Secure Communications Group installs camera, access control and intrusion systems in Arvada from its Westminster head office. Surveys come first, then cabling and mounting planned around brick, masonry and old framing, and crews travel statewide for service calls whenever an installed system still needs attention.
Arvada pairs an old downtown with new construction. Olde Town is masonry and storefront glass on brick walls that do not open easily, while the newer residential and commercial areas are framed and often pre-wired. The two halves of the city need different cabling, different mounting and a different conversation about finishes. A storefront that has held three businesses in ten years also tends to have three layers of wiring behind the wall.
The same integrator can handle both, but the plan should not be the same plan. We inspect the wall structure, the attic or plenum space and the existing electrical service before deciding how a device is mounted and where its cable can travel. That inspection is the difference between a camera that looks right on a drawing and one a technician can actually reach and service.
What we install in Arvada
Mounting on brick and older masonry
Brick is unforgiving. A camera screwed into a mortar joint shakes loose, an anchor set too close to an edge splits the brick, and a hole into a wall cavity becomes a path for water. We fasten into the brick body rather than the joint, seal each penetration, and use surface raceway where the owner wants the wall left intact. On an exposed interior wall the raceway is the design decision, so it is agreed before anyone drills.
Older storefronts also hide their structure. Above a pressed tin ceiling or behind plaster there may be a steel beam where a cable run was expected, so the survey happens before the quote and the hardware is chosen for what is actually inside the wall, not what the floor plan implies. Where the wall cannot be opened at all, the camera position is set by what the mount can reach.
Contractor yards, shops and equipment theft
A contractor yard is a perimeter and lighting problem before it is a camera problem. Trailers, materials and tools sit outside overnight, and the views that matter are the gate, the equipment row and the fuel point, usually not the office door where the lighting is already good. We also ask how the yard is lit, because a camera without usable light records a silhouette and a pair of headlights.
We mount high enough that a ladder does not reach the housing, use long-range infrared where the yard has no practical lighting, and put access control on the gate and the shop door so entry is recorded rather than assumed from a schedule nobody checks. On a storage yard, a gate reader and a plate camera usually cover more of the yard than a row of interior views.
Working with a Denver-based integrator
For a building the owner occupies, the design is straightforward once the structure is known: fixed cameras at the entries, a view of the yard or the lot, and door control where it changes who can get in and when.
The Westminster head office is the base for that work, and crews travel statewide from it. An Arvada customer gets the same process as a site in Greeley or Pueblo: a survey, a written scope, an installation and a walkthrough at the end. If a brick wall has to stay untouched, that answer comes out of the survey rather than out of the middle of an install.
Frequently asked questions
Can cameras be mounted on historic brick without damaging it?
Yes, with the right anchor and placement. We fasten into the brick face, stay away from mortar joints and corners, seal the hole, and use a base that spreads the load. Where the wall cannot be touched at all, a pole or soffit mount is the alternative.
Do you install cameras on a pole in a parking lot?
We do, and the pole matters as much as the camera: it needs to be set for wind load, with conduit and a service loop, and the camera placed where a technician can reach it without renting a lift.
What decides the schedule for an installation?
The size of the site and the number of doors, plus whether the building stays occupied during the work. Cabling through an open ceiling is quick, while opening finished walls or coring masonry is not, and the scope says which applies.