A good smart home is one your guests never notice is smart; everything simply is where it should be and does what it should. The switch on the wall always works, even if the router has died or an app update went wrong. I design the system so automation is a layer on top of sound electrical work, never a replacement for it.
Scope of work
- Lighting automation: dimming, scenes and grouped control
- Motorised curtains, blinds and awnings
- Heating and cooling management with smart thermostats
- Touch switches that still behave as ordinary switches
- Motion, presence, temperature, humidity, water leak and gas sensors
- Combined scenes: leaving, night, entertaining, away
- Cameras and alarm brought into a single app
- Voice control and a mobile app with remote access
- Retrofitting an existing building without tearing out the wiring
- Backup supply for the control equipment itself
Standards and equipment
- 01 Wired protocols such as KNX preferred in new builds, for the sake of a twenty-year life
- 02 Zigbee or Z-Wave for retrofits, on a local mesh with no dependence on an overseas server
- 03 A local controller rather than a cloud service, so losing the internet does not lose the house
- 04 Every critical circuit keeps an independent manual path
- 05 A separate network segment for control equipment, with its own credentials
- 06 Handover documentation: addressing map, device list and a plain guide for the household
Works with the internet down
Scene logic runs on a controller inside the house, not on a server on another continent. The internet is only needed for remote access; the house itself does not depend on it.
The wall switch never leaves
Every light that becomes smart keeps a physical switch that works. Guests, children and grandparents should not need to install an app to turn on a lamp.
Extensible, not locked in
Built on open standards so next year you can add a device from a different maker. Kit that only speaks to one company’s app is a debt you pay later.
What drives the cost
There is no fixed price on this page, because without seeing the site any number is a guess. These are the things that set the estimate:
- Number of controlled points, counting each light, blind and thermostat as one
- Wired or wireless, and whether the building is empty or lived in
- Brand and tier of the equipment chosen
- How elaborate the scenes are, and how far cameras and alarm are integrated
- Training and post-handover support
This service covers Gurab Zarmikh, Soumeh Sara, Tulam Shahr, Ziabar, Marjaghal, Kasma, Hendekhaleh, Taher Gurab, Nargestan, Gurabpas and the surrounding villages.
Frequently asked
Does automation mean tearing out the walls?
Not necessarily. In an occupied house a wireless system such as Zigbee installs without breaking anything out. A wired system like KNX makes sense in a new build or a full renovation, where its cabling goes in alongside the main wiring. Which one suits you is decided after a look at the building.
If the internet goes down, does the smart home stop?
Not in the way I build them. Scene logic runs on a local controller inside the house, and the internet is only needed for remote access. On top of that, every light that becomes smart keeps a working physical switch.