CCTV installation and repair in Gravesend
Gravesend has riverside streets, busy shops, big estates and older terraces in Northfleet. We plan cameras for each and set them up so you can check them anywhere.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Cameras fitted, upgraded and repaired across DA11 & DA12.
CCTVfitted and fixed
Planning CCTV for a Gravesend property
Near the river and the town centre, many homes are Victorian terraces and converted flats, with front doors close to the street. A wired video doorbell works well on these, and we fit a separate camera for the back yard or shared entrance. Shops on the high street and in New Road ask for a dome over the counter and a clear view of the door after dark.
Riverview Park, Singlewell and Chalk are mostly family homes with drives and gardens, where a few cameras cover the car, the door and the garden. In Northfleet and around Perry Street we do a lot of repairs to older systems, where the recorder has failed or the cameras no longer show on a phone.
Camera planner for a Gravesend home
Pick a place on the house and answer three short questions about it. The planner suggests the camera we would put there on a Gravesend 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?
CCTV we fit in Gravesend
A single doorbell, a camera over the drive or a dozen for a yard: one Gravesend team surveys it, wires it and comes back if anything goes wrong.
Home CCTV in Gravesend
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 Gravesend
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 Gravesend
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 Gravesend
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 Gravesend
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 Gravesend
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.
Camera types we use in Gravesend
All of these run back to a single recorder kept inside, in 4MP or 8MP (4K). Here are the ones we use most around Gravesend 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.
Dome
Under porches, inside shops and in shared hallways
Mounted flush under a soffit or ceiling inside a toughened bubble. Vandal-resistant, and it is hard to tell which direction it points.
Varifocal
Distant gates and long driveways
Its adjustable lens is zoomed in during installation, so an entrance a long way off still shows a recognisable face.
Number plate (ANPR)
Entrances to drives, yards and car parks
Tuned to capture registrations as vehicles enter, in daylight and darkness, with a searchable record of plates.
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.
360° fisheye
Shops, offices and open-plan spaces
A single ceiling lens covers the whole room, and the software flattens the image into normal camera views.
How a Gravesend CCTV job runs
A typical Gravesend 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.
CCTV repairs in Gravesend
Northfleet and Perry Street have many systems fitted ten to fifteen years ago, often by companies that no longer trade. When they fail, owners do not know who to call. We work on most makes, find whether it is the camera, cable, power supply or recorder, and fix that part rather than replacing everything. Town-centre shops often need their footage exported for the police, which we do and then show staff how to do it.
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 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 repairThe doorbell keeps disconnecting
Usual cause
Poor WiFi at the front of the house, or a bell transformer that cannot deliver enough power.
What we do
We measure the signal and the supply, add a mesh point or a correctly rated transformer, and make the wiring permanent.
Arrange a repairThe recorder is beeping
Usual cause
It is warning you about something: a disk error, a camera that has dropped off, or a full drive.
What we do
We check the recorder’s log, sort out the cause, and redirect warnings to the app so you get a notification instead of a noise.
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 repairRecording time for a Gravesend system
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.
Gravesend streets and villages we cover
All of DA11 & DA12 and the estates and villages on the edge of Gravesend. These are the places our vans visit most often.
- Northfleet
- Chalk
- Riverview Park
- Singlewell
- Perry Street
- The streets by the river
Common CCTV questions in Gravesend
Quick answers for Gravesend. If yours is not here, send a WhatsApp or give us a ring.
Can you get my old Gravesend CCTV working again?
Usually. We test the recorder, hard drive and cameras, fix what has failed and connect it to a current app. If it is past saving we tell you straight.
Do you fit cameras for shops in Gravesend town centre?
Yes. A dome over the till, a camera on the door and good night pictures are what most shops need.
Do you cover Northfleet and Chalk?
Yes. We work right across DA11 and DA12, including Northfleet, Chalk, Singlewell and Riverview Park.
The company that fitted my Gravesend CCTV has closed. Can you take it on?
Yes. We work on most makes. We test the system, fix what has failed and can look after it from then on.
Can you export footage for the police from my Gravesend shop?
Yes. We find the clip, export it in a format the police can play and show your staff how to do it next time.
Am I allowed CCTV on my Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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.
How far back can I look at Gravesend footage?
It depends on the number of cameras, the picture quality and the size of the drive. A typical four camera system on a 4TB drive goes back around a month. Our calculator on this page gives you a figure for your own setup.
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 photoAerials, dishes and WiFi in Gravesend too
We also put up aerials and dishes, mount TVs and fix the WiFi that the cameras rely on.
TV aerials in Gravesend
New aerials and extra TV points, aimed at the right transmitter.
Aerial repairs in Gravesend
Lost channels and no signal, usually fixed the same day.
from £99same-day repairs
Satellite dishes in Gravesend
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.
More CCTV pages close to Gravesend
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