Rembrandt park: cameras for shared walls in townhouse complexes
Rembrandt Park is about 7 km east of Sandton City. In Rembrandt Park, security often comes down to the long, shared perimeter walls of its many townhouse complexes. These boundaries, bordering roads like Wordsworth Road, can vary in age and condition, and a single weak point affects every resident. The main challenge is monitoring these shared spaces and the single vehicle and pedestrian entrance that serves dozens of homes, making sure a clear view of who comes and goes.
Our focus for a Rembrandt Park complex is to provide overlapping views along the perimeter, leaving no obvious blind spots. At the entrance, we plan for separate cameras to watch cars and pedestrians where they naturally slow down. Because many of these complexes have older systems, we always check the existing wiring. We can often reuse this cabling to connect a modern HD system, which significantly reduces the cost and disruption of an upgrade for the body corporate.
Footage from cameras on common property belongs to the body corporate. Trustees need to decide who can view it and for what purpose, and put up signs to inform people they are being recorded. We provide separate, named logins for guards or managing agents so access can be controlled. The Information Regulator has also proposed a code for gated communities that would guide how long this footage can be kept.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our CCTV cameras page.
Questions from Rembrandt Park
Who is responsible for the cameras on our complex's boundary walls?
The body corporate is responsible for planning, installing, and maintaining cameras on common property like perimeter walls and entrances. Individual owners are responsible for cameras covering their own private unit.
Our complex's old camera system is blurry. Do we need to rewire the whole property?
Not always. In many Rembrandt Park complexes, we can use the sound, existing analogue camera cables to connect new high-definition cameras. Tyson will assess the cabling during the site visit to see if it can be reused.
If something on your CCTV camera setup in Rembrandt Park 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.