I wish there was a 20 star option. I had an old security system set up in my home by the home builder 13 years ago, way before I lived here and I needed it activated quickly. I did not want a contract since I already had the equipment. I called around to the "big names" and some smaller guys and nobody wanted to touch it without a contract.
I then talked with Lucas at Proper Guard, he said he'd be more than happy to come out and see if he could work with my system and if so, there was no contract and a very reasonable installation/transfer fee.
My system was so old and wired completely wrong but Lucas managed to get power to it and reset the system. I wanted options on a new system too since mine was so old. He gave me options with a contract and without a contract and I decided to outright buy the new system and opt for no contract. He could still use all the motion detectors and contacts from the old system and installed a new keypad and pretty much had to rewire and revamp the old panel. Not once did he try to "sell" me on something, he was willing to work with me no matter what option I picked.
Because everything on my end (the old system) was such a mess, Lucas spent an hour and half at my house just getting the old system up and running but he had another appointment and I had to get some things done too so we agreed that he could come back later to install the new equipment.
He promptly showed back up at 3:30 and got right to work. As he worked he explained so many things to me about my old system so I understood what he was doing. For example, the power to the old system was in the garage in the same outlet that the garage door plugs into but the previous owners removed the transformer and just left wires hanging so he installed a new transformer.
At 7:00 pm he was finished. I thought I was going to get the bad news that the installation was going to be much more since my system was such a mess and it took so long (no fault of Lucas) but nope, the price he quoted was the price I paid.
As we stood in the garage upon him leaving he thought he smelled a little smoldering. I did not smell anything. He was extremely cautious and double-checked everything and then the smell went away. He still had another appointment that evening but insisted that if I had any problems to let him know.
After he left I noticed the garage door was opening slowly and the only reason I was a little concerned was because the system was plugged into the same outlet as the garage and the same area that Lucas thought he smelled something. I called him and he offered to come back that same night, after his other appointment if I was okay with that. I was completely fine with him coming back in the evening and he kept apologizing, not wanting to interrupt my evening but he knew the importance of having an alarm that night. He also suggested I unplug the alarm until he returned, just to be safe. When I unplugged the transformer, it was really hot.
He arrived around 8:30 and got to work again. He found that somewhere behind the walls the existing alarm wires were touching and causing it to overheat. With that in mind he did not want to use that line so he completely rewired the outlet by the panel in the house so he could use the power from there. I felt so bad for how hard he was working and kept telling him that if he needed to come back the next day that I would understand but he was bound and determined to get me up and running that night.
He was done at 11:30 pm and once again, there was no extra charge or fees. Lucas kept apologizing for the time and I was feeling horrible that he had to do so much work because of MY system being such a mess.
I will recommend Proper Guard and Lucas as much as I can. All other alarm companies should take note of their work ethic. This kind of customer service just doesn't exist anymore and it was the best, most refreshing experience I have ever had!!!!! I cannot say enough nice things about Lucas and Proper Guard, except AMAZING!!! read more