Intruder alaram for an eldery person

funkey_monkey

Hi,

An elderly relative has been burgled twice in recent years. Hence she now has nothing of value in the property.

However, she does not feel secure in the property and would like something to make her aware of someone trying to break in. She doesn't want an alaram to irritate the neighbours or text/contact police/call-centre/relations.

I'm kinf of at a loss as to what to setup for her. We've gone around the property and beefed up the locks etc, but was wondering how she could be made aware of someone trying to gain entry.

Any suggestions?

The only other thing we could do to the property is to replace the normal 5 point PVC door lock with a more secure one, but she was told by the installer that the locks did not have the weak point which some had.


Thanks.

kub

Locks are only one thing, what about the glass in the windows and doors?

With respect if she does not want an alarm then she had better invest in some roller shutters.

Evolution1

You could get the anti shatter window film. When the glass is cracked it holds together.

get a ge simon panel and some external motion detectors off ebay . When tripped the panel speaks " garden motion beep beep "

funkey_monkey

How does anti-shatter work in the event of a fire etc and you need quick entry/exit and the door is non operable?

Are motion detectors not prone to false positives due to animals, blowing debris etc?

Evolution1

funkey_monkey wrote: »

How does anti-shatter work in the event of a fire etc and you need quick entry/exit and the door is non operable?

Are motion detectors not prone to false positives due to animals, blowing debris etc?

Maybe cctv is more suited ..
the glass will break but its held together with the film.. have a look on youtube


these motion sensors are designed for outdoors.

Lyncher2014

There's alarm contacts that you can get, they're independent to themselves with a magnet. They have a choice of chime or a buzzar. Not sure if there is shock versions of them available though...

I'd get a decoy or dummy box out the front with a working strobe light on it.

Or have a real alarm installed but only use the internal siren. She shouldn't feel bad though with the neighbors if the alarm does go off. She has much a right to have an alarm for security as does the neighbors.

funkey_monkey

How much would one of these cost to set up - I want to get in a professional to do the install as I don't feel comfortable putting a system together for her. I'd put one in for myself, but I'm not near her to maintain/install etc.

Could I sneak into the spec a panic button for her if she falls ill or requires assistance? Or is this on a much higher budget?


Thanks.

altor

funkey_monkey wrote: »

How much would one of these cost to set up - I want to get in a professional to do the install as I don't feel comfortable putting a system together for her. I'd put one in for myself, but I'm not near her to maintain/install etc.

Could I sneak into the spec a panic button for her if she falls ill or requires assistance? Or is this on a much higher budget?


Thanks.

Price wise for an alarm she would need to contact local installers and get them to price for the system accordingly.
Here is a link to the PSA website to find local installers.