Project: the Professor’s house

Happy wife, happy life

Twelve cameras, an alarm system and Z-Wave home automation. The equipment went into the linen cupboard, on two conditions.

Equipment cabinet with status lights, built into a white linen cupboard. The Alibaba Security logo sits in the corner of its door.

The brief

“My wife does not want to waste towel space, and please no power points in the cupboard because of small children.”

The Professor’s brief, as Andy posted it

What went in

  • 12 CCTV cameras

    CCTV
  • 1 Alarm system

    Alarms
  • 3 Things the house runs over Z-Wave

    • Door locks
    • Air conditioning
    • Lights
    Smart Home
  • 0 Power points in the cupboard

    As the brief asked.

Close view of the cabinet: red, green and white status lights behind its dark door.
Lower corner of the cabinet door with the Alibaba Security logo.
The cabinet in the Professor’s cupboard, photographed with the cupboard door open.

Behind the cupboard door

“Does not want to waste towel space”

The shelf is still a shelf

The cabinet sits at the back of one shelf, against the wall. Everything in front of it is free.

“No power points in the cupboard because of small children”

Nothing for small hands

The cupboard has no power point, as asked. The equipment sits inside a closed cabinet with its own lock.

Locks, air conditioning and lights run over Z-Wave, a wireless standard for home automation. They were part of the same job as the cameras and the alarm.

More projects will follow here

Alibaba Security has worked on the Northern Beaches and the lower North Shore since 1996. This is the first job written up on this page.

About Andy

Timber deck with a glass balustrade above a surf beach.
From Andy’s job photos.

Questions about a job like this

Can cameras, alarm and smart home be one job?

Yes. The project on this page combined 12 CCTV cameras, an alarm system and Z-Wave control of door locks, air conditioning and lights.

How do I get a price for my place?

You get a fixed price after an inspection, or after sending photos by SMS.

Where does Alibaba Security work?

On the Northern Beaches and the lower North Shore of Sydney.

What is the one condition at your place?

Tell Andy. You get a fixed price after an inspection, or after sending photos by SMS.