Why Wire your Home?

Everything we want in our homes - entertainment, convenience, safety - is increasingly dependant on technology.

We want broadband internet access and flat screen TVs. We want remote controlled security systems and multi room audio that plays music from our iPods and PCs. We want intelligent lighting, airconditioning and heating we can control at the touch of a button

Smart Wiring ? allows us to access these technologies in our home. With minimal effort and outlay, we can make the most of the technologies that are around now, and more importantly, in the future.

As home buyers increasingly come to expect homes to be designed this way, Smart Wiring ? can help maximise the value of your home by making it more appealing to new buyers.

Plan before you wire
When considering your Smart Wiring ? setup, consider both your current and future needs.

Would you want the flexibility of being able to work on your laptop at the kitchen bench? Would you ever turn your nursery into a home office? Are there technologies in your home theatre that you might want the option to access in the future?  Don?t allow your future needs to be constrained by a lack of, or inappropriately placed data, TV or internet points.

Star wiring from each of the rooms of your home back to a central point or hub, allows different services, such as security, lighting and home entertainment, to be ?patched? through to different rooms. This enables you to make changes like transforming the nursery into a home office.

If you don?t consider these issues at the design stage of a build, it can be costly and messy to put them right afterwards. Smart Wiring ?, on the other hand, can cost as little as 10 per cent more than a conventional wiring installation when included at the design and construction stage of a project.

With the help of a Smart Wired ? contractor, you can plan the best way to wire your home to provide the maximum benefit, flexibility and aesthetic appeal. Even small details like faceplates can be chosen in a finish that will complement the look and feel of your home.

What about wireless?
It is a common misconception that everything will be wireless in the future. The reality is that although wireless, or Wi-Fi technologies, can be used for some applications, such as transmitting data between computers, they cannot transfer anywhere near the same amount of information as a wire.

For example, in the near future we will be choosing movies to watch or music to listen to through a menu on the TV and the movie/music will be sent via the Internet. These services require a lot of data to be transferred quickly and reliably.

A wireless system is most effective when backed up solidly by copper wire in the walls. Wireless can be great for convenience and portability provided there is structured wiring in place.