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skuba
Hi everyone
I'm moving to a new house in the next couple of weeks and it doesn't have an alarm fitted. My initial thought was to simply hire a local company to install an alarm, but I am concerned about how well they'll route the cables and what equipment they'll supply. So I've started considering fitting a system myself which will allow me to design my own bespoke system and maintain it in the future. I'm not particularly great at DIY but I do work in IT networking so I'm confident I'll be able to do the basic wiring and I'll be fine with the programming etc
As I want to avoid cables around the new house, I was thinking about a hybrid system with a powered signal box and control unit (to save replacing the battery outside) but wireless PIR's and door sensors etc inside. I've done some reading and I understand the Honeywell wireless systems are rated grade 2, which is good enough for me at home
Does this sound like a reasonable solution to you experts?
Thanks
I'm moving to a new house in the next couple of weeks and it doesn't have an alarm fitted. My initial thought was to simply hire a local company to install an alarm, but I am concerned about how well they'll route the cables and what equipment they'll supply. So I've started considering fitting a system myself which will allow me to design my own bespoke system and maintain it in the future. I'm not particularly great at DIY but I do work in IT networking so I'm confident I'll be able to do the basic wiring and I'll be fine with the programming etc
As I want to avoid cables around the new house, I was thinking about a hybrid system with a powered signal box and control unit (to save replacing the battery outside) but wireless PIR's and door sensors etc inside. I've done some reading and I understand the Honeywell wireless systems are rated grade 2, which is good enough for me at home
Does this sound like a reasonable solution to you experts?
Thanks