Crime is an ever-present worry, especially if you have insufficient protection from a break-in at home. But many of us don’t have the ready cash to buy the barriers we want to make our homes safe. The solution is an affordable financing solution that is manageable for a set period of time. Trellidor offers a range of finance options that will give you peace of mind and a secure home. Here’s how:
Why Use Finance to Secure Your Home?
In South Africa we all need home protection to avoid becoming part of our sad crime statistics. No matter where we live, robberies happen. They may be violent break-ins, or they may just be petty theft through an open window. Whatever the scale of the crime, it feels like a violation of your personal space and can leave you and your family feeling nervous and unsafe.
The easiest solution is to install burglar proofing on all your windows and security gates on all your exit doors. Keep these security barriers closed and locked and you’ll go a long way towards avoiding a repeat incident. A ‘wall’ of barriers around a home locks out the worry and is an excellent deterrent to criminals.
The cost of securing your entire home or even part of it, however, can be prohibitive. This is where financing can help. But there are many ways of getting finance, some of them very expensive. With the help of FeverTree Finance (Pty) Ltd, a registered credit provider, the Trellidor team has developed a manageable series of finance options that don’t add excessive costs to your original home security quote.
Here are 5 good reasons why financing home security may be a smart decision for you:
- Immediate Protection
Depending on which finance option you choose, you will be able to get your security barriers installed immediately. You and your family will be protected right away, and you can pay it off over a period that suits you.
- Affordable Payments
Financing breaks the total cost into manageable monthly payments. This eases the burden and also makes it easier to install designs that you may not otherwise be able to afford such as higher-quality security systems.
- Product Choice
Financing options may help you afford security features that would otherwise be too expensive for your budget. You may want top of the range designs throughout your home. Or you may prefer products that fit in with your décor and in a non-standard colour, which attracts additional cost.
- Insurance Discounts
With a fully secured home you could qualify for reduced home insurance premiums. It would offset some of the costs of a well-protected home. This needs to be checked with your insurance provider.
- Increased Value
A well-secured home is more attractive to buyers and can increase resale value. It also acts as an effective deterrent to criminals, which gives you and your family peace of mind. This in itself increases the value of your home.
What if I don’t want my Home to Look like a Jail?
Trellidor security barriers are available in a wide variety of designs, so ‘locking out the worry’ doesn’t have to mean cluttering up your windows and doors with metal bars. With the help of one of the financing options you can choose to install:
- Mesh security screens – they’re so see-through you won’t even notice they’re there, and they do so much more than just stop criminals from getting into your home.
- Louvre shutters – they’re modern, beautiful, and multi-purpose plus the range offers an affordable model with in-built security as well as a high security design.
- Roller shutters – these shutters roll up into a shutter box, completely out of sight when you don’t need them for protection. They’re ideal in doorways as part of a safe zone.
- Trellis gates – yes, they’re metal burglar bars and security gates but if you use them throughout the home, everything will match. You’ll hardly notice them until you need them.
One way of maintaining your home’s appearance the way you want it is to use different Trellidor security designs in each area. They can be visually tied together by powder coating them all in the same colour.
As an example, you could choose a roller shutter for your passage; security screens for the rooms that look out onto your entertainment area; louvre shutters in the bedrooms; and a sliding security gate in the doorway between the garage and the house.
A combination like this is best discussed with your service provider, so search for ‘trellidor near me’ and book a security assessment with a sales consultant. They will help you plan your home security and discuss your Trellidor finance options with you.
The Trellidor Finance Options
Trellidor South Africa offers customers several ways to finance their home security. We do this so that you don’t have to compromise on your family’s safety at home. You can make your home safe and pay for it over a period of time. The options are:
- Pay on Account: 6 months interest free
Yes, you read that correctly – with this option you get the protection you need immediately and pay it off interest-free over 6 months. It involves a credit check and a small once-off initiation fee plus a minimal monthly admin fee. This option is only available to South African citizens.
- Pay on Account: 24 months with interest
With this option your security is installed first, then you pay it off over 2 years, or sooner if you can manage it. It attracts interest linked to the prime rate and a small initiation fee and monthly admin fee. A credit check is required. This option is only available to South African citizens.
- Pay on Layby: 6 months
Layby is well-known in South Africa and Trellidor offers an easy 6-month plan. You pay off your protection in advance and once payment is complete, we install your security barriers. No credit check is required. There are no fees and no interest. Foreign citizens are welcome to apply for this option.
Find out more about these Trellidor finance options
It always helps to get expert opinion on the best security solutions for your home as well as how a finance option could help you achieve your home safety goals. Trellidor outlets around South Africa offer a free security assessment service and will discuss all the options available to you afterwards. Contact Trellidor near you and get the help you need. After all, everyone deserves to be safe at home and work.
