Leichhardt CCTV Installation, Done Properly

A camera on a bracket is only half the job. The wiring behind it is what decides whether the footage is actually there when you need it.

Camera placement. Positioned for the angles that actually matter, not just where a cable happens to reach.

Cable runs. Data and power cabling routed cleanly through roof space and wall cavities.

PoE and power. Power-over-Ethernet runs or dedicated circuits set up so recorders and cameras stay reliably supplied.

NVR and recorder setup. The recording unit wired, powered and positioned somewhere secure.

Testing on-site. Every camera checked for a working feed before we pack up.

App and remote access. Where the system supports it, we get remote viewing working before we leave, so you're not left to figure it out later.

Cable runs and network points get planned together with our data cabling work, so the camera system sits on solid wiring rather than an afterthought.

Much of Leichhardt's housing stock is double-brick and rendered construction, built solidly enough that cable routes need proper planning rather than a quick drill-through.

Narrow terrace lots mean side access and laneways are often the exact blind spot an owner wants covered, particularly where a rear lane sits close to a neighbouring property.

Homes near Sydney Secondary College's Leichhardt campus see a steady mix of family households and share-house rentals, and both tend to want the same thing: cameras covering the entry points that matter, with cabling tucked away rather than left dangling off a gutter.

A rear laneway shared with several neighbouring terraces is a common ask here too. Getting the angle right without pointing straight into someone else's yard takes a proper look at the property, not a guess from the footpath.

Apartment and unit owners usually need a different conversation, since common-property areas involve the owners corporation and any camera on shared walkways needs sign-off before it goes up.

The electrical side of a CCTV job, any new circuit run to feed the recorder, meets AS/NZS 3000 like any other wiring work in the home. Run a new circuit for the recorder and you'll have the compliance paperwork in hand once we've packed up.

Camera placement itself sits outside electrical regulation, but sensible practice still applies: cameras pointed at your own property and shared spaces, not directly into a neighbour's windows or yard.

We wire the system properly and leave positioning decisions with you, flagging anything that looks like it might cause a dispute.

Data privacy and recording law sit outside our trade, but a well-planned camera angle usually avoids the problem before it starts.

CCTV installation often gets booked alongside data and communications cabling, since the two cable runs share the same access points. Where the recorder circuit needs headroom the existing board doesn't have, switchboard upgrades sorts that first. It's also worth pairing with outdoor light installation if the entry points you're covering are currently unlit.

Camera jobs take us through Annandale, Haberfield and Rozelle as much as Leichhardt itself, so the crew that plans your cable route has done the same job on a near-identical terrace nearby.