Houghton: cameras for heritage homes and modern apartment blocks
Houghton is about 6 km south of Sandton City. In Houghton, security is a tale of two property types. On one hand, you have the large, historic homes with deep, established gardens and high walls, offering plenty of natural cover along long perimeters. On the other, modern apartment buildings, particularly along roads like Riviera Road and Central Street, present different challenges with shared entrances, underground parking, and multiple units overlooking common areas.
Our approach adapts to the property. For a freestanding house, we position cameras to view along the boundary walls, beneath the canopy of large trees. For a complex like Burton Square or Riviera Villas, we focus on securing the perimeter and controlling access points. We plan the system to provide useful views, whether that is a wide overview of a garden or a tighter shot of a pedestrian gate, often reusing existing cables when upgrading older systems.
For bodies corporate managing Houghton's sectional title properties, managing camera footage is a key responsibility. Trustees must decide who can view and export footage from shared areas. It is good practice to have clear signage and a policy on how long recordings are stored. The Information Regulator has proposed a code for gated communities which offers guidance on these issues, even though it is not yet law.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our CCTV cameras page.
Questions from Houghton
We have an older home in Houghton. Can you install cameras without running ugly, visible cables?
Yes. For Houghton's older homes, we plan cable runs to be as discreet as possible, often using existing structures. When upgrading older analogue systems, we can frequently reuse the existing cabling, which minimises new drilling and preserves the property's character.
Our complex has many large, old trees. How do you stop them from blocking the cameras or causing false alarms?
We position cameras to work around the tree canopy, often looking along a wall instead of over it. We also configure the recorder's motion detection to ignore specific areas, like a swaying tree branch, so that you are only alerted to genuine movement on the property.
If something on your CCTV camera setup in Houghton is not working as it should, the quickest fix starts with a call. We will ask a few questions, book a visit and quote in writing before any work starts.