Craighall alarms: protecting homes set back from busy main roads
Craighall is about 4 km south-west of Sandton City. Many Craighall properties are set back on large stands, often with a long boundary on a busy road like Jan Smuts Avenue or Conrad Drive. This layout means there is a significant private space to cross between the perimeter wall and the house itself. An alarm system's first job here is to detect a presence in this garden or driveway area. Some homes also border public green spaces like Delta Park, which presents a different kind of perimeter to secure.
Our approach in Craighall is to establish an early warning perimeter with outdoor beams. We place them to cover the vulnerable areas between your wall and your home, creating an invisible line of defence. This is more effective than waiting for a door or window contact to be triggered. By setting up the garden beams on their own zone, you can arm the outside of your property at night while still moving freely inside the house.
Because Craighall is an established suburb, new homeowners often inherit an alarm system of unknown age and condition. It is important to have this system professionally checked. We test every detector, replace the backup battery, and most importantly, we change all the user codes. This ensures that only you and your family have access, and that the system reliably signals your armed response company.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our alarm systems page.
Questions from Craighall
My Craighall property has a long driveway from the road. Where should the alarm start?
We start at the boundary. Beams across the driveway and garden give the first alert, long before anyone reaches your doors or windows. This lets your armed response know there is a problem while the intruder is still outside.
The Craighall house we just bought has an alarm, but we don't know the code. What do we do?
Call us to service it. We will test all the components, change the codes so only you have them, and make sure it signals your chosen armed response company correctly.
Every Craighall property is different, so we look before we quote. Send us a photo or call, and we will arrange a visit and a written quote for your burglar alarm work.