Great! Get excited – with the latest developments in home automation technology, you can create a more comfortable, convenient and luxurious lifestyle, literally with the flick of a switch.

Building or renovating your ‘smart home’ should be a fun and easy process, but sometimes it can be difficult gaining and understanding all of the information you need to get your project underway. You have questions, and you need answers – which is why we’re here! We can guide you every step of the way while you navigate the many possibilities available to you. Don’t know what X10 is? Wondering whether it’s possible to lock your garage door from your bedroom? Unsure of where to even begin?

Don’t worry if you don’t have even the slightest clue about what home automation involves.

We’ve researched and compiled all of the information you need to know about home automation, into one complete and easy to understand site. No matter what your level of experience or knowledge about home automation, you will find this site useful and informative. If you’re just starting out and you’re building your idea of exactly what home automation is and what smart homes do, we suggest reading up on the basics here.

Or, if you’re already familiar with these concepts and are looking for more detailed information, feel free to skip ahead.

 

The Guide

This guide breaks the entire home automation process into four main, broad sections:

 

STEP 1 – GATHER INFORMATION. Learn some basics about home automation, and ask yourself the important questions that will help you establish your goals for your home automation system. Do you want the best of the best – or is it simple conveniences you are seeking?

STEP 2 – DESIGN YOUR SYSTEM. Once you know the basics and have set your objectives, begin designing your system from the base up. Here you will find more information about smart homes and how they work, and you’ll learn how to choose the right devices to serve your needs.

STEP 3 – PURCHASE. When you know exactly what you’ll be enhancing your home with, you’re ready to take the next step! Here you’ll be pointed in the direction of the best [products and stores] on the market.

STEP 4 – INSTALL. You’ve got your home automation products sitting in a UPS box at your front door – now what?! We’ll help you figure out how to put it all together, and how to trouble-shoot when problems arise.

This guide covers everything you need to know about home automation, and then some, so jump right in. Thanks for stopping by – and if you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch!

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3 Responses to “Are you thinking about home automation?”

1. Mark Golding says:

   June 27, 2009 at 5:55 am

   Hiya!

   We heard about you on Twitter!

   We have a group of websites, The Organic Home, http://bit.ly/1z9Dz and we would love to explore ways of communicating and sharing with you.

   One of our developments is a new project, Buildings Can be Green – http://www.buildingscanbegreen.com and I have been looking for a green buildings website with whom we could share our traffic, and maybe you might be interested in exploring this with us.

   In addition, to share ideas, information and plans would be such an exciting and positive way to go forward for us. We offer link exchange, we publish your blogs on our ‘guest wellness blog’, with full attribution and hotlinks direct to you, and offer full page listings on our ‘guest organic site’ page. These are found on our ‘organic growth’ page… http://bit.ly/OHs53

   It would be our honour to be able represent you in some way.

   There is no change for these services, they are free. Our sites had over 8.5 Million hits last month and to share our growth with you would be our honour and privilege.

   Here at The Organic Home we say ‘we give to you’…

   I will look forward to hearing from you.

   Mark Golding
   The Organic Home
   http://www.theorganichome.co.uk
2. FourQ says:

   June 28, 2009 at 6:53 pm

   Anthony,

   Thanks for the invite, you’ve got a great site.
   If there’s anything I can help with please feel free to let me know.

   Personally, I’ve got HomeSeer running to manage the X10 modules and the menial day to day tasks with RFID integrated for the fun of it.

   Best regards

   Q
3. Hadi Esper says:

   November 30, 2009 at 8:06 am

   Nice Guide Anthony, looks like you have put quite a bit of effort into it.

   It would be nice to read your take on Media Centers nowadays especially with the recent release of Windows 7 i think the public is going to be a lot more exposed to the idea of having a dedicated media center PC in their home.

   All the Best,

   Hadi Esper
   Home Automation Guide