Quote Originally Posted by CarlD View Post

I had a dreadful experience with ADT and would never, ever use them again or recommend them. We now have a local company we are far happier with.
Sorry to hear that. ADT has always worked out great for me. I guess I used "ADT" as a common noun when I should have used "home alarm" instead. I wasn't trying to sell ADT just the concept of monitored doors. I find the audible tone I get when a door opens to be very helpful especially when the misses comes home from work through the garage door. The kids act like Pavlov's Dogs when they hear the beep and all go running to the back door.

Anyway, I still recommend alarming the doors with whatever company is best.

Also, DIY is fine too, I just wanted nice wrought iron and going with a pro was the fastest solution. Being up to proper code is all that matters no matter how you get the job done