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Home Automation Planning

Planning for full home automation can be a daunting task. It all starts with the idea of having full control over your domain. Like many cool ideas, they first take shape on the back of a napkin.

The FutureHouse home automation planning toolkit consists of worksheets and device estimators for determining placement of sensors, types of wiring, control options, costs and future planning.

 
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Our planning toolkits assist with determining the requirements for taking the idea from conception to design. The end result is a design document that provides a lists materials and installers guide.



Key Wiring Considerations to Plan for:
  • Standard AC house wire to all plugs and lights.
  • Determine where your motion sensors need to be placed in order to detect entrance to rooms.
  • Low voltage cable located at all doors and windows
  • Low voltage cable for all locations that will have a light switch
  • Low voltage cable for all locations that will have additional sensors
  • Multi conductor cable for control panels and auxiliary controllers
  • Location of Cat5e cables
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