Help Deciding items for alarm

[deemo]

Hi

I'm looking to install an alarm and just wanted people thoughts on what i had planned and if it's overkill - Below is a rough floorplan of my house (sorry one i borrowed and amended - next door really )

The red dot indicate PIR location - green rectangle are shock detectors one on patio and one on kitchen window - blue rectangle is Door Contact on front door and yellow rectangle is approx location of alarm main box

So my questions are

1) Is PIR in Kitchen overkill - Kitchen has boiler installed in it too
2) Generally the location and direction of PIR are they ok
3) Should front door have shock or normal door contact - only reason i ask few doors down door was broken then burgled - so if had shock alarm would go off 1st or do alarms do both now

Any other suggestion also welcome i.e if anything need relocating or something different installed

Probably be looking at texcom or honeywell - although most alarm companies do similar shock , pir and contacts

 

[Iamchamps]

Similar layout to my downstairs. Don't really need that PIR above the front door. The only entry point is the front door that has a contact so bit of a waste. Someone may say different but I wouldn't have that there.

My PIR cause the alarm to go off instantly if I had that setup walking through my front door would set the alarm off every time and I would be rushing to turn it off, the door contacts are on 10 second delays.

My kitchen window is big and a PIR in there is nessercary I would say the same if someone could get through your kitchen window.

 

[sparkymarka]

I would keep the hall pir !

 

[Iamchamps]

I would keep the hall pir !

For what reason Sparky?

I do have a PIR at top of stairs so that is also covered so if someone did break in upstairs they would not get down stairs to the alarm panel. Other that than I can't see a reason to have it as all angles are covered.

 

[sparkymarka]

Depends on front door ...upvc doors can have the panels smashed out leaving the frame intact , also toilet window if left ajar !

 

[Iamchamps]

Yes I guess I am thinking purely of my setup they are valid reasons if someone could smash through your door without actually opening it or the toilet window is big enough.

 

[Deryck Tintagel]

For what reason Sparky?

You can use the hall PIR to start the entry timer on part set (night set) - saves you forgetting to turn off the alarm before going into the kitchen. Just configure for walk-through in full set

 

[deemo]

In kitchen there won't be any issue wit false alarm due to boiler

Also I read best not pointing PIR to window which means I have one option of having pir above units now not sure if will lose effectiveness

Other option is near door wall that sort of points to cooker / window

 

[Handymanjo]

Pir should not look directly at boiler ?
Some detectors have ceiling brackets which will allow you to fit pir above cornice of wall unit and not in corner above unit to lose coverage
Site sensor in best possible position to best coverage due to setup of kitchen

 

[deemo]

Hi

Thanks guys you been very helpful