Frequently Asked Questions

A home or business security system protects your property by using a combination of sensors like door contacts and motion detectors to determine if someone is inside your property at times they should not be.  If this is detected, the system sends a notice to the monitoring station who then calls the police to respond to your location to investigate.

For our alarm systems we sell and install Ademco alarm equipment that is manufactured by Honeywell.   Ademco has been a leader in the alarm field for decades, and still is one of the foremost leaders in the protection industry.   We carry spare parts and have systems available and ready for use.  For our video systems we sell and install Dahua cameras and recorders.   We are a Dahua Five-Star Dealer which means we can get a longer warranty on the systems we install for our customers than the standard 2 year warranty that they come with.  We also carry spare cameras and hardware parts for these systems so that we can minimize your down time in the event of a failure.

We offer both home and commercial systems with a variety of sensors and detectors that are designed for your specific needs.

Our security systems come equipped with battery backups to ensure that they continue functioning during a power outage.

A monitored alarm is one that is monitored by a central station 24/7/365 so that if your alarm is activated, the notification is sent to the Central Station and the staff there contact the local Police or Sheriff.

The costs of these systems vary depending on the size and amount of sensors that are required.  No one system fits all.  The best way to know what the cost would be is to have one of our technicians come out  and provide you with a free survey and proposal so you then know what you would need, and what the cost would be if you chose to purchase.

These costs vary from one alarm company to another, from $50 a  month down.   We try to make our monthly monitoring fee affordable at only $9.95 per month or $120 per year.  

Most alarm systems are smart systems and will tell you on the display if there is a problem, however, we still encourage you to do an actual alarm test with your central station at least every 6 months to make sure everything is working correctly.

Yes, as long as you are not in a current contract with your provider, we can reprogram most alarm systems to be monitored locally as we as serviced by us, and save you some money.

All alarm systems require a way to communicate with their Central Stations and we use cellular communicators to accomplish this.  By using cellular, there are no phone lines to cut, and the communicator also uses the systems backup battery in the event of a power failure.   The monthly fee for the cell service is $9.95, which is much lower than maintaining a hard wired phone line, and is much more reliable.

Most insurance companies will provide you with a credit for having a monitored alarm system simply because your risk and exposure to theft and damages is reduced.   In these cases you need both intrusion detection and smoke detectors for heat and fire as part of the system, and we can provide both and get you that annual savings, which in most cases pays for the monitoring and cellular costs  and then some.