Townhouse Community Security in Kenya

Townhouse communities sit between a standalone home and a large estate: a shared perimeter and entrance, but each household still wants its own front-door security.

They're one of the property types in Qyvea's estate & residential security.

Shared security vs individual homes

Shared (managed by the community)	Individual (each home)
Perimeter fence and lighting	Door intercom or video doorbell
Main entrance, barrier and visitor management	Home alarm, optionally linked to the gatehouse
CCTV on the internal road and entrance	Cameras at the home's own entrance
Gatehouse and guard	Personal access credentials

Agree who owns what. The single most useful decision a townhouse committee can make is which systems are shared (and maintained from the service charge) and which each owner is responsible for.

Typical townhouse system

Electric fence with alarm zones along the shared boundary
Automatic gate or barrier with resident credentials
Visitor logging at the entrance
CCTV at the entrance and along the internal road
Intercom from the gate to each house
Backup power for the gate and cameras

Small community, same principles

Even a 20-house community benefits from one resident database and a written maintenance plan. Start with the estate security assessment to see what's needed and what isn't.

Part of Qyvea Estate Security SolutionsIntegrated security for estates, apartments and gated communities: designed, installed and maintained as one system.

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