I'm no CCTV or security expert Rob101 but with the break in you've had and what you've explained about you rural local I'd be fitting physical security to the garage, shed & house then dummy bellbox & cctv cameras for that

Think very carefully about this. Will CCTV stop you getting burgled? No. Will you be able to cry watching footage of 'someone' unidentifiable in a hoody walking away with all your stuff? Yes.

Physical Security first, Alarm second then CCTV.

CCTV may be a tool to aid with the apprehension of intruders BUT it is certainly not the be all and end all of security. Some many times have i witnessed images from very good cctv systems and to be honest most times the images were ok but not the best things in the world

Now only having

Colin, get real.

Good point about CCTV not stoping the burglars but presence of CCTV will deter people.

I am a joiner by trade so I am a little clued up with security regarding stronger doors, locks etc...

No matter how much I spend or do within in reason they will still get in. By making a building more secure this will slow the burgler down and hopefully someone will spot or hear the burgler. As I have explained already with my location there is no one to see or hear anything in the daytime.

However I will obviously upgrade the security on the doors etc as this will detur the inexperienced burgler.

Or I could use the old traditional method of man traps, punji pits and other booby traps LOL

cubit im not saying he would get dennard etc for

Or a moat & crocs IMO rob.

seriously though do your chippy stuff to make entry as difficult as possible & go for a dummy bellbox and dummy cctv until you can get an intruder system and/or cctv system that will provide remote indication of a break in.

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So can anyone recomend a DVR unit to do the job and a decent camera?

So can anyone recomend a DVR unit to do the job and a decent camera?

Try here

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Also I am thinking of a PIR system something like this

If it is loud enough it should alert me at night if there is someone there