The gardens alarms: securing older homes where trees and busy roads meet the boundary
The Gardens is about 5 km south-east of Sandton City. A typical home in The Gardens has a long boundary wall, often with large, mature trees inside the garden and on the pavement. These established trees can create blind spots along the fence line, while the noise from busy borders like Louis Botha Avenue and Atholl Oaklands Road can mask activity. This combination means an intruder could spend time at the perimeter unseen and unheard before approaching the house itself.
Our first priority is therefore to secure the boundary. We use carefully placed outdoor beams to create an early warning layer, positioning them to avoid false alarms from swaying branches. For The Gardens' older properties, we check the condition of any existing wiring and make sure the alarm communicator has a reliable link to your armed response, independent of older phone lines.
Many people buying a home in The Gardens inherit an alarm system of unknown age and history. We find that the first important step for a new owner is a full system check. This involves testing every detector, changing all user codes to make sure no old ones remain active, and checking the backup battery, which is often the first thing to fail on an older installation.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our alarm systems page.
Questions from The Gardens
The big trees in my garden drop leaves and branches. Will they set off the outdoor beams?
We position beams strategically to minimise this. By mounting them at the correct height and using dual-sensor technology, the system can distinguish between a person moving and smaller objects like falling leaves, which reduces false alarms.
The alarm in the house I just bought doesn't seem to work. Does it need a full replacement?
Not always. Tyson will assess the main control panel and wiring first. If the core system is still reliable, we can often get it working again by replacing specific parts like detectors or the backup battery, which is more cost-effective.
Tell us what you have in The Gardens 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.