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You know what they say, if you want something done right, then do it yourself. Despite this being true in a lot of cases, in what regards home security, the saying might not be entirely accurate. The differences between do it yourself (DIY) home security systems and professionally installed and maintained home security systems is both financial and performance-wise. The following article will discuss the main advantages and disadvantages of a DIY home security system in comparison to a professional one and hopefully, at the end, you will be able to decide what type of home security system you’ll want for your house.
Like I stated above, price is the main reason for which home owners prefer DIY against professional home security systems. The difference can be quite large and definitely not negligible in favor of the do it yourself home security systems. However, the performance and reliability gap between the two is equally large. First of all, most do it yourself home security kits don’t usually come with a warranty. So if you break it while “doing it yourself” or if it breaks down while in use you’ll have a hard time finding a service to repair it or even replace it if it’s the case.
This leads us to the second issue that differentiates DIY from professionally installed home security systems so much. Whereas DIY systems have absolutely no maintenance support from their producers, professionally installed systems have will most likely have a non-stop team that will answer your service and maintenance needs. This doesn’t come for free of course, as most professionally installed home security systems require a monthly or yearly fee for these issues as well as for monitoring services.
Besides budget restrains, there’s another reason that drives home owners into getting DIY home security systems. It’s the same reason for which people fix their own rooftops, repair their own cars, fix their own personal computers and so forth: the personal pleasure they gain from succeeding in a field they’re not necessarily proficient with. It’s basically the same with do it yourself home security systems and admittedly, you can have quite some fun assembling the whole thing up and installing it wherever you please. Obviously, there’s always a chance that you’ll get something wrong, you’ll lose a component and you’ll miss out on a few important points in the manual but hey! That’s the risk of do it yourself items.
Whether you choose a DIY or professionally installed home security system is also up to what you’re protecting. A garage or a shed or something that you use to store less valuable objects could definitely do with a DIY system. However, if you store thousand of dollars worth of antiques in your house, maybe it’s a good idea to spend more and worry less. A DIY home security system won’t really give you a real sense of … security or at least not to the same degree that a professional one does.
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Source by Fraser Wheaton
