Why Control4 Home Automation Beats DIY Smart Homes
The Difference Between Professional & DIY Smart Systems
July 2024: This blog has been updated with more current information.
Does life feel hectic most days? Do you find it difficult to balance health, relationships, and the everyday tasks we have to do?
That’s where home automation can help take some responsibilities and reminders off your shoulders. Leaving the house can be as simple as pressing an “Away” button that turns off lights, lowers window shades, turns off the AC and fans, and locks doors.
But this all-in-one integration can only be achieved when you have a sophisticated smart home system like Control4. Using disparate smart devices, like Wi-Fi-connected smart bulbs and thermostats, will only lead to more confusion and frustration.
If you want to improve your Rocklin, California home's efficiency, energy, and reliability, you can do all that with an integrated home automation system like Control4. Here’s why Control4 is a smarter solution than DIY smart gadgets.
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What Do We Mean by DIY Smart Homes?
By “DIY smart home” we’re referring to plug-and-play smart devices and switches that don’t integrate into a centralized system. These devices may be wireless smart bulbs, battery-powered and remote-controlled shades, Wi-Fi-connected thermostats, voice-activated speakers, etc. Each product may be ‘smart’ in that it connects to the internet, but everything is controlled separately by its own app, remote, or switch.
Simplify Life with One Central Control System
Enter Control4 smart homes. Perhaps the most significant selling point of an integrated home automation system is having one hub where everything is located and controlled. You can see your cooling and heating systems, video and audio systems, lighting systems, security systems, and any other smart device in your home from one interface. This is vastly more efficient than moving from one room to the next, adjusting your smart devices and lighting controls separately.
No More Overlap or Inconsistencies
In many homes, you’ll find that people have vastly different schedules that they’re forced to merge. One person has ballet on Tuesday, another piano lessons on Friday, and a board meeting every Thursday.
Managing all those schedules is difficult, especially when times overlap. Without everything laid out in one place, who is going where and how they are getting there can sometimes become overwhelming.
The same goes for your home automation technology. Remotely controlling your home is an efficient way to save time and money, but only if you can control everything together.
For example, suppose you are going on vacation, and you have to program your lights, thermostat, and security system to do different things. In that case, it can get pretty complicated if you have to do them individually. Plus, you could get halfway to your destination before you remembered that you didn’t go out to the pool house to program the thermostat and lights off.
Control4 home automation captures all those systems in one place, so you can program them to work in unison to meet your needs.
One Central Point of Connection for Better Security
Today, home security solutions offer many different options. You can install cameras, video doorbells, intercoms, lighting, occupancy sensors, automated door locks—you name it. But the more devices you have, the more you have to control. And in the event of an emergency like a break-in, you don’t have time to spend sifting through your various apps to piece together what happened.
A Control4 home automation system can bring your entire security system and all its features into one easy-to-control and view hub so you can see, hear, and respond immediately to any emergency.
Discover Control4 Automation Near Rocklin & Sacramento California
Take the pain out of operating multiple individual systems in your home with an integrated home automation system. If you want to learn more about smart home automation in the Sacramento area, contact our expert Control4 dealers at 855-632-6272 or reach out to us on our contact page. We look forward to hearing from you!
