5 Ways You Can Automate Your Home

What if everything in your home worked seamlessly – speakers, lights, security, oven, heat, windows?  With today’s technology you can automate everything in your home remotely. Automating your home is fun, exciting and increases the value of your home. The possibilities are endless as you can customize almost anything you want. You can start slow and build on what you have, or incorporate all these systems in one brand new construction project. After you’re finished, you can program it to decide on what your home should do under various circumstances. You can also manually control your system with your phone.

 
Lighting and Appliance Control 
You can program indoor and outdoor lights to turn on and off according to a schedule or even. For example, you can have an “At Home” function to time it so you never have to drive up to a dark home again. Or you can have a “Home Theater” setting to dim the lights, close the drapes, and turn on your television and even turn on your popcorn machine.
You can also install a motion sensor to track you through your home and turn on lights accordingly. Smart lighting can help save energy by placing lights on a timer, and in combination with smart locks, you can make leaving the house for vacation as simple as two quick taps on your smartphone. You can even define set programs, and in the future it’s likely these will incorporate more than a single smart device. If you’re really looking to impress, you can equip your smart home design with color-changing bulbs. Feeling blue? Adjust the hue of your entire domicile through an app on your phone. We can only imagine well-to-do ravers find this the best thing since sliced bread.
 
Climate Control 
Wouldn’t it be nice to never walk into a cold house? You can have a smart thermostat which can change the temperature based on hour of day. Enjoy energy savings by giving your home the responsibility of regulating your electricity, lights, water heater, HVAC system, appliances and irrigation system, so these devices are on only when needed.
 
Security System 
You’ll get peace of mind knowing your family is protected with a smart, integrated security system that has sensors, sirens, locks, lights, and can be controlled all from your cellphone. Home automation offers the security of knowing your home will alert you if anything is amiss, and you can even look in on your home from anywhere in the world. A bit of technology can make for a safer and healthier living environment. From anywhere you get a wireless connection, you can scan for intruders, adjust settings and communicate with the alarm company.
 
Home Entertainment
Entertainment will never be the same once you upgrade to a smart home audio system. You can distribute music from a central system throughout your entire home. You can control individual speaker volume in each room and you can choose from in-wall speakers, surround sound, or even outdoor speakers that can be hidden within your garden.
 
Central Vacuum System
Having an automated vacuum system is the most efficient way to clean. The system can include a vacuum motor installed in a convenient location with tubing in the walls that connect to wall inlets in each room. When it’s time to vacuum, simply insert a lightweight hose into a nearby inlet and your central vacuum system silently turns on.