Glenhazel: cameras for established homes and shared complex walls
Glenhazel is about 6 km south-east of Sandton City. In Glenhazel, properties are typically established freestanding homes, often behind high, solid boundary walls that create long, private perimeters. These walls, particularly along streets like Durham Street or Northfield Avenue, can create significant blind spots from the gate to the corners of the stand. The suburb's mature gardens also present a challenge, as established trees can grow to obstruct camera views over a single season.
Our planning here focuses on placing cameras to look along the length of these high boundary walls, rather than just over them, to cover the full perimeter. For homes with established gardens, we find sightlines that work around mature trees and set up motion detection zones that ignore swaying branches. In the sectional title properties common to the area, we apply the same logic to shared walls and common driveways, making sure coverage is effective without intruding on neighbours.
As homes in Glenhazel are often sold with security systems in place, the most important step after buying is to change the camera passwords. The previous owner may still have access on their phone. Tyson can assess an inherited system, reset all administrative passwords to give you sole control, and make sure the cameras are correctly configured for your needs and that viewing is set up securely on your own devices.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our CCTV cameras page.
Questions from Glenhazel
My garden has large trees that might block the view. How do you handle that?
During the assessment, we check all sightlines and plan camera positions to see around or through tree canopies. We also configure motion detection to ignore routine movement like branches swaying in the wind.
The house I bought came with old cameras. Do they need to be completely replaced?
Not always. If the existing cabling is sound, we can often replace just the cameras and recorder with a modern HD system. This provides a far clearer picture and reliable phone viewing without the cost of full re-cabling.
Tell us what you have in Glenhazel now and what is going wrong, and we will tell you plainly whether it needs a repair, an upgrade or a new CCTV camera system, then put the quote in writing.