One Google search, or a cursory glance through your yellow pages will yield dozens of results when it comes to local home alarm companies. It’s a flooded market, with software easier and easier to get ahold of by the day. So it’s hard to know where to begin when it actually comes time to buy one of your own. There’s always a recommendation from a friend or loved one, but even then, you should play it safe. If you are looking for a home alarm company in Fort Lauderdale, here are the main questions you should think about asking them during the interview.
#1. Does the company belong to a recognized security association?
There are plenty of local/national industry associations dealing with home security, such as the national burglar and fire alarm association. As such, any reputable home alarm company should be a part of one before trying to do actual business. For the sake of your own safety, call the organization namedropped in the interview to see if they can verify the claim.
#2. How long has your company operated?
The longer a company has been around, the higher quality work they put out. Time equals experience in the home alarm industry. While a new company might be a good way to go, if you’re installing a very simple home alarm system, if you want something much more complex, a company with more meat on its bones would do you better.
#3. What measures do you take to ensure customer safety?
Especially when you’re going to see a company that installs the system for you, you want to make sure the person you’re interviewing walks you through the process. This should include, but not be limited to: background checks for employees, certified electricians in charge of wiring the system itself, a written guarantee on the system installed, full bonds, and liability/errors and omissions insurance. A reputable home alarm company will effortlessly tick all of these boxes, and that’s how you know you’ve found a good company.
#4. What is your response time to alarms?
If the company doesn’t say 60 seconds or less, then they probably aren’t the ones for you. A lot can happen in over a minute, and when someone is trying to break into your home, you want help to arrive in record time.
Remembering these questions should help you get through each interview fairly quickly until you find the right company for you. Contact Alarm Partners Security Systems for more details.
