You’ve got locks on your front door, ground floor windows and sensors on what you think are the most accessible points around your home but a burglar has probably been at this for a long time and knows that there are other, easier ways to get in your home than trying to kick in your front door. Don’t be so certain that they wont think to climb in a second storey window, or try those lovely French doors leading onto your balcony. Make sure sensors cover upstairs as well as downstairs.

If you’re new to installing into brick or plasterboard; chances are you could end up with a sensor or CCTV camera that refuses to stay upright and if any of the equipment is a bit loose, they can fall off – tripping your alarm unnecessarily.

No, neither would we. The reality is that many people do exactly that with their alarm system. There’s almost no point in installing an alarm system if you’re not going to make you keypad code difficult to guess. Spend a few minutes changing the default alarm code to something a little less obvious than 0000 or 1234.

Similar to mistake #3; this is more common than you might think. The range of excuses can go from: I was only popping to the local shops, to I thought just having an alarm system would be enough to put a burglar off. Your security system cant protect your home if its not on.

Having your alarm system in full view is inadvisable. Experienced burglars will have some knowledge of existing alarm systems and how to bypass them. Even if they don’t; if they can see what type of system you’ve got installed, they can come back at their leisure once they’ve done some homework.

DIY security systems can be reasonable, but to avoid all the pitfalls and benefit from a raft of additional features such as remote access you should call Casals Security.

Your security is as much important to us as it is to you. Providing high-level security is our priority, which we have lived up to. Let us provide you with our valuable service. You will not be disappointed in us.