CCTV for homes
Protect your property with a camera system designed around what you need to see. We design, install and configure CCTV for homes, businesses and industrial sites, including cameras, recording, cabling, remote viewing and user training.
The problem
A camera placed high on a corner often records a lot of footage and very little detail. At home, the useful views are usually close: the front door, the driveway, the side gate and the back entry — each needs its own angle and lighting check.
How it works
Each camera is given a job before it's given a bracket. A camera meant to recognise a visitor at the front door is placed differently from one watching a whole car park.
A higher-resolution camera does not on its own make footage useful. Lighting, mounting height, viewing angle, lens choice and how fast people or vehicles move all decide what you can actually see. We don't promise that any camera will identify faces or number plates at any distance — identification views are designed for a specific spot.
Indoor domes and turrets suit ceilings and walls; weather-rated bullets and turrets suit eaves, poles and walls exposed to rain and sun. Wide lenses show more area with less detail; narrower or adjustable lenses trade area for detail at distance.
Infrared gives usable black-and-white images in darkness; colour low-light models rely on some ambient or supplementary lighting. Performance varies by model, so we check it against each location's lighting rather than relying on brochure claims.
Continuous recording keeps everything; event-based recording keeps motion or detections and stretches storage further. Retention is planned from camera count, bitrate, recording mode and the number of days you want — then checked against usable recorder storage.
Live and recorded footage can be viewed on phones and computers. Users get only the permissions they need, remote access is set up securely with unique credentials, and staff are shown how to search the timeline and export a clip when something happens.
We can assess existing cameras, cabling and recorders and reuse what is suitable. Where the selected equipment supports it, CCTV can be linked with access control and alarms — for example, bookmarking footage when a door is forced. Integration is confirmed for the specific products, never assumed.
Example
Each camera has a stated purpose. Detail views are close and narrow; overview views are wide.
Building
Illustrative example only — not a design for any real site.
How it fits together
Camera
Captures the view it was positioned and configured for.
Network
Cabling and PoE switching carry video and power.
Recording
An NVR or console stores footage for the retention target.
Viewing
Authorised users watch live, search and export on phone or desktop.
Simplified illustration of a typical recorder-based system.
In pictures
Illustrative images of typical equipment and settings — not photographs of our completed projects.
Use the calculator for an allowance in minutes, then book a site assessment to confirm the design and an itemised proposal.