Construction
Construction site security cameras with live monitoring
Copper, tools, fuel, and heavy equipment leave job sites overnight. Our construction site surveillance pairs your cameras with live agents who see the intruder cross the fence line and speak to them before anything is loaded.
At a glance
The numbers that matter
$24.99
Per camera, per month
6-12
Cameras for a typical job site
12 or 24
Hours of monitoring per day
The risk
What we see on these properties most
Copper and material theft
Wire, pipe, and lumber walk off between pours. Tripwire zones on fence lines and material stacks trigger a live voice-down within seconds.
Equipment and fuel loss
Excavators, generators, and fuel tanks are the highest-value targets on any job site. Vehicle-specific detection separates crew traffic from after-hours activity.
Trespassing and liability
Kids, squatters, and vandals on an active site are a safety and insurance problem. Monitored perimeters keep documented, time-stamped evidence of every event.
Buyer guide
Why construction sites lose material overnight
An active job site is an open, changing property full of resale-ready material: copper wire and pipe, lumber, appliances, tools, generators, fuel, and equipment worth six figures a machine. There are no walls yet, fencing is temporary, lighting is partial, and the whole crew leaves at the same predictable time every day.
Theft is rarely opportunistic on larger builds. Someone drives past during the day, notes what was delivered, then returns after dark with a truck and a plan. Deliveries create the biggest exposure windows, because material often sits staged for days before it is installed.
The direct loss is only part of the cost. A stolen switchgear package or a cut wire run means re-ordering on a long lead time, idle trades, schedule slip, liquidated damages, and a claim that raises your builder's risk premium. Preventing one mid-size incident usually covers a full year of monitoring.
Buyer guide
How monitored job site surveillance works
We use the cameras you have, or the ones on a solar and cellular trailer if the site has no power or internet yet. During onboarding we walk your site plan and build detection zones on the gate, fence approaches, material laydown areas, the office trailer, and the fuel tank, then arm those rules around your actual crew hours.
Analytics classify people and vehicles so blowing dust, tarps, and stray animals do not wake anyone up. When someone crosses a fence line after hours, the alert lands in front of a live monitoring agent within seconds, with the feed already open.
The agent speaks through your on-site speakers and names what they see: the gate, the stack, the machine, the person's clothing. Intruders who assumed the cameras were recording only almost always leave immediately. If they do not, the agent stays on the feed and escalates to police dispatch with a live description, then delivers the time-stamped clip to your superintendent the same night.
As the build progresses we re-map zones. Early-phase perimeter coverage becomes interior floor and shaft coverage, and coverage of MEP rough-in areas matters more once copper is on site.
Buyer guide
Monitored cameras vs. a night watchman
Most general contractors weigh monitoring against a watchman or a nightly patrol. The difference is cost per covered area and whether an incident produces usable evidence.
Cost comparison
On-site guard vs. monitored cameras
| On-site guard | WatchHaven monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $4,000-$6,000 for one overnight watchman | $149.94-$299.88 for 6-12 monitored cameras |
| Coverage | One area of the site at a time | Every gate, stack, trailer, and fence zone at once |
| Safety | Confronts intruders alone on an unlit site | Agent deters remotely, police handle contact |
| Evidence | Handwritten log | Time-stamped video of every verified event |
| Scales with the build | More area means more guards | Add cameras and re-map zones by phase |
How we monitor it
Deterrence rules tuned to your site
We are compatible with most existing IP cameras, so most properties start monitored surveillance without buying new hardware.
- Fence-line and gate tripwires armed on your crew schedule
- Person and vehicle classification to cut false alarms from wind and wildlife
- Live voice-down over on-site speakers, escalating to police dispatch
- Trailer, laydown yard, and fuel tank zones monitored separately
- Relocatable cameras that move with the build phases
Coverage checklist
What to cover on a job site, in priority order
- 01Main gate and any secondary or emergency access point
- 02Fence approaches from adjacent vacant land, washes, or alleys
- 03Material laydown yard and staged delivery areas
- 04Copper, wire spool, and MEP rough-in storage
- 05Office trailer, tool crib, and connex containers
- 06Fuel tank, generators, and parked heavy equipment
- 07Vertical access points once the structure is framed
Questions
Common questions
- Do you work with cameras already on my job site?
- Yes. We are compatible with most existing IP cameras and NVRs, so most sites need no new hardware to start monitored surveillance.
- Can you monitor a site with no power or internet?
- Yes. Solar and cellular trailer setups are common on early-phase construction sites and monitor exactly the same way.
- What happens when someone enters after hours?
- An agent sees the event live, issues a voice warning naming what the intruder is doing, and calls police if they do not leave.
- How much do monitored construction site cameras cost?
- Monitoring is $24.99 per camera per month. A typical job site covers the gate, both fence approaches, the laydown yard, the trailer, and the fuel tank with 6 to 12 cameras, so most sites run $149.94 to $299.88 per month.
- Is monitoring cheaper than a night watchman on the job site?
- Yes. A single overnight watchman costs roughly $4,000 to $6,000 per month and can only watch one part of the site at a time. Twelve monitored cameras cost under $300 per month and cover every gate, stack, and trailer simultaneously with video proof of each event.
- How fast can you start monitoring a new job site?
- If cameras and connectivity are already on site, most projects are onboarded within a few business days: we map zones, set your crew schedule, test the voice-down speakers, and go live. Solar and cellular trailer setups take slightly longer to position.
- Can cameras move as the build progresses?
- Yes, and they should. Coverage that made sense during excavation is wrong by framing. We re-map zones as your site changes so alerts follow the current risk areas instead of an old site plan.
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Get a quote for construction sites
Tell us about your site and we will build a deterrence plan that fits it — monitoring starts at $24.99 per camera, per month.