Building a Secure Home Surveillance System

Building a home security system has never been easier or more effective. With all the surveillance equipment, alarms, and connected technology available, a little planning and installation can massively upgrade your home defenses.

But what are the essential components of a home surveillance system?

Video Cameras

No device protects your home and your family quite like video surveillance cameras. They vary in size, shape, and features, but their purpose is to keep a watchful eye on your home at all times.

Any good home surveillance system includes multiple strategically placed cameras around the interior and exterior of the premises. Ideally, these are paired with a monitoring app to help you keep an eye on your home from anywhere and at any time.

Alarms & Detectors

Video cameras are great at detecting visible threats, but there are also invisible threats that are dangerous for our families.

Carbon monoxide, for example, can bleed into the air and bind to hemoglobin in our bloodstream. This reduces the blood flow to critical organs and can be devastating for our long-term health.

By installing carbon monoxide detectors, smoke alarms, and other surveillance equipment, we can keep our homes safe from unseen dangers.

Motion Sensors

Cameras and detectors are vital for our protection, but they do not do much to deter potential invaders. One tool that comes in handy here is motion sensor lights.

Set these up near the front and back of your home to detect any movement. Depending on the motion sensor, it can respond by sounding an alarm or turning on a light, two effective methods for warding off potential intruders. 

Home security can be simple, and by adding these 3 pieces of equipment to your home, you can create a secure home surveillance system for your property.

The Spy Store specializes in high-quality, professional-grade, security and surveillance equipment and is the biggest store of its kind in Canada. The Spy Store has been inbusiness for over 20 years and has four locations, two in Vancouver, one in Surrey, BC, one in Calgary, AB, and a large online store.

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