CCTV Installation Thorndon

Wired cameras are usually the most reliable choice. Most modern systems run power and data down one network cable to each camera, so there is no plug pack outside and nothing to recharge. Wifi cameras suit spots where a cable is hard to run, but they depend on a strong signal and a power supply nearby, and we tell you honestly which suits each location on your Thorndon property.

Discreet cameras for Thorndon's close-set villas and heritage streetscape

Thorndon's character houses come right up to the footpath, and the gaps between them are often barely a shoulder wide. That shapes almost every camera plan here. A unit on the front porch can easily take in the neighbour's windows across a narrow side yard, so we pick lenses with a narrower field of view and add privacy masks in the recorder until the picture shows only your door, steps and path. The small rear yards mean one well-placed camera at the back usually covers the rear access as well.

Appearance counts too. On painted rusticated weatherboards we choose compact dome or turret cameras in a colour that sits quietly under the eaves, and we run cable through the ceiling space or subfloor so nothing is clipped across the street front. If the house is in a character precinct, keeping visible equipment small and tidy is the sensible approach, and it is worth checking the District Plan before fitting anything prominent facing Tinakori Road or Hobson Street.

Most Thorndon households park on the street, so a driveway camera is rarely the point. Instead, people want to see who comes to the door and whether anyone tries the back. For the multi-unit buildings scattered through the area, any camera on shared walls or stairwells needs the body corporate's say first. A doorbell camera at the front door is often the neatest first step.

Local tip: On a Thorndon villa, a camera tucked under the veranda roof stays out of the rain and is far less noticeable from the street than one on the front wall.

CCTV Installation in Thorndon: Local Conditions

In central Wellington many jobs are in villas and cottages with narrow side yards, where a camera at the front door and one at the back covers most access. In apartment buildings and shops around Te Aro, any camera on common property needs the body corporate's or landlord's approval first.

In apartments, cameras on common property need body corporate approval.

Homes in Thorndon

Thorndon's character houses have painted rusticated weatherboard walls and corrugated iron roofs, sit close to the street and have narrow side yards and small rear yards. Inside, wiring often shows a century of change: original rubber-insulated cable in a back bedroom, newer plastic-sheathed cable in the kitchen and a switchboard that has been patched as circuits were added. Rubber-insulated wiring should be replaced, not extended. A subfloor and ceiling space usually give us room to rewire with little disturbance to the linings. Apartments and multi-unit buildings follow body corporate rules for any work on shared parts of the building.

Steep, forested Te Ahumairangi Hill rises about 300 metres behind Thorndon, and after severe storms in 2004 its lower slopes were cleared and replanted with native trees.

You will often see our vans near Parliament Buildings and Old St Paul's on the way to a job in Thorndon. For everything else, see electricians in Thorndon.

How We Handle CCTV Installation in Thorndon

The recorder is set up in a safe spot, connected to your network and linked to your phone. We set motion zones and recording times for your Thorndon home or business.

Pricing: a free quote and a fixed price agreed before we start. You get a written, itemised quote, and small jobs can be quoted from photos.

CCTV Installation Jobs We Do in Thorndon

Shopfront and counter cameras
Yard and gate cameras for a workshop
Wifi camera on a detached shed
Extra cameras added to an existing system
Four-camera home system with phone viewing