Broadstairs CCTV installers and repairs
Broadstairs homes range from fishermen’s cottages above Viking Bay to big family houses in Kingsgate. We fit cameras that suit each one and set them up on your phone before we leave.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Cameras fitted, upgraded and repaired across CT10.
CCTVfitted and fixed
Securing a Broadstairs property with CCTV
In the old streets above Viking Bay and around St Peter’s village, houses sit close to the pavement, so cameras need careful aiming to watch your door and not the whole street. We use narrow lenses and privacy masks in the recorder to black out the bits that are not yours. Many of these homes are holiday flats, and owners like an alert when the door opens on changeover day.
Kingsgate, Reading Street and Dumpton have bigger plots with long drives and gardens running back a long way. Here a bullet camera with a longer lens watches the far end of the garden, and a turret by the front door catches faces clearly. Customers near the retail parks at Westwood often ask us to cover the car on the drive, too.
Work out the right cameras for Broadstairs
Pick a place on the house and answer three short questions about it. The planner suggests the camera we would put there on a Broadstairs job. Build up a list and send it over for us to check, free of charge.
Back garden
Turret
Our standard home camera. The lens sits in a ball outside the main housing, which keeps infrared glare down and makes it easy to angle neatly.
Back garden
Dome
Mounted flush under a soffit or ceiling inside a toughened bubble. Vandal-resistant, and it is hard to tell which direction it points.
Back garden
Bullet
A tube-shaped camera with a narrower field of view for distance. Very visible, which is a deterrent in itself.
Back garden
Varifocal
Its adjustable lens is zoomed in during installation, so an entrance a long way off still shows a recognisable face.
Back garden
Colour night
Makes use of low ambient light to record in colour after dark, so clothing and vehicles keep their real colours.
Back garden
Number plate (ANPR)
Tuned to capture registrations as vehicles enter, in daylight and darkness, with a searchable record of plates.
Back garden
Video doorbell
Lets you see and speak to visitors from your phone. We wire ours into the bell circuit, so it never runs flat.
Back garden
PTZ
Can be steered and zoomed remotely, or set to sweep a route automatically, covering ground that would need many fixed cameras.
Back garden
360° fisheye
A single ceiling lens covers the whole room, and the software flattens the image into normal camera views.
Back garden
Solar and 4G
Powered by a small solar panel and connected over the mobile network, so no mains supply or broadband is required.
Covers the garden right back to the fence.
There is some light, so a colour night version keeps full colour after dark.
1. Where is it going?
2. What do you need to see?
3. After dark
4. Can we run a cable to it?
Cameras, doorbells and repairs in Broadstairs
A single doorbell, a camera over the drive or a dozen for a yard: one Broadstairs team surveys it, wires it and comes back if anything goes wrong.
Home CCTV in Broadstairs
A typical house needs cameras on its approaches: the front, the driveway, the side passage and the back. Larger plots need a few more.
What we doPositions are agreed with you on site, wiring is routed through the loft and walls, and the recorder goes in a cupboard or the loft.
Shops and business units in Broadstairs
Retail, offices and industrial units need identifiable faces at entrances, coverage of tills and stock, and plates captured at the gate.
What we doInterior domes, wide-angle yard cameras, ANPR on the entrance, and a recorder sized to hold several weeks.
Video doorbells in Broadstairs
See and speak to callers from anywhere. A wired doorbell takes its power from the bell circuit, so there is nothing to recharge.
What we doWe connect it to the existing bell wiring, adding a transformer if needed, and link it into the same app as the cameras.
Landlords and flats in Broadstairs
Shared entrances, stairs, bin stores and car parks in blocks, conversions and shared houses.
What we doWe cover the shared areas only, never the inside of a flat, add signs and set up who can view and export footage.
Farms and outbuildings in Broadstairs
Yards, barns, stables, workshops and gateways, often a long way from the house and the router.
What we doWe run cable underground or use a wireless link, and fit solar or 4G cameras where there is no power or broadband.
Repairs and upgrades in Broadstairs
Cameras that have gone dark, a recorder that stopped saving, a drive that is full, an app that will not connect, or grainy analogue pictures.
What we doWe repair whatever has failed, regardless of the original installer. Old analogue wiring can often carry new HD cameras, and if replacement is better value we say so.
Which camera suits which job in Broadstairs
All of these run back to a single recorder kept inside, in 4MP or 8MP (4K). Here are the ones we use most around Broadstairs and what each is best at.
Turret
Homes: doorways, paths and gardens
Our standard home camera. The lens sits in a ball outside the main housing, which keeps infrared glare down and makes it easy to angle neatly.
Bullet
Deep gardens, yards and parking areas
A tube-shaped camera with a narrower field of view for distance. Very visible, which is a deterrent in itself.
Colour night
Where there is a street lamp or porch light
Makes use of low ambient light to record in colour after dark, so clothing and vehicles keep their real colours.
Video doorbell
Front doors and individual flats
Lets you see and speak to visitors from your phone. We wire ours into the bell circuit, so it never runs flat.
PTZ
Farms, big sites and large grounds
Can be steered and zoomed remotely, or set to sweep a route automatically, covering ground that would need many fixed cameras.
Solar and 4G
Stables, moorings, allotments and building plots
Powered by a small solar panel and connected over the mobile network, so no mains supply or broadband is required.
Getting CCTV fitted in Broadstairs
A typical Broadstairs house is surveyed, wired and working on your phone within one visit.
- 01
Look at the property
You send photos on WhatsApp or an engineer visits. We decide together which areas need covering and what each camera should capture.
- 02
Fixed price
We confirm the camera positions, the recorder location and the total cost before you commit.
- 03
Installation
Wiring is hidden in lofts, walls and cupboards wherever possible, outside connections are sealed, and the recorder is kept out of sight.
- 04
Handover
We test each camera in daylight and set it for night, apply privacy zones, and install the app for everyone in the household who wants it.
Broadstairs CCTV repairs and upgrades
Broadstairs repairs are often about holiday flats, where the cameras were fitted years ago and the owner now lives elsewhere. If the broadband changes or a guest unplugs the router, the cameras drop off the app and nobody notices until something happens. We get them back online, set an alert for when the connection drops, and check the hard drive has actually been recording. On the cliff-top houses in Kingsgate, wind-blown dust and spiders’ webs are what usually spoil the night picture.
Choose the problem that sounds most like yours to read what usually causes it.
What is the system doing?
Nothing has been recorded
Usual cause
Usually a hard drive that is full and set not to overwrite, a drive that has died, or settings lost in a power cut.
What we do
We check the drive, fit a new surveillance-grade one if it has failed, switch on overwriting, and set the recorder to message your phone if it ever stops saving.
Arrange a repairThe app won’t show my cameras
Usual cause
Most often a replaced router, a new WiFi password, or an old app the manufacturer has withdrawn.
What we do
We put the recorder back on your network, move you onto the supported app and prove it works away from home over 4G.
Arrange a repairOne camera keeps going offline
Usual cause
Typically a damp or corroded connection outside, a tired power supply, or a cable that has been nicked.
What we do
We test the run end to end, remake joints inside weatherproof boxes, and swap the power supply or camera if either has given up.
Arrange a repairNight footage looks washed out
Usual cause
The camera’s infrared is reflecting off something close by: the soffit, a wall, a cobweb, or a scuffed dome.
What we do
We clean it, change the angle or position, and where glare persists replace a dome with a turret, which handles it much better.
Arrange a repairThe image is fuzzy or soft
Usual cause
Grime or condensation on the lens, a knock that has shifted the focus, or an early analogue model with a soft picture from day one.
What we do
We clean, refocus and realign it. Older analogue systems can usually be upgraded to HD over the wiring already in place.
Arrange a repairI need a clip for the police or insurer
Usual cause
Recordings are replaced automatically after a few weeks, so it pays to act quickly.
What we do
We locate the incident, save it in a format police systems accept, and show you the steps for next time.
Arrange a repairHow long will your Broadstairs recorder keep footage?
Your footage lives on a hard drive inside the recorder. When the drive fills up, the newest recording replaces the oldest, so the system never stops. Try the buttons to see how far back a system like yours would go.
These are rough figures for H.265 recording. A busy street, or trees moving in the wind, uses more space than a quiet view, so we check the real figure on the recorder before we hand it over.
days
About a month, which suits most homes.
CCTV across Broadstairs and nearby
All of CT10 and the estates and villages on the edge of Broadstairs. These are the places our vans visit most often.
- St Peter’s
- Kingsgate
- Reading Street
- Dumpton
- Stone Bay
- The streets above Viking Bay
What Broadstairs customers ask about cameras
Quick answers for Broadstairs. If yours is not here, send a WhatsApp or give us a ring.
Will my Broadstairs camera record the street?
Only as much as it has to. We aim each camera at your property and black out the pavement and neighbours’ windows in the recorder, which keeps you on the right side of data protection rules.
Can I check my Broadstairs holiday flat from home?
Yes. We set up the app on your phone, with alerts when a door camera sees someone, so you can see guests arrive and the cleaners come and go.
Can a camera see to the end of a long Kingsgate garden?
Yes. A camera with a longer or zoom lens picks out a person at the far end, and an infrared or colour night camera keeps it useful after dark.
How will I know if my Broadstairs holiday flat cameras go offline?
We set the app to send an alert when the recorder loses connection, so you hear about it straight away rather than after a problem.
Spiders keep ruining my night picture in Kingsgate. What can I do?
Infrared light attracts insects and spiders. We clean the camera, move it away from the soffit edge or fit a turret, which suffers much less than a dome.
Will you fix a Broadstairs system we did not fit?
Yes, most of our repairs are on other installers’ work. We test each camera, cable, power supply and the drive, then give you a plain answer on whether a repair or a replacement makes more sense.
Am I allowed CCTV on my Broadstairs home?
Yes. A camera that only covers your own property is outside data protection rules. If it takes in a pavement or a neighbour’s garden, you take on duties for that footage, so we angle each camera carefully, black out areas that are not yours and leave you a sign for the front.
Will the Broadstairs cameras work on my phone?
Yes. You get the live picture, playback and a notification when the cameras spot a person or a car. We install the app on each phone in the house and check it works away from your WiFi before we go.
Quicker with a few photos
Take a few pictures of the front, the drive and the back of the property and WhatsApp them with your postcode. An engineer suggests camera positions and replies with a guide price.
WhatsApp a photoNot just cameras in Broadstairs
We also put up aerials and dishes, mount TVs and fix the WiFi that the cameras rely on.
TV aerials in Broadstairs
New aerials and extra TV points, aimed at the right transmitter.
Aerial repairs in Broadstairs
Lost channels and no signal, usually fixed the same day.
from £99same-day repairs
Satellite dishes in Broadstairs
Freesat, Sky and TV from abroad, fitted and realigned.
WiFi that reaches the cameras
Mesh points and data cable so every camera and doorbell stays online.
TV wall mounting
Watch the cameras on the TV as well as your phone.
Camera work close to Broadstairs
Each larger town has its own CCTV page. Questions about a bigger job? Contact the CCTV team.
Talk to a CCTV engineer
Ring the CCTV line, or WhatsApp a few photos of the outside of the property with your postcode. We suggest where the cameras should go and give you a guide price before anything is booked.
WhatsApp us- Our base
- Canterbury, since 2000
- Open
- Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm
- Where
- Every part of Kent: Thanet, the coast, Medway, Maidstone, Ashford and the Weald
- Cost
- A clear price before any work starts