Smart Home Automation London
We specialise in making a house a home, making your home a place to thrive
Connecting You & your Smart Home
For decades futurists were telling us how someday we'd be able to control the various components of our home from just about anywhere. Unlike flying cars, this is one prediction that has come true. Today's smart home is like something right out of a 20th-century science fiction novel. We should know. We're Connect Automation. We provide expert smart home installation services throughout London, Surrey, Kent and Essex.
What We Do
Design
Tailored design systems just for you from the ground up.
Installation
Our team will install the tailored system and programme it to enhance your home.
After-care
Full support and maintenance program, with remote and phone support.
What We Offer
Intelligent homes
They really are as good as it sounds, a house that looks after itself. Tailored for each house and family so what you get is one of a kind.
Home Cinema Install
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Distributed Video
Remove those unsightly cables attaching your TVs and have one central location for all of your sources. Then get that video anywhere in the house you want.
Distributed Audio
You get the flowing sound all around the house, either linked as one for a whole home party or separate in each room, it’s up to you. Once you have it you’ll never want to go back.
Home Network Installation
We have all become so reliant on the internet for work and relaxation that when it drops out it really does become stressful. We can build the perfect Wi-Fi system so there are no more drop outs.
Smart Home security
24/7 video surveillance and alarms for your small abode to a huge castle, with the ability to show you instantly when something is wrong with playback from anywhere.
Smart Heating
A home that looks after itself and maintains the temperature only in the room you need it. Lower your heating bills by only heating rooms that actually need it.
Smart Blinds
Does the sun come in at the wrong angle just when you’ve sat down and got comfy, this luxury makes all the difference, not cheap but it is worthwhile.
Rescue
We can take over a previous installation and make those not-so-right things, right. Restore your pride in your connected home.
The Benefits of Smart Home Automation in London
Here are just some of the benefits of a smart home automation installation:
Centralised control - Until now virtually every device in the home had its own dedicated control panel or remote, including the thermostat, lights, surveillance cameras, intercom system and more. With a smart home installation, all these devices and more can be controlled from one central point: your smartphone.
24/7/365 monitoring from anywhere on earth - If you need to leave the country for business or pleasure there’s no longer any need to ask the neighbours to keep an eye on your property. You can do it yourself via your smartphone from anywhere on earth. Amazing!
Automatic appliance shutoff - It's all too common for people to leave appliances on and then go to sleep or leave the house. With your smart home automation installation, you can program your oven or stove to go off automatically after a set period of time, saving you money and preventing catastrophe.
AI enabled video surveillance - New surveillance technology offers what is known as video analytics. This technology is capable of analysing shapes and differentiating between people and animals. This greatly reduces the number of false alarms produced by the surveillance system.
Smart leak and flood detection - Smart home installations offer the option of leak and flood detection so you can get help or get out before any serious damage is done or someone gets seriously hurt.
Enhanced safety - If someone breaks into your home while you’re asleep your smart home motion detectors can send an alert to your smartphone while at the same time alerting authorities. This way problems can be diffused before they grow into major incidents.
Greater energy efficiency - It’s easy to overlook things that waste energy. But with a smart home waste is minimised. You can preset when the heat comes on, at what temperature, and in what room. You can also set it up so different lights come on and go off at particular times.
Talk to the team at Connect Automation about the many ways a smart home installation can benefit your home.
Our Technologies
Smart Home Automation FAQs
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In theory, yes. That said, there may be some updating required to the wiring in order to ensure the system works as intended. How much work will depend in large part on the age of the home and how well it has been maintained. But since the average age of a house in the UK is a spry 37 years most homes will not need upgrades to the electrical system prior to a smart home installation.
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You can but it is not recommended. Installing a single smart component in a house is typically well within the abilities of any experienced DIYer. However, once you get into the more complex aspects of a smart home installation where dozens of components need to be installed and properly synced to the various control platforms it is imperative that you have an experienced smart home installation professional handling the project.
A faulty installation could result in a critical failure at an important time that could leave your home vulnerable to intruders, or cause temperature control to go haywire or your entertainment centre to experience glitches when you have friends over to watch the big match. In addition, installing some components yourself may invalidate the warranty.
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In a world of sky high energy prices and widespread concern over the effects of wasteful energy policies and outdated technologies enhancing your home’s energy profile and reducing its carbon footprint will no doubt enhance its market value. In fact, real estate studies indicate that an energy efficient home sells faster and commands anywhere from 2% to 8% more on the market than a home that wastes energy. Considering the average house price in England is more than £300,000 that’s a considerable bump in value.
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In other words, does a smart home installation need to encompass everything in the house or can it be targeted to just a few components? The answer is you can install as many or as few smart home components as you wish. Some people opt for a smart home security system only. Others are more interested in smart thermostats and perhaps smart control of their blinds and curtains. If you have questions about what level of automation is right for your home and your budget talk to the pros at Connect Automation.
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Any device that connects to the internet is susceptible to being hacked. That goes for your smartphone, tablet, laptop, even most automobiles manufactured in the past 5 years. Unfortunately, smart home devices are not completely immune from the scourge of nefarious players intent on doing harm to others.
The good news is that the ability to hack into a smart home system is well beyond the capabilities of most intruders who just want to get in quick, grab something of value and get out.
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Yes, in the vast majority of cases, a smart home installation will result in a more energy-efficient home. During a typical installation, a number of devices will be installed that are specifically designed to reduce energy consumption, including smart thermostats, LED lights with smart lighting controls, things like smart power strips and smart switches as well as any number of smart appliances. Even if you only have half of these devices installed your home should be noticeably more energy efficient after the smart home installation.
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Ideally, you would want to install smart home devices when the home is being built. But that is not always possible. In fact, the overwhelming majority of smart home installations occur on existing homes. The second best option would be to schedule the installation during a home renovation when there is already quite a bit of work being done on the house. In truth though, the pros at Connect Automation are so good at their job that any disruption to your lifestyle will be minimal no matter when you schedule the installation.
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In most cases, yes. However, many things affect home values so there is no way to absolutely guarantee an increase. But let’s say for a moment that nothing happens to negatively affect the value of your home or property between the time you order a smart home installation and the time that installation is complete. If that is the case your home should experience a bump in value upon completion of the installation simply because it is now safer and now more energy efficient than it used to be.
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Not at all. Your new smart home system can be controlled via a central control panel or buy a smartphone app that provides control over all aspects of the system from anywhere in the world. Forget to close the blinds before you went to Thailand? Not to worry! You can close them using your smartphone from Kata Beach in Phuket and your holiday won’t miss a beat. That said, the installation pro from Connect Automation will make sure you understand all aspects of how to control your new system before they close the book on the installation.
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The cost of your smart home installation will depend on a variety of factors. For instance, installing a smart home system in a 2-storey, 4-bedroom house with an entertainment centre in the basement will cost considerably more in most cases than a smart home installation in a single-storey, 1-bedroom home. Another big factor that will affect the final cost - besides the sheer physical size of your home - is the number and type of devices you choose to install. Some people want whole-home audio. Others don't. Some want CCTV, others are content with motion sensors. So it depends.