4 Simple Reasons You Should Work With a Home Automation Installer

Thinking of upgrading your property with a smart home system? You’re probably trying to weigh the options: should you go hardwired or wireless with your audio system? Can you install a home theater by yourself? These are the types of questions that many homeowners face. But the truth is, you’re almost always better off working with a professional home automation installer. Sure, it may seem like the initial investment is higher than what you want to pay, but in the long run that investment pays off. In this blog, we’ll give you four solid reasons to work with an integrator.

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Reason 1: They Know What They’re Doing

Installing a smart automation system is a bit more complicated than assembling your average Ikea coffee table – and we all know how annoying that can be. But when you’re working with electronics, the challenges can quickly become overwhelming. You may think it’s easy enough to install a smart thermostat, and you may even be right. But when you want that thermostat to talk to your surveillance cameras, or to respond to a single command that lowers the shades and dims the lights while playing a movie on your AV system, you enter a whole different world. 

Think of it this way: you may be able to change a tire or buff out a dent in your car, but you probably can’t fix the transmission. The same goes for your home automation system.

Reason 2: They Know the Products

Your average homeowner probably isn’t a certified Savant installer. That means, while they may think they can undertake the effort of installing a Savant DIY system, they probably won’t know the intricacies of the product. Additionally, most smart systems don’t come from a single manufacturer. You may use Savant control, but Vantage lighting and Sony TVs. That means a lot more potential complications if you don’t know the ins and outs of each device. A quality professional installer will.

Reason 3: They Expect the Unexpected

What do you do if you’ve run wires throughout your home, finally mounted your new 4K UHD TV to the wall and set up your Dolby Atmos surround sound system… only to find out that you’re not receiving a signal because the cables you’ve used don’t have the bandwidth to distribute it? These are the kinds of problems professional smart home and AV integrators are trained to avoid. Technology can get pretty complicated, and if you don’t have a good plan going in, you could easily get lost.

Reason 4: They’re Your Partner for Life

When you work with an integrator, you don’t have to worry about spending your weekends figuring out how to use your system, or what upgrade will work for your space next. Instead, you can rely on them to continue to maintain your system and give you helpful advice on how you can grow and scale over time. 

 Are you ready to enjoy the convenience of working with a dedicated home automation installer? Contact DB Media Solutions today!