Home Security Walk Worksheet
Walk your home in daylight and after dark, record specific failures, and leave with three prioritized repairs.
How to complete a home security walk
Method: Use the worksheet twice: once during ordinary daytime use and once after dark. Check only conditions you can observe safely. Do not test a lock by damaging it or create an emergency-exit problem.
Inspect a home and prioritize repairs
Set the route for this walk
Use a simple description that helps you repeat the same route after repairs.
Entry operation
Mark what you actually observed during this round.
Visibility and identification
Mark what you actually observed during this round.
Daily routine
Mark what you actually observed during this round.
Prioritize the home security findings
No conditions have been marked yet.
Choose one failed physical control, one inconsistent routine, and one issue requiring another party. Those become the plan. Everything else stays on the backlog until the first three are resolved.
Items to carry into the repair plan
- Mark a condition as needing attention to add it here.
What a visual home walk cannot establish
This walk records visible operation and routine failures. It does not certify lock strength, structural condition, electrical work, fire compliance, or code compliance. Keep emergency exits usable, follow official property requirements, and send complex repairs to the responsible property owner or qualified trade.