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Security Camera Installation in New York
We install security camera systems under a contract signed before work starts, priced as labor plus materials — the number you approve is the number you pay. Licensed technicians run the cable, mount the cameras, and set up the mobile app before they leave. Installs are covered for 90 days on mechanical parts and 12 months on electronics.
before anyone drills a hole
Since 1989, we’ve been securing homes and businesses across NYC and New Jersey with professional security solutions you can trust. Our licensed technicians provide 24/7 emergency service, using only the latest technology and backed by comprehensive warranties on all installations.
Security camera system installation by a local crew
- A brownstone owner wants cameras on the entry, the parlor floor, and the back garden — without wires stapled across the facade.
- A co-op or condo board needs lobby, elevator, and package-room coverage, plus an installer who can hand over a plan the board will approve.
- A storefront needs the register, the front door, and the roll-down gate on camera, with footage you can actually pull up after a dispute.
- A business runs two or three locations and wants every site in one app, with service that doesn’t end at handover.
- A homeowner is replacing a dead analog system and wants to reuse the existing cable runs where they still make sense.
Security camera installation covers everything between the first site walk and a working system: camera placement, cable runs, recorder setup, and the app on your phone. We install security camera systems in houses, apartment buildings, co-ops, offices, and storefronts. Every job starts with a written contract and is priced as labor plus materials, and before the crew leaves you’ll know how to pull up footage, save a clip, and share it.
How the Installation Works
The process runs in five steps: request, site survey, written estimate, installation, and handover. You call or send the form, we ask a few questions about the property, then a technician comes out to walk the space — where the entries are, where the recorder can live, and how the cable gets from one point to another without wrecking your walls.
After the survey you get an estimate split into labor and materials, so you can see what the equipment costs and what the work costs. Nothing starts until the contract is signed. On larger jobs we take a partial deposit, with the balance due at completion.
On install day the crew mounts the cameras, runs and conceals the cable, connects the recorder, and aims every camera while you watch the live feed. In a walk-up or prewar building that means fishing cable through existing chases and closets, not stapling it across your crown molding. Storefronts usually get the wiring tucked above the drop ceiling and behind the gate housing.
Handover is part of the job, not an extra visit. The crew sets up the mobile app on your phone, shows you how to review and export footage, and walks anyone else in the house or office through the basics. You also leave with paperwork: the contract, the equipment list, and the warranty terms in writing.
What It Costs and What Drives the Price
Every estimate is calculated as labor plus materials, and the two are itemized separately. Materials are the cameras, the recorder, storage, cable, and mounts. Labor depends on how much work the building puts up.
Camera count matters less than people expect. Four cameras on one floor with open cable paths is a lighter job than four cameras spread across a brick facade, a finished basement, and a detached garage. Masonry walls, plaster ceilings, and long cable runs to the recorder add hours; accessible attics and existing conduit take them away.
Equipment choices move the materials line: higher-resolution cameras, larger storage for longer retention, and specialty units for plates or low light cost more than standard fixed cameras. During the survey, the technician will tell you where a cheaper camera does the same job — and where it doesn’t.
Two things stay fixed regardless of size. The contract is signed before work begins, so the scope and the price are on paper before anyone drills. And on larger installs we take a partial deposit rather than full prepayment — you settle the balance when the system is running and you’ve seen it work.
Who Does the Work and What’s Included
Licensed technicians handle every installation — we don’t send a salesperson to survey and a helper to drill. When you’re comparing security camera installation contractors, ask who actually shows up: on our jobs, the person who quoted the work is the person accountable for it.
Our security cameras installation service includes mounting, cabling, recorder and network setup, camera aiming, app configuration, site cleanup, and the handover walkthrough. Security camera installers on staff carry the licensing that building management and co-op boards ask for before letting anyone touch common areas — if your super or board needs documents first, we send them ahead of the install date.
Every install is covered by a warranty: 90 days on mechanical parts and 12 months on electronics, parts and labor both. If something fails inside that window, the fix is on us. Support runs by phone and email during business hours, and the same office that booked your install answers the service calls.
How to Match Cameras to Your Property
Pick cameras by the job each one does, not by the spec sheet. A short list placed right beats a long list placed wrong.
Watching a yard, lot, or long facade. Wide-angle bullet or turret cameras cover open ground; one properly placed unit can replace two badly placed ones. This connects to CCTV installation when you need multiple cameras recording to one NVR with unified playback.
Covering an entry. Doors want a fixed camera at face height with a narrower lens — the goal is a usable face, not a wide scene. For building lobbies and package rooms, the same logic applies at the lobby panel and the mailbox wall.
Low light. Backyards, side alleys, and basements need infrared illumination or a low-light sensor. Standard cameras produce noise after dark; low-light units produce evidence.
Plates and moving targets. License plate capture is a two-camera setup: an overview camera that records the vehicle and a dedicated plate camera positioned within about 10 feet of where plates pass. PTZ units, which pan, tilt, and zoom on command, suit large commercial lots where one operator tracks activity — for most homes they’re more camera than the job needs. As a surveillance camera installation service, we plan these setups during the survey, because position decides whether the footage is readable.
High-traffic and at-risk spots. Stairwells, elevators, and storefront gates take vandal-resistant dome cameras rated to survive a hit. That’s standard for commercial security camera systems and for any multi-site business that wants every location in one app.
We prefer Uniview and Hikvision: both lines cover fixed, low-light, and plate-capture models with app support we’ve configured hundreds of times, and we’ll install any system available on the market after discussing what fits your property. Exterior-rated cameras for facades, gardens, and rooflines are a separate service — see outdoor security camera installation for weatherproofing and placement specifics.
Where We Work
Security camera installation in NYC is our home turf, and the service zone runs 75 miles out from Midtown Manhattan. Crews reach most addresses in 20 to 40 minutes, and the office runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
We install security cameras across the boroughs — from Lower Manhattan office buildings to Brooklyn brownstones and storefronts — and out into the suburbs on both sides of the river. If your property sits inside that 75-mile circle, we come out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you cover my area?
If you’re within 75 miles of Midtown Manhattan, yes. Check your neighborhood on our area pages or call and give us the ZIP.
Will you have to drill through my walls?
Some drilling is part of any wired install, but cable gets routed through chases, closets, and ceilings — not across finished surfaces. The survey maps the cable path before you commit to anything.
Can I watch the cameras from my phone?
Yes — app setup is included, and the crew configures it on your phone before leaving. You’ll see live view and recorded footage from anywhere.
Who shows up to do the work?
A licensed technician — the same person who surveyed the property runs the install. No handoffs to a third party.
What warranty comes with the installation?
90 days on mechanical parts and 12 months on electronics, covering parts and labor. Warranty terms are in the contract you sign before work starts.
Do you install cameras in commercial buildings?
Yes — offices, stores, warehouses, and multi-location businesses, with all sites viewable in one app. Ongoing service after handover is available during business hours.
What brands do you install?
Uniview and Hikvision are our preferred lines, and we’ll install any camera system on the market after discussing the fit. Brands get matched to the task during the survey, not picked from a brochure.
Do I need to sign anything before work starts?
Yes — a contract covering scope, price, and warranty is signed before any work begins. Larger jobs take a partial deposit, with the balance due at completion.
Related Services
Installation is one piece of the security systems work we do. If an existing system is down, dropping frames, or losing night vision, security camera repair handles diagnostics and fixes. For residential-specific packages — doorbell integration, indoor and nursery cameras — see home security camera systems. The full range of alarm, access, and camera work lives on the security systems services hub.
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