Sittingbourne CCTV fitting and repairs
Sittingbourne has new estates, older terraces and one of the biggest business parks in Kent. We fit camera systems for all of them.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Cameras fitted, upgraded and repaired across ME10.
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Planning CCTV for a Sittingbourne property
Iwade, Kemsley and the newer streets around the town are full of modern homes where cable can run through the loft and down inside the walls. A doorbell, a drive camera and one on the garden is the usual plan. In Milton Regis and the older streets off the High Street, terraces need the back gate and alley covered too.
Eurolink and the other business parks in the town are full of units with yards, vans and stock. There we fit wide cameras on the yard, number plate cameras on the entrance, cameras on loading doors and recorders that keep weeks of footage. Many of the older systems there are analogue, and the existing wiring can often carry modern HD cameras.
Camera planner for a Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne
A single doorbell, a camera over the drive or a dozen for a yard: one Sittingbourne team surveys it, wires it and comes back if anything goes wrong.
Home CCTV in Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
All of these run back to a single recorder kept inside, in 4MP or 8MP (4K). Here are the ones we use most around Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne CCTV job runs
A typical Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne
Eurolink has many older analogue systems that have been patched up over the years, with a mix of cameras and a recorder nobody can log in to. We test what is there, fix what is worth fixing and upgrade the rest to HD on the existing cable. On the newer estates in Iwade and Kemsley, repairs are usually doorbells and WiFi cameras that drop out, which we sort with better WiFi or a wired camera.
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 Sittingbourne 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.
Sittingbourne streets and villages we cover
All of ME10 and the estates and villages on the edge of Sittingbourne. These are the places our vans visit most often.
- Milton Regis
- Kemsley
- Iwade
- Murston
- Borden
- The streets off the High Street
Common CCTV questions in Sittingbourne
Quick answers for Sittingbourne. If yours is not here, send a WhatsApp or give us a ring.
Can you upgrade an old analogue system on Eurolink?
Often, yes. Where the old coax is in good order, modern HD cameras and a new recorder run on it and the picture is far sharper.
What CCTV does an Iwade new-build need?
Usually a doorbell, a camera on the drive and one at the back. We hide the cable through the loft and walls.
Do you cover Milton Regis and Murston?
Yes, with the rest of ME10. We are in Sittingbourne most weeks.
Our Eurolink unit has a mix of old cameras. Can you sort it out?
Yes. We test every camera and the recorder, repair what is worth keeping and upgrade the rest to HD, often on the existing cable.
My Iwade WiFi camera keeps dropping out. What can you do?
We check the WiFi where the camera is. A mesh point nearby or a cable to the camera usually fixes it for good.
Am I allowed CCTV on my Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne too
We also put up aerials and dishes, mount TVs and fix the WiFi that the cameras rely on.
TV aerials in Sittingbourne
New aerials and extra TV points, aimed at the right transmitter.
Aerial repairs in Sittingbourne
Lost channels and no signal, usually fixed the same day.
from £99same-day repairs
Satellite dishes in Sittingbourne
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 Sittingbourne
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