Infrasound detects the break-in
When a door or window is levered open, a faint pressure pulse forms in the air. The patented Triometik sensor system registers this infrasound – before the intruder is inside the house.
Protection for the detached house
Detached House Alarm System: Secure Every Entry Point at Once
A detached house offers burglars many ways in: the patio door, basement windows, the garage, the side entrance. This is exactly where an alarm system that monitors the entire building – not just individual windows – plays to its strengths. That way you secure your home with no gaps.
The particular exposure
Why detached houses are especially at risk
The free-standing detached house is popular – with burglars too. Unlike a flat on an upper floor, it offers points of attack on every side, often surrounded by a garden that provides both privacy and cover. Anyone intent on breaking in can calmly pick out the unobserved way in.
- Accessible all roundFour open sides of the house instead of a single flat door – each with its own windows and doors.
- Unobserved rearHedge, garden and patio shield intruders while they work on the door.
- Many levelsFrom the basement window to the roof dormer, there are more points of entry than with a terraced house.
On top of that, many families are out of the house during the day – school, work, clubs. That is precisely when most burglars strike. A reliable alarm system for a detached house must therefore not only secure a single favourite entrance, but keep the entire envelope of the building in view – and raise the alarm immediately in an emergency, even when no one is home. For how a house can generally be protected against burglary, read our guide to burglary protection.
The technology behind it
The entire building envelope monitored – not just one window
Conventional systems stick a separate detector onto every window and every door. In a sprawling detached house that is expensive, laborious and still full of gaps. SchutzAktiv Exklusiv takes the opposite approach: it turns the entire building into a sensor.
No detector on every sash
Because the whole building is monitored, you don't need a separate device for every basement window, every roof hatch and every side entrance. Even remote entry points stay covered.
Protection before entry
Instead of only reacting once someone is already inside, the control panel triggers at the lever attempt. That deters while the intruder is still outside – the most effective moment.
This is how a rambling house with many entry points suddenly becomes manageable: one control panel, one concept, the complete building envelope. For exactly how the infrasound technology works, see the page Infrasound alarm system in detail.
Point by point
The typical weak points of a detached house
These are the spots burglars target first – and the ones an alarm system for a detached house should reliably cover.
Patio & balcony door
Large panes of glass on the quiet rear are easy to lever open quietly. A large share of break-ins into detached houses happen here.
Basement windows
Low down, often hidden behind bushes and rarely lit: basement windows are a popular, inconspicuous way in.
Garage & carport
Through a connecting door, intruders get from the garage straight into the house and out of the weather – often overlooked.
Roof windows & dormers
Where a garage roof or extension serves as a leg-up, roof windows and dormers also become a possible entry point.
Side entrance
A utility room, basement entrance or side door often lies in a blind spot and is less secured than the front door.
All covered at once
With infrasound monitoring of the building envelope, these weak points are protected not individually but together.
Retrofit without a building site
New build and old building – wireless retrofit
Whether a freshly occupied new build or an established old building: an alarm system should protect the house, not tear it open. That's why SchutzAktiv Exklusiv works entirely wirelessly – no cable ducts, no chiselling, no mess.
- No cable, no drillingThe components are integrated wirelessly – installable cleanly even in occupied existing buildings.
- Retrofit old buildingsYou don't have to renovate: the system moves in without any intervention in the building fabric.
- Plan it in from the start in a new buildWith a new build or refurbishment, the protection can be sensibly planned in from the outset.
The principle works for any building history. A terraced house with a front and a garden side benefits just as much as the large free-standing detached house. What matters is not the year of construction, but that every relevant opening in the building envelope is included.
More than burglary
Fire and water protection for the family home
A detached house holds dangers that have nothing to do with burglary: the boiler room, the laundry, the equipment in the utility room. The same control panel keeps watch over these too – day and night.
Fire reported early
If a fire starts in the boiler room or from a faulty appliance, every minute counts. At night in particular, when the family is asleep, early warning is vital.
Water before it gets expensive
A burst hose on the washing machine or a leaking heating connection quickly causes major damage. The control panel alerts you before the basement floods.
A call to your mobile
Via the built-in GSM module, the system calls you automatically in an emergency and sends a text message – even when you are on holiday or out and about and no one is home.
This alerting runs autonomously, entirely without Wi-Fi, router or internet. Why that is a real advantage for family homes is shown on the page Alarm system without Wi-Fi.
Everyday life & security
So the family sleeps soundly
An alarm system is only worth anything if it is actually used. In everyday family life that means: it has to be easy to operate, must not produce false alarms and shouldn't get in the way.
- Effortless armingA clear operating concept that every family member understands – out in the morning, in at night.
- Pet-friendlyNo motion detector needed in the living space – the dog and cat can move around freely.
- Night modeDoors and windows stay monitored while everyone moves freely about the house.
Topics around the home
You might also be interested in
Go deeper into individual aspects of protecting your detached house.
All house types at a glance
The hub page on the house topic explains the basics for every home.
To the House Alarm System overviewHow infrasound works
Why the Triometik sensor system detects the break-in before entry.
Understand the infrasound alarm systemBurglary protection from A to Z
Practical tips on how to make your home safer step by step.
Read the burglary protection guide
Frequently asked questions
Alarm system for a detached house – your questions
Which alarm system is right for a detached house?
For a free-standing detached house with many entry points, the right choice is a control panel that uses the whole building as a sensor. SchutzAktiv Exklusiv uses infrasound to detect a break-in at doors and windows – whether the front door, the patio door or a basement window. You don't have to fit every single entry point with a detector and still secure the complete building envelope.
How are the basement and garage included?
The basement, garage and side entrances belong to the building envelope and are captured by the infrasound sensors as soon as they are connected to the same control panel. If someone tries to lever open a basement window or force the garage door, the characteristic pressure pulse arises and the control panel registers it. That way no remote entry point is left in a blind spot.
Can an alarm system be retrofitted in an old building?
Yes. SchutzAktiv Exklusiv works wirelessly and needs no cable ducts, chiselling or torn-open walls. That means it can be cleanly retrofitted even in an occupied old building, without you having to renovate. In a new build it is installed just as easily as in an existing one.
Do pets disturb the alarm system?
No. Because the monitoring works at the building envelope and no motion detector is needed in the living space, the dog or cat does not trigger a false alarm. Your animals can move around the house freely while doors and windows stay monitored – that makes the system genuinely practical for families with pets.
Is the patio door reliably detected too?
The large patio and balcony doors on the often unobserved rear of the house in particular are a preferred target. The infrasound sensors detect the lever attempt at these doors because a pressure pulse arises during the break-in – and before the intruder is inside. So the control panel responds early enough to deter.
How quickly is the installation finished?
Because not every entry point has to be wired individually and the system works wirelessly, the installation on a typical detached house is usually done in a day. There is no mess from drilling or chiselling. Beforehand, in a free on-site consultation, we determine which entry points should be included.
Personal. Direct. From the manufacturer.
Secure your detached house – with no gaps
We take a look at your house, identify the critical entry points from the basement to the roof dormer and propose a configuration that genuinely fits your property. Free of charge and directly from the manufacturer in Norden.