Many thanks.

I understand now. Whole job or nothing.

So any of them who said they could do it all in a day has been fibbing to me and are likely taking me for a ride. Conclusion.

Looks like I've got homework to do. Better start looking through the posts for a recommended professionlised professional then.

And looking for the best recommends for the type of alarm etc etc.

I think I was just hoping for a full spec system installed for under the

And decide fcrom the outset whether it should be monitored or not. Your insurers may have a view on this. Upgrading an unmonitored system afterwards can be costly.

It's like buying a car. You would need to decide if you wanted petrol or spend extra to get a deisel. Changing a petrol car to deisel would be expensive.

Decisions first. Installation second, not the other way around.

I think having spoken at length with you the alarm companies are probably covering return snagging visits expected due to your very precise expectations for quality etc of course there is nothing wrong to expect the best but I suspect the alarm bells rang!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I think the other guys know what I mean !.

I suspect the alarm bells rang!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

I see what you did there.

The other thing to remember is from a professional company you will get a proposal of quotation, this means if the price is quoted