Lighting
Philips Hue bulbs and fixtures, Govee accent and permanent outdoor lighting, and Kasa or Hue switches that still work like normal switches. Scenes, schedules, sunrise wake-ups and lights that follow you room to room.
Smart homes · North Georgia & North Alabama
A smart home that just works.
Lights, garage doors, locks, climate, cameras, Wi-Fi and music, all tied together in one app and running in your house, not someone else's cloud. Built on Home Assistant and Philips Hue, installed by someone who has run his own smart home for years.
- Works without the internet
- No monthly subscriptions
- Quality, name-brand parts
Brands and standards I install and trust
Home Assistant
UniFi
What I automate
From the porch light to the garage door, and everything in between.
Start with one room or do the whole house. Everything shows up in one app, works with your voice assistant, and keeps working if the internet goes out.
Garage doors
Open, close and check your garage from anywhere, get an alert if it's left open, and close it automatically at night. I fit the right controller to your opener so it runs locally, with no extra subscription.
Locks & entry
Keypad and smart locks with codes for family, guests and contractors, auto-lock when everyone leaves, and doorbells and door sensors that tell you who's there.
Wi-Fi & cameras
UniFi networking that covers the whole house and yard, plus UniFi Protect cameras that record to a box in your home. No cloud fees, and the footage stays yours.
Climate & energy
ecobee thermostats with room sensors, automatic away modes, and energy monitoring so you can see what the house actually uses and where the money goes.
Audio & voice
Sonos speakers in the rooms you want them, plus Alexa, Google or Home Assistant's own private voice control. Say "goodnight" and the house locks up, dims down and sets the alarm.
The gear
Quality parts, chosen on purpose.
Cheap, cloud-only devices are why people hate smart homes: they drop offline, need five different apps, and stop working when the company shuts down a server. I only install gear I'd put in my own house, and all of it ties into Home Assistant.
The brain
Home Assistant Green
A small, silent hub that runs Home Assistant, the open-source platform that connects thousands of brands into one system. It lives in your house, works when the internet is down, keeps your data private, and has no subscription.
- Ties Hue, UniFi, ecobee, Sonos, locks and garage together
- One app and one dashboard for the whole family
- Automations that run locally in a fraction of a second
- Nightly backups, so a failure is a restore, not a rebuild
The lighting
Philips Hue
The most reliable smart lighting there is: millions of colors and true warm whites, a dedicated Zigbee network that doesn't clog your Wi-Fi, and bulbs that are still getting updates ten years after release.
- Bulbs, light strips, outdoor fixtures and dimmer switches
- Works with Home Assistant, Alexa, Google and Apple Home
- Natural-light scenes that follow the time of day
- Easy to add rooms later, years down the road
Accent & outdoor lighting
Govee
Bright, colorful light strips, TV backlights and permanent outdoor lighting for eaves and holidays, at a price that makes whole-house accents practical. I use models with local control so they work in Home Assistant without the cloud.
Plugs, switches & power
Kasa by TP-Link
Dependable smart plugs, wall switches, dimmers and outdoor outlets, some with energy monitoring. They connect to Home Assistant directly on your network, so lamps, fans and holiday lights join your automations without extra hubs.
Built on open standards, so you're never locked in
Devices that speak Matter, Thread, Zigbee and Z-Wave work together across brands, so you can mix, match and replace parts without starting over.
Packages
Start small or go whole-house.
Every package starts with a free walkthrough of your home and ends with a fixed quote that includes parts and installation. Packages grow with you; nothing you buy now gets thrown away later.
Smart Start
One or two rooms done right, and a foundation for everything else.
- Home Assistant Green, set up and backed up
- Philips Hue Bridge and lighting for 1–2 rooms
- Smart dimmer switches and Kasa smart plugs where you want them
- Voice assistant connected (Alexa, Google or HA Voice)
- Phone app for the household, plus a walkthrough
Whole Home
The everyday conveniences, across the whole house.
- Everything in Smart Start
- Hue lighting throughout, plus Govee accent and outdoor lighting
- Garage door control fitted to your opener
- Smart locks, door and motion sensors, leak alerts
- ecobee thermostat with room sensors
- Custom automations and a family dashboard
Connected Home Pro
Network, security and audio for larger homes and properties.
- Everything in Whole Home
- UniFi Wi-Fi covering the house and yard
- UniFi Protect cameras with local recording
- Sonos whole-home audio
- Presence-aware automations and energy monitoring
- Secure remote access and a care plan
Already have Home Assistant?
I also do setup help, clean-ups of messy installs, migrations off old hubs like SmartThings or Wink, and remote support anywhere.
How it works
One visit to plan, one to install, and you're done.
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Walkthrough
I visit, see how you live in the house, check your Wi-Fi, wiring and garage opener, and listen to what bugs you.
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Fixed quote
You get a clear list of parts and work with one fixed price. No surprises, and you approve before anything is ordered.
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Install
Everything installed, wired, named, grouped by room and tested, with automations tuned to your routine.
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Hand-off & support
A walkthrough for the whole family, written notes, backups in place, and a call away if anything needs a tweak.
FAQ
Smart home questions.
Something else? Ask me.
Do I have to pay a monthly subscription?
No. Home Assistant, Hue, UniFi Protect and the other gear I install run locally without required subscriptions. An optional care plan is available if you'd like ongoing updates and support handled for you.
What happens if the internet goes down?
Your lights, switches, locks, sensors and automations keep working, because they run on the Home Assistant Green in your house. Only things that truly need the internet, like remote access while you're away, pause until it's back.
Will the rest of my family be able to use it?
Yes, and that's the point. Light switches still work like light switches, there's one app instead of five, and I set up the dashboard and voice commands around how your household actually talks and lives.
Can you work with the devices I already have?
Usually. Home Assistant connects to thousands of brands, so existing Alexa, Google, Ring, Nest, Kasa and similar devices can often stay. If something is unreliable, I'll tell you honestly and suggest a replacement.
Will it work with my garage door?
Almost always. Most openers from LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and others can be controlled with the right add-on controller. I check your opener during the walkthrough and choose the option that runs locally and needs no subscription.
Where do you install?
In person throughout North Georgia and North Alabama. Home Assistant setup help and support can be done remotely from anywhere.
Ready to make your house smarter?
Tell me a little about your home and what you'd like it to do. I'll reply within one business day to set up a free walkthrough.
Photo credits & trademarks
- Philips Hue filament bulb: Pascal2187, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
- Philips Hue Bridge: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
- LiftMaster garage door opener: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, cropped.
- Yale smart lock: AG20044018, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
- UniFi access point: ServerGuruBrisbane, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
- Home Assistant logo: Home Assistant / Open Home Foundation, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Govee logo: Govee Moments Limited, uploaded by Yukeqi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Kasa logo: TP-Link, from kasasmart.com.
Philips Hue, Home Assistant, Govee, Kasa, TP-Link, Ubiquiti, UniFi, ecobee, Sonos, Amazon Alexa, Google Nest, Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Yale and LiftMaster are trademarks of their respective owners. Their use here identifies products I install and does not imply endorsement or partnership.