Most smart home calls start the same way. Somebody bought the device months ago, it is still in the box, and the instructions assume you already know what a hub is. On the other end, I also design and install full custom automation systems and whole-home retrofits from scratch.
Call (601) 909-5117Text a Photo| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Single device install (lock, thermostat, doorbell, garage) | $99 |
| Any three installs, same visit | $239 |
| Lock + thermostat + doorbell package | $599 |
| Custom home automation design and installation | Quoted |
You supply the devices, or I will spec them so you are not guessing in a store aisle.
Thermostats: Nest, Ecobee, Honeywell · Doorbells: Ring, Nest · Locks: Schlage, Yale, August, Kwikset · Platforms: Google Home, Alexa, Apple Home, Home Assistant
What people actually need help with is everything after.
Most smart home frustration is really a network problem. A doorbell at the edge of coverage will drop constantly no matter how good the doorbell is.
Set up properly the first time, with codes for family, a cleaner or a dog walker if you need them.
The new device talking to the hub or speaker you already use, instead of adding a fourth app nobody opens.
Before I leave, you unlock it, you answer it, you add a code. If you cannot do it while I am standing there, the install is not finished.
Beyond single devices I design and install complete custom automation systems and whole-home retrofits: locks, thermostats, lighting, scenes and a dashboard that ties it together, whether it is new construction or an older home getting upgraded. Quoted after I see the space. I have run smart home rollouts across multiple 200+ unit multifamily properties, so one house is well inside what I am used to.
$99 for a single device from HandyTech LLC Hattiesburg, or $239 for any three installs in the same visit. That covers install, app and account setup, and walking you through how to use it.
Yes. Ring and Nest video doorbells, including checking your existing transformer has enough power before wiring, and confirming the chime rings before I leave.
Nest, Ecobee and Honeywell most often. I check your existing wiring first, because some older systems lack a C-wire and that determines which thermostat will actually work.
Either. Bring your own and I install them, or tell me what you want the house to do and I will spec the equipment.
That is usually the real ask. I set devices up on the platform you already use, whether that is Google Home, Alexa, Apple Home or Home Assistant.
Text a photo of your wall and I will give you a real number. I answer my own phone.
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