Is your home ready forsmart automation?

Almost every home can be automated — the question is which route suits it. Homes mid-renovation or at design stage suit fully wired systems (Loxone Tree), finished modern homes suit a hybrid approach, and period properties with solid walls suit wireless-first designs (Loxone Air, Ajax) that need no chasing or redecoration. This check tells you which path fits yours.

First fix is the one window where cabling is cheap and invisible: Cat6a to every room, Loxone Tree cable to switch positions, speaker runs, blind power feeds, conduit between floors and to the loft, and a ventilated equipment rack location with dedicated power. Once the plaster goes on, adding these means chasing walls or accepting visible cable runs — which is why we always ask to see a project before first fix is signed off.

No. Wireless technology (Loxone Air, Ajax security) retrofits into finished homes without any walls coming down — dimmers fit behind existing switches and sensors are surface-mounted. A renovation simply unlocks the fully wired version, which costs 20-30% less for the same capability and needs less maintenance.

As a guide from our 200+ London installations: a focused 1-3 room setup starts around £8,000, a typical 4-6 room family home runs £15,000-£30,000, and larger whole-house projects range £25,000-£80,000 depending on scope. New builds and renovations come in 20-30% lower because cabling happens during construction. Our cost calculator gives a system-by-system breakdown.

Room-by-room zoning is usually the fastest payback of any smart upgrade, because most UK homes heat everything off one thermostat. Independent trials of advanced controls with presence-awareness and weather compensation recorded double-digit heating savings, and Loxone climate trials have recorded up to 51% HVAC savings in well-configured homes.

The score comes with a recommended system path, an indicative investment range, and a three-phase roadmap you can print or save. If you want it turned into a real design, we offer a free design consultation — we'll review your plan, visit the property if useful, and produce an itemised proposal. No obligation either way.