Building a New Home? Don’t Forget Pre-Wire for Home Security Systems
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by: johncherry
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The old saying hindsight is 20/20 definitely stands true when it comes to home security systems. One of the reasons today that so many homes are easy target when it comes to burglary or home invasions is because around half of all homes are not protected by a home security system. This makes choosing a home to burglarize, vandalize, or break into easy for criminals who are twice as likely to avoid homes with home security systems or cameras.
The good news is that if you are building a new home, you can include the costs of a home security system in with the construction. And making the decision to arm your home and your family with the peace of mind that a home security system provides is less costly and less messy if you do it during the construction phase.
Plus, if you plan to have your home armed with a burglar alarm BEFORE construction is complete, the installation process is much easier. Not only can the security system be placed on a separate breaker in your electrical box, but also your entire home can be prewired inside the walls. This makes installation a cinch, and hides all the unsightly wires and connections that have to be hidden in homes with security systems being installed at a later date.
There are a few safeguards that you should follow if you are asking for your home to be pre-wired (AND hard wired) for a home security system.
The first safeguard is to ensure that your home is pre-wired having every single wire from every location and back to the panel run separately. Many contractors will try to take the easy way out by installing one piece of long wiring that connects all points in the alarm system. The problem with that is that if there is a faulty connection in one part of the home, it will interrupt the home security throughout your home. While it is more time consuming and a tad more expensive, having individual wires run throughout your home – connecting all the doors, windows, smoke, water or carbon monoxide detectors (if you choose all of those options) ensures that your alarm system will function better in the long run.
Also, if you are paying for the service of having your alarm system installed, be sure to have a local building inspector come out and inspect the pre-wiring to make sure it is up to standard before the wall boards are put up. This way, if there are any problems you will be able to have them rectified immediately.
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John is a shrewd consumer who writes about personal finance, home technology and home security topics like: Los Angeles security systems and El Paso security systems.
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