WHY DIY ELECTRICAL WORK IS A BAD IDEA

Attacking your electrical work yourself may seem like an empowering, fun idea, but there’s a whole host of reasons why it should be left to the professionals. Most people take on doing their own electrical work as a cost-saving measure.  The reality is often quite the opposite. We know a lot because we’ve seen a lot.  No amount of googling … Read More

5 Reasons why you need smart lights

With the Lutron Caseta smart light system you can create custom scenes to mimic your routine while you are away from home or on vacation.  This gives the impression to potential burglars that you are home and deter them from attempting a break-in. This is accomplished by randomly turning on and off lights in your house in a way that … Read More

Christmas Check-Up

As  you and your family head into the Christmas Season, and you feel the urge to dig out the Christmas lights, think of the lessons that your favourite holiday movies teach you. The watch like horror films for your home’s electrical infrastructure. From overloaded outlets, to bad wiring, to poor exterior light choices, our holiday movies are littered with electrical … Read More

How to choose Smart Lighting

When it comes to choosing smart lighting for your home, the inevitable question always comes down to CONVENIENCE or FUNCTIONALITY. Smart Light Bulbs seem like the obvious choice.  They are easy to install in just minutes. The are inexpensive, and options are plentiful.  In addition to that, they come with eye-catching features like the ability to change colors and smartphone … Read More

Smart Thermostats

The Nest Thermostat 3rd Generation is a beautifully crafted and elegant addition to your home.  The design evolved from it’s predecessors.  Including a stainless-steel dial, and a screen that is 40% larger than it’s previous iterations. The ability to learn from your patterns is a key ingredient in Nest’s success.  Optimizing it’s schedule to adapt to your daily schedule. A … Read More

Smart Doobell Cameras

Elegant, easy-to-install, well-engineered and feature-rich, the NEST Hello is a refined, elegant and unobtrusive addition to your front door. The Nest Hello doorbell comes in at a slim 4.6 x 1.7 x 1inches, with rounded corners making it the easiest to place doorbell of our tests.   This does however mean that it doesn’t have room for a battery and that  … Read More

Amazon Alexa

Connect Alexa and Caseta and manage your smart home controls with just your voice. Adjust your lighting, change the temperature, raise and lower your custom motorized shades and even DJ the music, all with just your voice.