Smart home installations
Smart home is now properly mainstream — Hue, Nest, Sonos, Ring all install in a weekend. The smart-home work we get called for is the harder stuff: integration that actually works without a phone in your hand, retrofit lighting control that does not look retrofit, and rewiring jobs where the system goes in alongside the new cabling.
- Lutron, Loxone or KNX lighting control design
- Cat6/Cat6a structured cabling for AP coverage
- Smart heating zone control and integration
- Multi-room audio (Sonos, Heos) wiring
- Smart blind motors and curtain track integration
- Single-app integration brief if you want it (Home Assistant)
Homeowners commissioning a renovation or rewire, anyone fed up with one app per device, people who want lighting control that works with one switch press, and anyone planning a long-term integration approach (KNX or Loxone) rather than another cloud-only solution.
Honest take: most "smart home" frustration comes from cloud dependencies and ten different apps. We design around local-first systems where possible — KNX, Lutron RA2, Loxone — and use Home Assistant as the integration layer if you want everything in one place.
For a renovation: get us in early. Smart wiring at first-fix is dramatically cheaper than retrofit and opens up options (lighting scenes, blind control, AV) that are awkward later.
Frequently asked
Should I use cloud-based or local smart home systems?
Cloud (Hue, Nest, Ring) is fine for individual gadgets. For whole-house systems, local-first (KNX, Lutron, Loxone) keeps working when your internet is down, doesn't depend on a manufacturer's servers staying alive, and scales better. The trade-off is up-front cost.
Can I retrofit without rewiring?
Often yes — for lighting we can swap switches for smart equivalents (Lutron Caseta, Hue Wall) without new cabling. For heating, Tado or Nest replace the existing thermostat. Multi-room audio can be retrofitted but really benefits from speaker cabling at first-fix.
What's Home Assistant?
Open-source software that ties together different smart-home brands into one interface. We install it on a small server in your network and configure dashboards. You own the data and the system runs locally — useful if you don't want to be tied to a single vendor.
Will it still work in 10 years?
Local-first systems (KNX, Lutron) almost certainly. Cloud-dependent gear is more variable — manufacturers come and go. We try to design with longevity in mind and avoid systems that depend on one vendor's API for basic function.
Can you integrate with my solar/battery/EV?
Yes — Home Assistant (or Loxone) can pull data from a Solis or SolarEdge inverter, a Tesla Powerwall, a MyEnergi Zappi etc. and show consumption, generation and EV charge status on one dashboard. Useful for actually using the energy you generate.