I had a local installer come around. He was particularly keen on wired solutions, but offers both wired and wireless (scantronic or honeywell G2). There is no monitoring involved, the system can call 4 keyholders via a speechdialer, over the landline.
He seemed very decent and has good reviews. His quote is in the £600 range but for the work required to do a wired system this cost can be justified. On the other hand the wireless is more (£800) due to the higher cost of the system as he said. External sounder is same in both cases and asking another £170 for the speechdialer. As a remote scenario, I am wondering what happens if a burglar cuts off the landline on the outside though.
The main issue is unfortunately that a few months ago I decorated the house and did not plan for an alarm wire around - with wireless in mind. So I am not prepared to have carpets lifted again, re-decorate bits and bobs around, the hustle of moving all that furniture and messing with the floorboards upstairs, the loft, it is pretty inconvenient.
In which case I'd prefer to stick with a wireless solution - albeit some parts of the system will need wiring. The cost is roughly similar with the monitored systems in the long run, have not decided yet...
He seemed very decent and has good reviews. His quote is in the £600 range but for the work required to do a wired system this cost can be justified. On the other hand the wireless is more (£800) due to the higher cost of the system as he said. External sounder is same in both cases and asking another £170 for the speechdialer. As a remote scenario, I am wondering what happens if a burglar cuts off the landline on the outside though.
The main issue is unfortunately that a few months ago I decorated the house and did not plan for an alarm wire around - with wireless in mind. So I am not prepared to have carpets lifted again, re-decorate bits and bobs around, the hustle of moving all that furniture and messing with the floorboards upstairs, the loft, it is pretty inconvenient.
In which case I'd prefer to stick with a wireless solution - albeit some parts of the system will need wiring. The cost is roughly similar with the monitored systems in the long run, have not decided yet...