Do not try to build your own smoke alarm. Seriously. It takes a special kind of fool to trust their home and potentially their life to a $5 development board and some Arduino source code they ...

With all that expertise in mind, our pick for the top DIY home security system is the reliable, expandable eight-piece, second-gen Ring Alarm Kit. This kit has a bunch of features to help keep ...

Basic DIY home security systems start at about $225 and top out at $800 or so. If you add wireless smoke/heat detectors, plan to spend about $1,300 for DIY alarm systems. That’s still about half ...

Simplisafe home security system review: a comprehensive DIY kit with 24/7 monitoring - A comprehensive home security system ...