FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
A Smart homes transition to Integrated home is when the smart technologies now have a common interface and can communicate with each other, this is the preferred way to deliver a smart home project as it simplifies the users experience saving time and reducing clutter of interfaces around the home such as touch screens, thermostats, security keypads etc. this in turn increases the potential uses & outcomes of the technology
A Smart Home is a home in which some or all of its technologies are connected to an app to increase its functionality and convenience, performing functions that enhance the lifestyle of its occupants. The more technologies connected, the smarter the home can become.
- Simplified living
- Convenience
- Ascetically pleasing to the designers intent
- value adding (life and home)
- they have one contact for technology
- piece of mind – remote access while you’re not home or on holidays
Most technologies within your home can be integrated into the single system, these include:
- Lighting control
- Curtains and Blinds
- Multi Room Audio
- TVs
- HVAC
- Pool and Spa
- Security & CCTV
- Intercoms
- And Many Others
An integrator is tasked with Designing & Implimenting a smart home solution that can meet a homeowner’s expectations for technology. Just as you hire an electrician to wire your homes, or an HVAC technician to design and install heating and cooling systems, you can hire an integrator to design and install the smart-home systems that take a house to the next level of technology. We are Certified integrators through CEDIA.
- Both.
We love our integration projects, building integrated smart homes Is our passion. We however are also electricians and love and regularly carry out electrical works too.
The same thing that would happen without Integrated technologies anything that requires power which is not connected to a back up power supply will not function until the power is restored
Once the power is restored the system will reboot and continue to operate as it did before power was disconnected
We offer support to all of our existing and new customers even if we didn’t do the initial installation
A smart home can actually save power by making sure equipment isn’t left running when its not in use even by shutting down automated timer schedules when the system is put into holiday mode
by the client the more technology to be integrated the more budget will need to be assigned to the integration works (We could add but not sure if we should the following – Typically an fully Integrated smart home solution would cost about 4-10% of the total build budget