Video Doorbell Installation

1. Check the existing doorbell wire, transformer and chime.
2. Replace the transformer if it cannot power a video doorbell, which is common in older Toronto homes.
3. Mount the doorbell at the right height, with a wedge if the door sits off to one side of the path.
4. Test the Wi-Fi signal at the door, connect the doorbell and set up the app, chime and motion zones.
5. Show you how to answer, review clips and share access with the rest of the house.

We can run new low-voltage wire from the chime or basement, or fit a plug-in transformer where that is cleaner. Battery doorbells work too, but they need charging and can be slow to wake on motion, so we recommend wired power wherever the door allows it. If the Wi-Fi is weak at the front of the house, we will tell you before the doorbell goes up, not after.

A doorbell sees the porch; it does not see the driveway or the side gate. Many homeowners add a few wired cameras with home security camera installation, and some doorbells can record to the same recorder as an IP camera system. For apartment and condo entrances, see intercom and buzzer installation. Price ranges for bigger systems are in our cost guide.