Why Integrating Smart Home Automation During a Remodel Saves Time and Money

Smart Home Choices During a Remodel

Home remodels offer the perfect opportunity to lay the groundwork for your home automation system in Dallas, TX. Before we begin the task, we meet with homeowners, contractors, and designers and develop a strategy to ensure the client's needs are met now and in the future. Let's look at some of the questions and details that need to be mapped out during the planning stages. 

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Discussing a Homeowner’s Lifestyle

Before we begin the build, we need to understand a homeowner’s lifestyle and what technology and connected devices could truly uplift their everyday lives. With advances occurring almost daily, many people don’t fully understand the possibilities home automation brings. 

Do they enjoy entertaining? Is their backyard a focal point of gatherings? We’ll go through the many integrated solutions, such as lighting, temperature control, audio-video, and security, and help them determine where they'd like to begin as well as where they see themselves in the future. It's much easier and less costly to prepare a home during a remodel instead of backtracking later and dismantling walls. 

Wired Vs. Wireless

Now it’s time to decide if a wired or wireless internet solution is better suited for the remodel. Wired offers greater stability. Wireless provides increased flexibility. In many instances, a hybrid approach provides the best outcome for both functionality and cost. 

If considering a significant renovation, now may be the time to hardwire the home. Prewired with at least one hardwired connection in every room allows 4K and 8K HDR TVs and whole-home audio systems a wired connection. 

This connectivity ensures the image retains its full high-quality resolution and that the music comes through crisp and clear. These systems are bandwidth hogs, meaning that taking them off the Wi-Fi system will also help ensure added stability for the devices that require a wireless connection. 

Security systems are another consideration. Installing Ethernet cabling for these integrations means that the security feed won't lag, an important function in an emergency. Motorized blinds are another popular device that can be hardwired for low voltage power, so you never have to worry about replacing batteries.

In essence, high-speed, low-voltage cabling serves as the backbone of the automated home, offering reliability, security, and speed. On the other hand, a solid wireless network lets you wander through your home and out into the yard with a tablet or laptop in hand and retain full connectivity with no dead zones or dropped spots. In addition, smart thermostats, light switches, and video doorbells can all utilize Wi-Fi. 

Is It Time to Plan a Smart Home?

If you’re contemplating a serious renovation or remodel, now is the time to consider prewiring and installing the proper cabling. It is much more cost-effective than preparing a home for smart automation after the build. 

Are you ready to let your blinds wake you from sleep by slowly opening when it’s time to rise? How about a whole-home audio-video system that plays different sources in every room or fills the home and yard with crystal-clear sound? Are you ready to take your life to the next level of ease and enjoyment? At Integrated Lifestyles, we take pride in delivering our clients the best-in-class service that ensures complete integration and ease of use for all of their smart home solutions. For more information or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Integrated Lifestyles today.