Elk M1G for Rehabbed House

chriscaldwell289 · 2005-12-22T18:21:33+00:00

As is customary, my first post is a begging plea for experiencedrecommendations. Please bear with my lack of knowledge and thank youin advance for your suggestions.My wife and I have recently purchased a row home in an 'improving' areaand are moving in in about 3 weeks. Most of the house has been guttedand construction is about to begin so now is a good time to install asystem.I have been looking into security panels for a few months and reallylike the Elk M1G (sys4 package), but am not 100% sold on it. I wouldlike the ability to have a fairly extensively automated home eventually(a/v, lights, door latches, etc). So, my first question is, would yougo with the Elk M1G?My next question moves on to what I should install for a basic system.We have 4 exterior doors: one front 2 basement 1 rear20 human sized windows, 2 'mini' windows and a skylight: 6 full sized windows (2 per floor) in front 2 with fixed half-roundpanes above 2 basement windows in front 2 basement windows (alley access) 3 elevated 1st floor windows (alley access) 3 second story "inaccessible" windows, but we will eventually have adeck (alley access) 4 windows on fire escapes (alley access)! 2 primarily inaccessible and very small (1.5'x2') windows (alleyaccess) 1 100 year old skylight with 4 panes of glass and easy access viafire escapeI thought I would install a contact on each 'hole' except the 4 2nd and3rd floor front windows. What contact should I use for these? I'dprefer something not visible, unless the visibility really adds a lotto deterent. Also, is there a good way of alarming the skylight? Itdoesn't open and each pane is too small for human entry (plus theywould drop into the middle of the staircase). I'm not sure what to doabout motion detectors as we plan to be getting a 100+ great dane andalready have a 65 pound shepherd mix (and a cat ). One additionalconsideration pertains to the front door. We have a small entry way(3'x3') immediately inside the house with another,...

Dec 22, 2005 23 Replies

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Bob Worthy 20 years ago

That is what luggage racks and bungy's are for! Am I getting into something I don't know about here?

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Mark Leuck 20 years ago

Thats why mine has a luggage rack on top

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Mark Leuck 20 years ago

It's a long long painful story involving Moose and AT&T panels along with a particular General Motors car.

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Bob Worthy 20 years ago

Best bury it then, but leave the Moose panels. There are some die hards that just won't give them up.

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