Smart Home Automation Technology
Today’s new construction state-of-the-art Smart Home is full of all of the latest technology – including cool automation features. This new technology is a popular choice for buyers in the new home construction space in Southern California.
This in-demand Smart Home automation technology is definitely not a trend, as architects and builders in Orange County are including this high-tech automation into their home design plans. They know this is a premium upscale amenity that savvy homeowners in Southern California will demand for years to come.
What is Smart Home Automation Technology?
Adding technology and devices to automate routine tasks in your Orange County home is the latest way California homeowners can customize their space to utilize the latest automation technology. The fact that you are doing away with daily manual tasks and decreasing monthly home operating costs makes it super convenient for homeowners to customize your space in seconds with the simple click of a button.
This automated Smart Home technology can help you operate anything from custom motorized blinds and shades to high-tech hidden speakers that can get the party started with the flick of a switch…and can be added right into the design plans for your home for custom installation during new construction.
Not only is the use of Smart Home technology a popular choice by homeowners in Orange County, but a recent study indicates that almost 45% of homeowners who are in the process of renovating have chosen to use automated smart technology in their new home design. This is in addition to the rise in popularity with the new home construction market. California’s savvy homebuyers almost always choose an automated Smart Home when given a choice.
The Professional Team at Experience Audio Video is Your Orange County Smart Technology Experts
The team at Experience Audio Video in Orange County can help you create the Smart Home of your dreams. We work directly with architects and builders in Southern California to ensure your needs are addressed during the design process, as well as with site managers during construction for a smooth installation of your Smart Home technology. Contact us today to learn more about making yours an automated Smart Home.
Wiring Your Home
Building a new home can be exciting and also stressful because you get to customize it the way you want. If you are looking to rewire a pre-existing home, it may be a little more work, but it is doable. You will have to start by contacting an architect to get plans drawn up. After you talk to an architect you are going to want to talk to a building contractor.
Regardless of whether or not you are building a new home or retrofitting a pre-existing home, you are going to want the wiring done properly. Wiring this correctly can save you time, money and frustration (not just for you but for the technicians that are going to install your audio video equipment.)
CONSIDER A 10-YEAR PLAN
While you are in the planning stages you will want the wiring that is going to be installed to last throughout the years. You are going to have to think about the devices that you may want to add in the future.
START WITH A FLOOR PLAN
Working with the architect you will get your floor plan, next you are going to want to pencil in where you want your devices to be installed, anything from your streaming devices to your smart lighting keypads. You are going to also want to put in what types of solutions you’d like in each room.
MARK YOUR WIRING AND OUTLETS
On the plans you are going to want to mark where the wall outlets are located in each room you will be automating. Your audio/video technician, such as us, or your builder can help you with this.
RUN SPEAKER WIRE
You are going to want to run speaker wire to every room that you are going to have speakers in. Your audio/video technician should be able to run this wire properly. Because you don’t want to run the speaker wires too close to power wires in order to avoid interference.
About the Author
Experience Audio Video has been serving Orange County and Area since 1999 for residential and commercial audio, video and security camera installation services. 5 Star Yelp Ratings, Thousands of Referrals, there is not a better choice than Brian Chappell and the Experience Audio Video Team (License #804783). One phone call and you will know right away the difference in working with Experience Audio Video vs. others in the area. Contact us now at 714-744-4455 or info@eav-inc.com for a Free Consultation.
Building a New Home? Why You Should Wire for Networking
Watch any video advertising about technology today, and you’ll get a singular message: the future is wireless. Truly, you won’t see wires anywhere in commercials from Apple, Google, Microsoft and the rest. They’re ugly and they look cluttered, so let’s innovate ourselves away from them, right?
No. At least, not yet. Sure, the tech gurus have a point that visible, cluttered wires are no one’s idea of luxury. And yes, wireless technology has made major strides in the last decade. But wired networking is still far and away the better choice.
If you’re building a new home, you should wire it thoroughly for networking. Here are a few reasons why.
Follow Their Walk, Not Their Talk
Yes, tech companies have removed wires from their advertising. But if you could peer inside the walls at any of those companies’ headquarters, you know what you’d find? Wires. Gobs and gobs of them.
That’s because they know what we know: wired networking is still the most efficient and reliable option, and it will be for years to come.
You need the most bandwidth possible. Wireless may be sufficient for that standard def video on your phone, but soon you’ll want to push 4K or even 8K streaming to your TV. Can your wireless network handle the strain? Doubtful. You need a wired connection.
Building In Wired Networking Fixes the Clutter
When you build wired networking in from the ground up, you can fix one of the biggest drawbacks to wires: clutter. The reason most people’s wires look terrible is that they aren’t built in. They’re strewn across desks or emerging from uncovered walls. When you build in wired networking, you can run it through the walls, dropping out connection points strategically— only where they’re both needed and out of sight.
Ready to Build?
If you’re ready to build and want to explore wiring for networking, the Experience Audio Video team is here to help. Let’s get started today with a free consultation.
3 New Construction Audio Visual Solutions
Whether you are a developer building single-family homes or a homeowner building your new home from the ground up, audio-visual components should be considered early on in the construction process whenever possible.
These days, you can incorporate technology into your home with smart home systems, multi-room music systems, and other systems that can help improve everyday life. And when it comes to new construction, audio-visual solutions can be installed at just the right time, saving you from spending resources and money rewiring or reformatting your home’s existing setup.
When you have the option of installing audio video systems in a new construction home ahead of time, these are three solutions to consider.
- Home theater
If you want a dedicated room in your house to be a theater, it’s best to decide which room that will be as early as possible so that you can have all audio-visual components installed, in addition to any specialized carpeting or sound buffering wall covers.
- Multi-room music
You have the option of using wireless or wired speakers to set up a multi-room music system in your home, and each has its own benefits. Wireless speakers can be moved and adjusted whenever you want, but they don’t have the same reliability and quality as most wired speakers. Have your contractor work with a residential audio-visual specialist to plan out the best way to accommodate speakers before walls have been installed.
- Automated lighting
You can hook up your lights to a home automation system to be able to adjust them from wherever you are; some systems even allow you to have lighting presets based on mood or activity. But your lights will need to be connected, which is much easier when electricians and audio-visual installers can work at the same time, together.
About the Author
Experience Audio Video has been serving Orange County and Area since 1999 for residential and commercial audio and video installation services. 5 Star Yelp Ratings, Thousands of Referrals, there is not a better choice than Brian Chappell and the Experience Audio Video Team. One phone call and you will know right away the difference in working with Experience Audio Video vs. others in the area. Contact us now at 714-744-4455 or info@experienceaudiovideo.com for a Free Consultation.