A lot of people just want to “do it yourself” no matter what the undertaking is. For you independents and engineers out there, here are some websites to help you secure your home all by yourself!

Informative:

Burglar Alarm Wiki – Wikipedia should always be the first place you look.
How Burglar Alarms Work – from howstuffworks.com, they describe how burglar alarms work.
How Lock Picking Works – another information howstuffworks.com article on lock picking.
How do motion sensing lights and burglar alarms work? – It isn’t magic, there is some science there.
How Safecracking Works – Ocean’s 11 and Mission Impossible comes to mind.

How-to Guides:

How to Discourage Burglars – guide on how to make your house less likely to be burglarized.
How to Install a Lockset – if you buy a new door, you need to add a lock to it.
How to Install a Home Security System – a how-to guide on installer certain DIY home security kits.
How to Use a Driveway Monitor Alarm – know when someone is lurking around your driveway.
How to Protect your Home with a Heat Detector – DIY heat detector sensor installation.

Build Stuff Yourself:

Protect Your Home with Laserbeams – video on diy laser beam alarm.
Super loud security alarm – instructions for building a motion detecting alarm that speaks to you.
Passive switch alarm system – guide for improving a magnetic alarm on your front door.
Home Built DIY Home Security Alarm System – a fully functional diy security system.
How to make an All in One Detector – it detects smoke, heat, and intrusion.
15 minutes SMS door entry alarm – build a cheap alarm that notifies you using text messages.
Designing a Home Security System – enough said.
Increase a Home’s Security – step by step guide with 3 in-depth parts.
Install a Security Light – install a motion-sensing security light.

Security Forums:

diysecurityforum.com – diy forum.
diyalarmforum.com – another diy security forum.
forums.securityinfowatch.com – for security professionals, in all walks of life.
forum.safemart.com – community on a website that sells wireless security systems.

Home Defense:

Choose a Firearm for Personal or Home Defense – many people buy guns to feel safer.
The Best Guns for Home Defense – a guide for choosing a weapon to use for home defense.
Defense of Home – a very American page on home defense.
Shotgun recommendations – blog post for beginner shotgun help.
Home Defense Shotgun – review of one of many home defense shotguns.
Bushmaster Home Defense – top gun manufacturer can’t be wrong, now that’s intimidating!
Ultimate Home Defense Loads – Remington provides you with rounds specifically for home defense.

Self-Defense:

Self-Defense Blog – on martial arts and defending yourself.
Self-defense Sense – Self-defense and security in an unsafe world.
No Nonsense Self Defense – lots of good info on self defense here.
Women’s self defense – that’s all folks!