Whitstable CCTV, fitted and repaired
From harbour cottages to Tankerton’s big seafront houses, we fit cameras that cope with salt air and let you keep an eye on the place from anywhere.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Cameras fitted, upgraded and repaired across CT5.
CCTVfitted and fixed
What Whitstable houses and shops need from CCTV
A camera on a house facing the sea has a harder life than one inland. Salt dulls the lens cover and rusts cheap screws inside a couple of years. Along Island Wall, Marine Parade and the Tankerton slopes we use cameras with sealed housings and stainless fixings, and we fit them under the eaves where the spray does not reach them directly.
A lot of Whitstable homes are let out for weekends and summers. Owners want to see when guests arrive and leave, and to know nobody has been round the back while the cottage stands empty in January. We set up cameras that cover the doors and the path without looking into the rooms, and alerts on the owner’s phone wherever they are.
Which camera goes where on a Whitstable property?
Pick a place on the house and answer three short questions about it. The planner suggests the camera we would put there on a Whitstable 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?
Home and business CCTV in Whitstable
A single doorbell, a camera over the drive or a dozen for a yard: one Whitstable team surveys it, wires it and comes back if anything goes wrong.
Home CCTV in Whitstable
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 Whitstable
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 Whitstable
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 Whitstable
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 Whitstable
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 Whitstable
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 for Whitstable homes and businesses
All of these run back to a single recorder kept inside, in 4MP or 8MP (4K). Here are the ones we use most around Whitstable 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.
What happens when you book CCTV in Whitstable
A typical Whitstable 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.
Fixing CCTV in Whitstable
The sea is behind most of our Whitstable repairs. Salt gets into outdoor connector boxes and turns the copper green, cameras cut out in wet weather, and dome covers go milky so the night picture turns to fog. We remake the joints in sealed boxes with dielectric grease, polish or replace the covers and swap rusted screws for stainless. Holiday-let owners often call when the app stops working between seasons, which is usually a new router at the property.
Choose the problem that sounds most like yours to read what usually causes it.
What is the system doing?
The 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 repairDays of recording for your Whitstable cameras
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.
Our Whitstable CCTV area
All of CT5 and the estates and villages on the edge of Whitstable. These are the places our vans visit most often.
- Tankerton
- Island Wall
- Seasalter
- Chestfield
- Swalecliffe
- The streets off Harbour Street
Whitstable CCTV questions answered
Quick answers for Whitstable. If yours is not here, send a WhatsApp or give us a ring.
Can I have CCTV on a Whitstable holiday let?
Yes, outside, as long as guests are told about it in the listing. Cameras must never look inside the rooms. We cover doors, paths and parking, and set up alerts for the owner.
Will a camera last near the beach in Whitstable?
Yes, if it is sealed properly and fitted with stainless fixings. We place it out of the direct wind and spray, and a quick wipe of the lens a few times a year keeps the picture clear.
Do you fit doorbell cameras in Seasalter and Chestfield?
Yes. A wired video doorbell is one of our most common jobs there, and it shows up in the same app as any other cameras we fit.
Why does my Whitstable camera cut out when it rains?
Water and salt in an outdoor joint is the usual cause. We find the joint, remake it in a sealed box and replace any cable that has corroded back from the end.
My holiday let cameras went offline over winter. What has happened?
Most often the broadband was changed or the router was reset, so the recorder lost its connection. We reconnect it and set an alert so you know if it drops again.
Will the Whitstable 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 Whitstable 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.
Will you fix a Whitstable 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.
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 photoOther work we do in Whitstable
We also put up aerials and dishes, mount TVs and fix the WiFi that the cameras rely on.
TV aerials in Whitstable
New aerials and extra TV points, aimed at the right transmitter.
Aerial repairs in Whitstable
Lost channels and no signal, usually fixed the same day.
from £99same-day repairs
Satellite dishes in Whitstable
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.
We also fit cameras around Whitstable
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