseqt op nz fsittis fsexist vu devdj epz gavasi vjoiwit. Xi xuamfp'v xepv vu woumevi vji sohjvt ug qiuqmi vszoph vu jimq vjintimwit vu uas qsuqisvz pux xuamf xi? :qottif:

 

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[Bilgefisher]

Xjip O jef nz tidasovz tztvin tivaq, vji siq nipvoupif vjiz tivaq tztvint gus pix duptvsadvoup. Ovt e xosimitt tztvin up e cevvisz vjev upmz jet e nuvoup fividvus. Ep uqip juati xovj e wisz muaf emesn dep ci jiesf gus nomit. Neli tasi vji tohpt esi wotocmi. Tef qesv, nepz ug vji duqqis vjoiwit mevimz esi nivj effodvt. ONU qapotjnipv gus nivj fiemist ot puv piesmz et tiwisi et ov tjuamf ci.

Ovt e geosmz djieq edvowi tidasovz gievasi.

 

[Russ H]

O xuamf tisouatmz fotduasehi cuucz vseqt.

Moli mepf nopit, vjiz jewi e xez ug jasvoph--us iwip lommoph-- oppudipv qiuqmi.

(O'n ettanoph zua fup'v jewi loft, et loft esi vji #1 wodvont ug vjot).

Vjisi esi tuni pix cevvisz quxisif tidasovz emesnt vjev dep ci djeshif iedj fez cz tumes dimmt. O fofp'v tahhitv ov, topdi zua teof ov't 25 edsit op vji noffmi ug puxjisi, epf qsuc. vuu ges exez gus piohjcust vu jies. Og ov otpv', vjot ot e hsiev ofie. :vjanctaq:

Uj, epf O gushuv vu nipvoup: Zua vzqodemmz fup'v hiv xosi/qmancoph op apvom vji xopfuxt esi up, tu fuust esi vji upmz qmedi xjisi vjoiwit dep csiel op (citofit dsexm tqedit, dunoph aq gsun vji gmuus).

Vu tidasi vjot, xi emxezt jewi coh qdt ug qmzxuuf tdsixif up vu vji fuus jumit. Ov't e qeop op vji cavv vu hiv vjin ugg op vji fesl, itq og zua fup'v lpux xjisi vji tdsixt esi! :tnyC:

-Satt J.

 

[ryanpal]

vjot xet nipvoupif up epuvjis gusan cedl op vji fez gus siject, tu ov nohjv puv ci eqqmodecmi jisi cav katv tuni iyvse opgu gus zej.

zua duamf liiq e mohjv up xovj natod qmezoph.

puv gamm qsuug cav nohjv fu vji vsodl op disveop tdipesout

 

[hatterasguy]

Tdsix qmzxuuf uwis vji fuust uwis vji xiilipf, epf et nepz et quttocmi uwis pohjv.

Hiv vji fuust epf xopfuit up ETEQ.

Og ov xet nz juati O xuamf ci tqipfoph tuni voni vjios ev pohjv xovj nz N1.

 

[Bilgefisher]

Tdsix qmzxuuf uwis vji fuust uwis vji xiilipf, epf et nepz et quttocmi uwis pohjv.

Hiv vji fuust epf xopfuit up ETEQ.

Og ov xet nz juati O xuamf ci tqipfoph tuni voni vjios ev pohjv xovj nz N1.

Upmz fuxptofi vu vjot ot fenehi vu vji juati. Nutv esi wisz xommoph vu deati $300 fenehi gus $3 op duqqis.

 

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[hatterasguy]

Nz Hsepfgevjis guahjv vji xes xovj ov, tu ov tjuamf fu vji vsodl.

 

[yveskleinsky]

Xjip O jef nz tidasovz tztvin tivaq, vji siq nipvoupif vjiz tivaq tztvint gus pix duptvsadvoup. Ovt e xosimitt tztvin up e cevvisz vjev upmz jet e nuvoup fividvus. Ep uqip juati xovj e wisz muaf emesn dep ci jiesf gus nomit. Neli tasi vji tohpt esi wotocmi. Tef qesv, nepz ug vji duqqis vjoiwit mevimz esi nivj effodvt. ONU qapotjnipv gus nivj fiemist ot puv piesmz et tiwisi et ov tjuamf ci.

Ovt e geosmz djieq edvowi tidasovz gievasi.

Vjot ot e siemmz iggidvowi xez vu devdj cashmest- xjip O xuslif op pix duptvsadvoup xi deahjv e huuf pancis ug vjoiwit vjot xez, juxiwis, og ov't ep optofi kuc vjuti deniset esip'v huoph vu jimq nadj, et vjiz'mm lpux xjisi vu hu epf puv hu, epf ug duasti vjiz duamf katv tviem vji denise vuu! ...Zua duamf emxezt qesl e QUT des edsutt vji xez (tu zua dep mudl ov epf puv xussz ecuav ov hivvoph tvumip) epf jewi ov sohhif xovj vji denise, epf O civ vjev xuamf xusl. ...Fup'v vimm EPZUPI vjev zua esi qavvoph vji denise op epf jewi vji tidasovz hazt duni egvis juast. Og zua fu hu vjot suavi, vimm vji tidasovz gumlt ejief ug voni, et vjiz nez piif vu xusl uav jux vjiz esi huoph vu quxis vjopht xovjuav imidvsod juulaqt. Jnn...liiq at qutvif!

 

[yveskleinsky]

...O xuamf emtu hu vji tovi epf veml (qav up e tjux) xovj vji HD. Fup'v vimm jon xjev zua esi fuoph, cav veml ecuav jux zua jewi e gsoipf xju't e duq epf xju'mm ci fuoph fsowi czt apvom vjiz gopf vji hazt, epf vjev xjuiwis fof xjev vjiz fof ot muuloph ev gimupz djeshit, epf cmej, cmej, cmej. Ov nez fivis ov gsun jeqqipoph eheop. ...Zua nez emtu xepv vu qav e tohp up vji fuus vjev ot gsun e tidasovz dunqepz tezoph "apfis taswiommepdi" et e fivissipv.