Smart Home Automation Specialists

From fridges with touchscreens built-in to controlling your heating from your mobile, our homes are becoming more high tech by the day. Home automation and smart home technology are almost becoming a modern day standard, with new houses coming pre-installed with smart thermostats, sockets and hidden wires designed for wall-mounted TVs, surround sound systems and futuristic security solutions. Home automation companies and smart home installers are making our homes more efficient and faster at meeting our every need. Read on to find out how you can work with a home media, smart technology or automation installer to bring your home into the 21st Century.

What else can home automation companies do for me?

Aside from the (now fairly widespread) smart thermostats that can be controlled remotely, home automation specialists can install your home with all sorts of technology and media products to help your home become as efficient and accommodating as possible. Not only can your heating be monitored and controlled using smart technology, but so can your other utilities and bills. Energy monitors tell you how much power you are using and timed or remote controlled adapters allow you to reduce the amount of electricity you use by making sure you only have items switched on when necessary.

Lights can also be automated so they are set to turn on and off (or dim/brighten) at different times, be remotely controlled from one interface or be motion sensitive to only be activated when you are at home.

Your home’s security can also be centrally controlled and monitored. There’s a whole plethora of different smart locks, camera systems and alarms to choose from. You could go for a fob system, a digital keypad or doors you unlock with your phone.

What home entertainment can smart home installers install?

Home automation and smart technology is not just about making your home more energy efficient and secure, there’s also some fun to be had. Home media and home cinema installers can kit out your home with the latest technology such as smart TVs, media streaming devices, speaker systems and smart home assistants. If you’re after the full home cinema experience, home cinema specialists not only can design the seating and decor for your dream home cinema, but most of them can help you find specific media control options, conceal your television and various accessories, set up optimal seating, choose and install ideal lighting, and help create the ultimate viewing environment.

Questions to ask a home automation company or home cinema installer:

• What is your experience in the home automation, smart technology or home cinema industry?
  
• Are your home automation or technology installers experienced with electrics? Are you a member of CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association)?
  
• Do you only handle home technology installation, or do you offer design work for a home cinema or TV room?
  
• Can you install media items and smart home technologies around the whole house? What is your full list of services?
  
• How do you choose and purchase all the electronics needed? How will they be paid for?
  
• What kinds of sound systems do you install?
  
• What kinds of control systems do you recommend?
  
• Who will be carrying out the work? Do you use any subcontractors?
  

Find a home automation company or home cinema installer on Houzz. Narrow your search in the Professionals section of the website to home automation companies and home cinema specialists. You can also look through photos by style to find a media or technology installation you like, then contact the professional who designed it.