Industry · Self-storage
Run an unmanned facility like someone's always on site.
Tec-Tel designs, installs, and runs gate plate recognition, unit-level access, and 24/7 verified-response monitoring for self-storage. Built for the unmanned model, with live two-way audio that ends a problem before it becomes a break-in.
- NDAA-compliant
- Platform-agnostic
- 1,000+ deployments over 15 years
§01 What we install in self-storage
The system an operations director relies on.
Once a facility is commissioned, remote presence covers what no on-site staff would. Here's what your operations director and district manager work with from day one.
§ How we work
An unmanned facility lives or dies on remote presence. We give you gate LPR, unit sensors, and live two-way audio across every site, so a monitoring agent can talk to someone before a break-in happens, not review it after.
How Tec-Tel works in self-storage
§02 How a Tec-Tel deployment works
Five steps, one accountable team.
Walk every facility before we quote
No quote-by-aerial. We come on site, talk to your operations lead, and document gate, drive-aisle, and unit-row coverage.
Standardize across the portfolio
One camera platform. One gate platform. One PMS bridge. Forty facilities get one runbook, not forty.
Design for unmanned operation
No on-site staff means the monitoring is the staff. We design coverage and verified-response workflow assuming nobody is there.
Tune analytics for facility contexts
Loitering and after-hours analytics need on-site calibration. Drive-aisle lighting and weather change the model.
Hand off with a runbook
Your team gets a written ops doc: escalation tree, PMS integration, delinquent-lockout workflow, who calls Tec-Tel for what.
§03 What a Tec-Tel install looks like
Three facility shapes. Three different stacks.
A drive-up site, a multi-story building, and a portfolio each need a different stack. Here are the three shapes we deploy most, and what each runs.
One drive-up facility, no on-site staff
- → Gate LPR tied to the rental record
- → Drive-aisle + unit-row camera coverage
- → 24/7 verified-response monitoring as the staff
- → Two-way audio for remote intervention
Indoor multi-story facility, elevator + corridor access
- → Per-floor + corridor coverage
- → Elevator + stairwell access tied to rental status
- → Unit-level door sensors on every unit
- → After-hours building lockdown workflow
Multi-facility operator across several markets
- → Standardized camera + gate spec across facilities
- → Central VMS with role-based per-facility access
- → Single 24/7 monitoring contract, regional service
- → PMS bridge for delinquent-tenant gate lockout
§04 Compliance buyers ask us about
Frameworks we build to.
State-specific self-storage lien and access rules. Camera + gate retention designed to support a lien-sale dispute or an access-log inquiry.
Accessible gate keypads, accessible units, and drive-aisle routes. Door hardware to ADA 2010 reach ranges.
Tenant-goods claims and facility liability. Retention long enough to survive the typical claim window; time-stamped exportable clips.
If your facility processes card payments at a kiosk or office, PCI-DSS Req 9 covers the payment area. Designed in where in scope.
Questions buyers ask us
FAQ
- How much does a self-storage security install cost?
- Cost depends on site size, gate and drive-aisle layout, how many unit rows need coverage, and whether the facility is drive-up or climate-controlled multi-story. A multi-facility portfolio amortizes per-site through standardized design. We scope the site on the consultation and come back with a defensible per-facility budget. That scope is the free consultation.
- Can this work for an unmanned facility?
- Yes, that is the model. Most self-storage runs with no on-site staff, so the 24/7 verified-response monitoring is the staff. Loitering, after-hours, and forced-entry alerts route to live agents who can address someone over two-way audio before an incident happens.
- Does it integrate with our management software?
- Yes for the major platforms. Gate, camera, and unit events bridge to storEDGE, SiteLink, Storable, and similar PMS via standard integrations. Delinquent-tenant gate lockout is handled in software so a past-due account cannot open the gate.
- How does unit-level access work?
- Per-unit door sensors tie to the rental record. A unit opened by a non-tenant, or outside the rental window, flags with the nearest camera so the monitoring agent can verify. Useful for both theft prevention and lien-sale documentation.
- How fast can a portfolio rollout go?
- A single facility moves quickly. For a portfolio, we standardize on facility one, prove it, then replicate the runbook across the rest in sequenced phases. We size the timeline against your facility list in the free consultation.
Book a free assessment
Get a plan built around your facilities.
Book a free consultation. The Tec-Tel team walks your facilities with you and comes back with what the unmanned model needs, what your PMS supports, and a defensible per-facility budget.
- Tell us how many sites you run and what's already in place. We'll show you what a build or upgrade looks like.
- Straight answers from the team that does the work. We're platform-agnostic, so you get the system that fits your sites, not one brand's catalog.
Since 2010 · 1,000+ deployments nationwide · ISN-accredited
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