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CCTV installation and repairs in Kent
Security cameras for houses, rented property, shops and commercial units anywhere in Kent. Planned around your property, installed tidily, linked to your phone, and repaired whoever put them in.
Established 2000. Independent specialists. £5 million public liability insurance. Cameras for homes, landlords and businesses.
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What we fit and fix
Most jobs are one of these. Many customers have two or three done in the same visit.
Home CCTV
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
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
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
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
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
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.
How we plan a camera system
Planning starts with the property itself, either on a visit or from photos sent on WhatsApp. We look at the likely ways in, which views matter, and where a camera has to identify a person rather than just show movement. Then we recommend the smallest system that does the job, with the price agreed before any work.
Cameras are 4MP or 4K with proper night vision, wired back to a network video recorder (NVR) hidden indoors. Cables are routed through lofts, cupboards and cavities, and outside connections sit in sealed boxes. On the coast we use stainless steel fixings to stand up to the salt air.
At handover we check each view in daylight, set it up for night, add privacy zones where needed and install the app for everyone in the household who wants it.
Privacy and the law
You are allowed CCTV at home. The rules only start to apply when a camera records outside your boundary, such as the road or a neighbour’s garden. At that point you are treated as handling personal data, so coverage should be limited to what you need, a sign should be displayed, and people can ask you for footage of themselves.
To keep things simple, we line every camera up on your own property, block out neighbouring windows and gardens with digital privacy zones, provide signs, and show you how to save a clip for the police or an insurer.
CCTV engineers across Kent
Each of the larger towns has its own CCTV page with local advice.
CCTV on the coast
Sealed cameras and stainless fixings for seafront homes, holiday lets and flats.
Local pages: Canterbury, Whitstable, Margate, Folkestone, Deal
CCTV in Medway, Swale and Maidstone
Terraces with back alleys, family homes and busy business parks.
Local pages: Maidstone, Chatham, Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Rochester
CCTV in West Kent
Large homes with gates and long drives, new estates and commuter towns.
Local pages: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Dartford, Kings Hill
Check in from anywhere
Before the engineer leaves, the app is set up on your phone and on any others you choose. Smart detection means alerts are for people and vehicles rather than wildlife or weather, and you can view live, scroll back and save clips wherever you are.
Talk to a CCTV engineer. Call0800 008 6954
Camera planner
Pick a place on the house, then answer three short questions about it. The planner suggests a camera for that place. 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?
The camera types we install
All of the cameras below run back to a single recorder kept inside, and come in 4MP or 8MP (4K). Here is what each one 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How a CCTV job runs
A typical 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 for any system
A lot of the systems we repair were put in by another firm, sometimes one that has since closed. The van carries spare drives, cameras, power supplies and plugs, so we can usually sort the fault there and then.
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 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 calculator
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 installation and repair questions
The questions we hear most about this. For anything else, give us a ring.
How many cameras will I need?
For a typical semi or detached house, three or four: one each for the front, the drive, the side passage and the back. Bigger plots and outbuildings need more. We only suggest cameras that add real coverage.
Can I see the cameras when I am away?
Yes. The app shows live pictures and recordings anywhere you have signal, and sends an alert when a person or vehicle is detected.
Do you repair systems you did not fit?
Yes, whatever the make and whoever put it in. We trace the fault, explain what has failed and give you the price before fixing it.
What happens if the internet goes off?
Recording carries on, because footage is saved to the hard drive in the recorder rather than the cloud. Only remote viewing stops until the connection returns.
How long is footage kept?
Typically around a month for a home system. It depends on the number of cameras, their resolution and the drive size, and the recorder replaces the oldest footage once it is full.
Do you fit CCTV for landlords and blocks of flats?
Yes. We cover entrances, stairs, car parks and bin stores, never the inside of a flat, and agree who can view and export footage.
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 photoOften booked with CCTV installation
The same engineers handle all of these, so one visit can take care of several jobs.
WiFi installation
Mesh units and data cabling so the signal reaches every room.
TV wall mounting
Screens of any size hung securely, wires out of sight.
Starlink installation
Satellite broadband for homes the fibre hasn’t reached.
Commercial and communal TV
Systems for blocks of flats, pubs, hotels, care homes and offices.
TV aerial installation
A new Freeview and DAB aerial, chosen for your street and tested on a meter.
CCTV installation in your town
Pick your town for local advice on the homes, businesses and questions people there ask us.
Canterbury and the north coast
4 towns
Thanet, Sandwich and Deal
4 towns
Dover, Folkestone and the Marsh
4 towns
Medway, Swale and Sheppey
7 towns
Maidstone and Malling
4 towns
West Kent and the Weald
6 towns
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