Smart Home Consulting & Installation
A smart home that works with what you already own.
Home automation is my favorite kind of tinkering — and I love helping people get it right. Whether you're all-in on Apple Home, living in Alexa, building on Google, or running SmartThings, I'll design a setup around your ecosystem and devices. No rip-and-replace, no lock-in.
The three reasons people skip it — and why they shouldn't
"It seems too complicated"
You never touch the complicated part. I design, install, and configure everything — you just live in a home that quietly does the right thing. If you can use a light switch, you're qualified.
"I'm not techy enough"
That's the whole reason to hire me. You bring the "I wish my house just…" — I handle every wire, app, and setting. No coding, no manuals, no fiddling.
"I can't picture it"
Almost nobody can until they see it — which is exactly what the free walk-through is for. I'll stand in your space and point out what's actually possible.
Start ridiculously small
One accessory can erase a daily annoyance. A few ideas to get the wheels turning:
Outdoor lights come on at sunset and off at sunrise — automatically, all year. They adjust themselves through the seasons and daylight saving. You'll never reset a timer again.
Entry lights ease on as you pull into the driveway after dark, then settle back down once you're inside.
A gentle nudge on your phone if the garage is still up at bedtime — or just close it from anywhere.
A lamp clicks on each evening while you're away, so the place never looks empty.
Running in my own home right now
Not theory — these are live in my house today, and every one of them started just as small as the ideas above:
What's connected
Every room eases from bright daytime to warm evening on its own, and the porch and garage track sunset and sunrise year-round.
When the wash finishes, every speaker announces it — then keeps reminding the household every 10 minutes until someone actually opens the laundry door.
Robot vacuums run on a weekly schedule and are smart enough to disarm the alarm when they start — so motion sensors don't trip — then put it right back when they're done.
If the storage room creeps toward freezing, my phone buzzes well before anything's at risk — no more nasty surprises.
Shades lower when the afternoon glare gets harsh and reposition as the light shifts through the day.
A single tap at bedtime sends the vacuums out for a final pass and settles the whole house in for the night.
Motion sensors mean lights come up as you walk in and fade out behind you — no switches, no thinking about it, and never a light left on in an empty room.
It senses when I pull in or when the last person leaves — lighting the way in and unlocking, or switching everything off, arming the alarm, and closing the garage once the house is empty.
Motorized vents open and close on their own — by room and by time of day — so the spaces I'm actually using get the airflow and the ones I'm not don't waste it. The whole house stays even, top to bottom, without touching a single register.
When a room gets too dry the humidifier quietly kicks on, and when it's too humid the system eases it back off — so the air stays comfortable on its own, with no dial to babysit.
The TVs and the theater projector shut off on their own — on a schedule and when a room empties out — so nothing's left glowing in an empty room, burning power and bulb hours.
How we'd work together
Free walk-through
A no-cost look at your space and goals to map out what's possible — zero obligation.
Custom design
A tailored automation plan around your ecosystem, devices, and daily routines.
Configuration & install
Hands-on setup, from a handful of devices to a fully configured whole-home system.
Remote support
Optional ongoing help and tweaks, handled remotely whenever you need a hand.
Apple / Siri
Alexa
Google
SmartThings
Home Assistant
Homebridge