Things To Consider Before Building an Automated Home

In recent days, smart devices are everywhere, and people use smart technology beyond their personal uses. Home automation is the best example of it. We believe this article gives you all the necessary information you might require before implementing smart technology to build a smart home.

Transferring your traditional home to an automated home will always be an exciting adventure. Home automation is a way to add the most up-to-date smart technology to your place. In a smart home, the light will turn on/off automatically when you want; your favorite music will play in your living room, the alarm notifies you it’s the time to leave for work, and so on.

 

If you want to live in a smart home, this article will help you decide what kind of smart devices and smart homes you need. Here, we will walk you through the crucial aspects that you need to understand before you start building your dream home. 

Points to Remember while Building a Smart Home

A smart home is something that we build full of love. Hence, surely you don’t want to compromise with a single mistake. Following are the things that will give you an idea about properly transforming your home into an automated home.

1.   Select the Gadgets that you want to Automate

Transferring your normal home into a smart home doesn’t mean you have to replace every home appliance with smart devices. First, create proper planning. Prepare a checklist of the gadgets you want to make automate and can positively improve your life quality. 

 

HVAC system, coffee maker, multi-room music, home lighting, TVs are the basic home appliances that you can choose and make them a smart device. We suggest you first start with a few essential devices and then add more devices as per your requirement.

2.  Requirement for a Wi-Fi Router

Your smart gadget needs a good wi-fi router connection in order to connect on a single network and interact with each other.  A good wi-fi router allows you to connect multiple devices, including smart alarms, smart Tv, smart camera, to a single network. 

 

The average routers are not designed for smart devices as they have a comparatively weaker connection and lower data rates. Hence, if you want to connect different devices on a single network be sure you have a strong wi-fi router.

3.    What will be your Daily Routine?

 

Don’t buy a smart device just to show your friends. Smart gadgets are expensive; hence be sure you buy a smart gadget that will actually change your daily routine by saving your precious time. 

 

Think about what you do after waking up from bed? Making tea or coffee, turning off the lights and fans, opening the windows, turning on the TV, etc. After that, search for smart devices that can perform all these tasks automatically.  Also, do you want to adjust the home temperature half an hour before your reach your home? If yes, you can use a smart thermostat.

4.  Consider Devices Compatibility 

The smart devices you purchase must communicate with each other and be compatible with third-party services such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s HomeKit, or Google’s Siri. The more gadgets can interact, the simpler it will be to monitor them and build the latest automated home. 

 

Let’s understand it with an example; you buy Amazon’s Alexa for your smart home. Ask Alexa about the possible compatible smart devices. Within a flicker of time, Alexa will present you with smart gadgets list compatible with Alexa. This way, you can select the most compatible smart products for your automated home.

5.   Speak to the Landlord

Transferring a traditional house to a smart home is always a great choice; however, this method involves installing multiple expensive smart products. Also, make changes in the wiring system. Can you bear these charges and expenses? On the other hand, if you live in a rental house, your landowner might not permit you to do so. 

 

Hence, if you are a renter, explain your plans to your landlord, and take permission from him/her. You have your own home, right? Good, but are you planning to sell it in a year or two? If yes, then spend lots of money to make your normal tome to smart home will not be the best option for you. 

 

So if you plan to live in your home for the longest time, only then rely upon the home automation technique.

6.  Cross Check the Smart Gadgets

TV ads always don’t show the entire details, and if you purchase a smart device by sawing the advertisement on the TV, you might be wrong. 

 

So what will be the proper way of purchasing? Consult with experts and read the product review online. Check what other customers said about the gadget. 

 

For instance, you buy a Philips Hue lightbulb on Amazon. However, it can’t work on its own. And you will also have to purchase the Philips bridge that uses third-party features. So, at the time of buying the Philips bridge, take advice from experts and then complete purchasing. 

 

Undoubtedly you have a piece of strong technical knowledge. But think again, do you really have the required knowledge and time to transfer a traditional home into a smart home? Probably the answer will be No. Therefore, it’s always better to hire a professional and let them convert your home into a smart home.