Hi, great looking forum I should imagine I'll be frequenting now I am well into the DIY (not through choice I might add 
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Having just moved into a property in a very rural location the missus is keen we get the house alarmed.
My back ground is I've spent 10 years as a vehicle security specialist installing alarms, trackers, etc and now a network engineer installing wireless networks in pubs so am quite capable of piecing bits of equipment together, running cables etc.
The missus wants to point me towards a wireless system for ease of installation but I've had experience with wireless systems in caravans/motorhomes. I feel if there's a wired alternative I'd sleep better at night. Am I right with this frame of mind as I have no experience with either system in the home market.
I have an amount of cabling to run tv coax & CAT5 wise around the house so feel I may as well go for a wired system as I think I've aquired a 100m roll of 6 core alarm cable along my travels plus looking around there seems to be a big saving in costs going wired.
Can someone recommend a DIY system for someone of my abbility to tackle.
Scouting the house out I'd be looking to have the front & rear doors on contatcs, four PIR's, keypad downstairs (possibly upstairs too or opt for keyfob control if poss) Don't see the huge need for a PA button but it's an option. And lastly would like a dialer to alert local family.
Thanks
Ben.
)Having just moved into a property in a very rural location the missus is keen we get the house alarmed.
My back ground is I've spent 10 years as a vehicle security specialist installing alarms, trackers, etc and now a network engineer installing wireless networks in pubs so am quite capable of piecing bits of equipment together, running cables etc.
The missus wants to point me towards a wireless system for ease of installation but I've had experience with wireless systems in caravans/motorhomes. I feel if there's a wired alternative I'd sleep better at night. Am I right with this frame of mind as I have no experience with either system in the home market.
I have an amount of cabling to run tv coax & CAT5 wise around the house so feel I may as well go for a wired system as I think I've aquired a 100m roll of 6 core alarm cable along my travels plus looking around there seems to be a big saving in costs going wired.
Can someone recommend a DIY system for someone of my abbility to tackle.
Scouting the house out I'd be looking to have the front & rear doors on contatcs, four PIR's, keypad downstairs (possibly upstairs too or opt for keyfob control if poss) Don't see the huge need for a PA button but it's an option. And lastly would like a dialer to alert local family.
Thanks
Ben.
