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
How can we help?
Tell us what you're working through. We'll route it to the right person.
§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.
Talk through your site
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
How can we help?
What you're looking for, plus any details. We review it and follow up, usually the same day.
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