Highlands north alarms: working with established gardens and older boundary walls
Highlands North is about 5 km south-east of Sandton City. A typical Highlands North property is a freestanding house set within an established garden. Boundary walls, often older and combining brick with precast sections along roads like Scott Street, can present inconsistent lines of defence. Once over the wall, the mature trees and shrubs that characterise the suburb provide cover for an intruder. An alarm's first job here is to detect a presence in the garden long before a window or door is reached.
Our approach is to layer the alarm from the boundary inwards. We use outdoor beams to create a detection perimeter inside your walls, carefully positioning them to avoid branches that can trigger false alarms. This garden zone is armed separately, providing an early warning while you move freely inside. We then secure the house itself with contacts on doors and windows, and pet-friendly detectors covering key indoor areas.
Many homes in Highlands North are sold with an existing alarm system of unknown age or condition. If you have just moved in, it is important to have the system assessed. We check every component, from the panel and battery to the outdoor beams, and most importantly, we change all user codes. This ensures only you and your armed response company have control of your security.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our alarm systems page.
Questions from Highlands North
My garden has huge trees. Won't outdoor beams just give false alarms?
Not if they are installed correctly. We assess the garden and place beams strategically to look under branches or across open spaces. This way, they detect people, not swaying trees.
The alarm in the house I bought doesn't work. Do I need a whole new system?
Not always. We first test the entire system to find the fault. Often, it is just a flat battery or a faulty sensor that can be replaced. Tyson will only quote on a new system if the old one is beyond reliable repair.
Every Highlands North 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.