Camera placement & design
Each camera placed for the detail its job needs: a clear face at the front door, a readable plate where cars slow down, all of it checked at night. Recorded inside your home, with no required monthly fee.
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Independent home security consultant · Latham, NY
Cameras and alarms, designed by an expert and installed right.
We plan your cameras, alarm and home network around how your house is actually approached, bring in licensed installers (or work with yours), and review every camera and sensor before anyone calls it done.
Free first consultation One consultant, start to finish No door-to-door sales, ever
- Free first consultation
- No contract required
- You own your equipment
- Based in Latham, NY
Installers install. We make sure it works.
Installers are paid to install. We're paid to make sure what gets installed actually works for your home: each camera in the right spot, an alarm set up for how break-ins really happen, and every device tested before anyone calls it done.
Problems we look for
- Cameras aimed wherever the wire was easiest to run
- Wide views that show someone was there, but not who
- Basement windows and side doors left off the alarm
- Panels that can no longer call out after a dropped landline or a retired 3G radio
- Systems nobody has tested since the day they went in
What we do about them
- Give every camera one job: a face at the door, a plate where cars slow down
- Review every camera view in daylight and after dark
- Account for every door, window and weak spot
- Check how the alarm reports, and who actually gets the alert
- Sign off only after every camera and sensor has been tested
What we do
Cameras are your home's eyes. Alarm and smoke sensors are its ears. We specialize in putting both in the right places, on a home network built to carry them.
Alarm system design
An alarm set up for how break-ins really happen: a reporting path that doesn't depend on a phone line, every opening covered, and monitored smoke and carbon monoxide detection. Licensed installers do the work.
Alarm design →Ubiquiti UniFi networks
Our specialty. Wi-Fi that reaches every room, the yard and the garage, cameras on their own network that reaches only the recorder, and one app for Wi-Fi, cameras and doorbell.
UniFi networks →Also: Security checkups Installation oversight Outage preparedness Smart lighting, locks and thermostats
See exactly what you get
Every checkup ends with a written report in plain English: what's working, what isn't, and what to fix first. Every camera plan shows each camera's job, where it goes, how high, and the detail it has to deliver.
We publish a full sample, for a made-up home, so you can judge the work before you call.
See the sample reportSecurity checkup: findingsSample · fictional home
Fix nowAlarm panel reports only over a landline that was disconnected. The alarm can't call anyone.
Fix nowPrevious owner's user code still works at the keypad.
Fix soonFront camera looks down too steeply; night footage shows the tops of heads.
Fine as isRecorder on battery backup kept recording through a 20-minute power test.
However you live, we plan it around you
Heading south for the winter?
Let your home be its own eyes and ears. Get a text if the heat fails, a pipe leaks, or someone comes up the driveway, and check the cameras from wherever you are.
Plan for your time away →Just moved in?
An old alarm panel, cameras nobody has the password to, mystery sensors on the windows? We'll figure out what's there, what's worth keeping, and whether the panel is locked to the company that installed it.
Book a move-in walkthrough →Living on your own?
A video doorbell so you never open the door to a stranger, monitored smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, lights that come on when you get up at night, and an easy way for family to check in.
Talk it through with us →Ready for the next ice storm
Outages happen here. We plan these into your system so your cameras and alarm keep running until the power comes back.
Battery backup
Keeps your alarm, cameras and Wi-Fi running for hours during an outage, and warns you before the battery runs low.
Backup internet
If your cable or fiber line goes down, the system switches to a cellular or satellite connection on its own. That line has its own monthly cost, which we show up front.
Freeze & leak alerts
Temperature and water sensors in the basement, under sinks and by the water heater that text you the moment something's wrong.
How it works
You'll always know what's happening, and what it costs, before any paid work starts.
Free consultation
A conversation about your home, what you already have, and what worries you. Then a written proposal with the price.
Assessment & written plan
We walk the property inside and out, then write a plan: where every camera and sensor goes, what to buy, and what installation should cost.
Licensed installers
We bring in installers we've checked (for alarm work, a current New York State license that we look up) or brief the one you already use.
Review & sign-off
We review every camera view day and night and watch every sensor get tested. Then you get the documentation and a one-page guide.
One consultant, start to finish
The person you talk to is the person who walks your home, writes your plan and checks the installer's work. Before any visit we email you your consultant's full name and photo, and your consultant will show photo ID at the door.
Local to Latham
Based in Latham and serving the Town of Colonie and the greater Capital District. Outside this area? Ask anyway. See the full service area.
- Latham
- Colonie
- Loudonville
- Niskayuna
- Clifton Park
- Halfmoon
- Cohoes
- Watervliet
- Albany
- Troy
- Schenectady
- Saratoga Springs
Common questions
Do you install the equipment yourselves?
No, and that's on purpose. We design the system, then bring in installers we've checked (for alarm and fire work, a current New York State license that we look up before work starts) or brief the installer you already use. We oversee the work and review the results. Since we're not the ones installing, our job is making sure it's done right.
Who will come to my home?
One consultant handles your project from start to finish. The person you talk to is the person who walks your home and writes your plan. Before any visit we email you your consultant's full name and photo, and your consultant will show photo ID at the door.
Can I use an installer I already know?
Yes. We'll give them a clear plan, answer their questions and review the finished work. For alarm and fire alarm work, New York requires the installer to hold a state license. Homeowners working on their own home don't need one.
Do I have to sign a contract or pay a monthly fee?
There's no contract with us, and the core system we design has no required monthly fees. You own the equipment and the recordings. Some options do cost monthly, such as professional alarm monitoring or a cellular backup internet line, and we show those costs up front so you can decide.
I'm not very good with technology. Is this for me?
Absolutely. That's exactly who we plan things for. We keep it simple, show everyone in the house how to use it, and leave a one-page guide. If something's confusing later, just get in touch.
What does it cost?
The first conversation is free. Before any paid work, you get a written proposal with the price, and nothing is scheduled until you say yes. Your plan also estimates equipment and installation costs, so there are no surprises.
Let's talk about your home.
Tell us a little about your home and we'll be in touch, usually within one business day.