Fairmount alarms: covering large, tree-filled gardens from wall to house
Fairmount is about 6 km south-east of Sandton City. Homes in Fairmount are often set back from the road behind long boundary walls and spacious, mature gardens. This layout, common on streets like George Avenue and Northfield Avenue, means there is a significant distance between the perimeter and the house. An intruder can spend time in the garden, concealed by large trees and established shrubs, before an indoor-only alarm would detect them.
Our approach for a Fairmount property is to create an early warning system in the garden itself. We use outdoor beams to cover the open spaces between the boundary wall and the house, creating an invisible first line of defence. Careful placement is important in these tree-lined gardens; we position beams to look past moving branches that can cause false alarms, making sure the alarm activates long before anyone reaches the building.
With such spacious gardens, many Fairmount households have dogs. We make sure the alarm system works around them. By using pet-tolerant outdoor beams and positioning them correctly, we can keep the garden zones armed while dogs have the freedom to move around outside. This means the property's first line of defence remains active without being triggered by family pets.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our alarm systems page.
Questions from Fairmount
My garden has large trees. Will the outdoor beams trigger every time the wind blows?
No. We specifically plan the placement and angle of beams in tree-lined Fairmount gardens to look past moving branches and shrubs. This minimises false alarms from weather while still detecting a person.
Can we still arm the garden alarm if our dogs are outside?
Yes. We use pet-tolerant detectors and mount them at a height that allows your dogs to move around freely below the detection zone. The garden stays protected without constant alarms from your pets.
Tell us what you have in Fairmount now and what is going wrong, and we will tell you plainly whether it needs a repair, an upgrade or a new burglar alarm system, then put the quote in writing.