| Smart wiring refers to the process of wiring your | | | | configuration of your room at a later date. |
| home, generally during construction, for every | | | | Smart wiring is designed to be installed after you |
| possible future contingency. This means that your | | | | have made your choices from the various |
| electrician can install everything your home needs | | | | packages available. The most basic package |
| to operate now and in the future so you can | | | | includes television, Internet and telephony services |
| avoid having to rewire as technological advances | | | | and costs around $3000. Naturally you can choose |
| take place. | | | | from a large number of variations to include home |
| The wiring system will include things like pay TV, | | | | theatre installations and automation, climate and |
| sound systems, computer and Internet | | | | security packages. But you are not limited to |
| connections, phone and fax lines, home security, | | | | using a patented ‘Smart Wiring' package. |
| intelligent lighting and other automatic services. | | | | You can get your builder to work with your |
| The process is a simple one and can normally be | | | | electrician and install what is known in the industry |
| installed by a single electrician as it is a | | | | as Structured Cabling, which is a well engineered |
| standardised system and is an affordable way to | | | | wiring combination modified to your specifications. |
| future proof your house wiring system. | | | | Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of |
| You can choose the type of wiring you want to | | | | the need to prepare for technological advances. |
| suit your budget. For instance if you do not wish | | | | You only have to review the changes that have |
| to install any home security systems and don't | | | | taken place in the past decade to gauge what |
| believe you ever will, you simply leave this | | | | might be possible in the next few years. Smart |
| component out of the wiring to make the | | | | wiring will set you up for future changes and help |
| installation cheaper. | | | | you avoid the substantial costs involved in rewiring |
| As far as your home theatre system is | | | | your house. |
| concerned, you may need to consider the length | | | | Hard wiring also has an advantage over wireless |
| of your speaker cables. If you have a | | | | technology. At this stage wireless installations are |
| requirement over 15 m then you will need to | | | | only able to cope with low-level digital content, |
| change the specifications to include HDMI optical | | | | whereas a smart wired house will have no trouble |
| and speaker cables and to use HDMI and speaker | | | | handling the huge data content demanded by the |
| wall plates. Your electrician can be instructed to | | | | most modern audiovisual systems. |
| install noggin or cavity plates. | | | | As stated here, you are not limited to using |
| If you are going to be installing ceiling speakers, | | | | patented system, you can simply choose the |
| you may need to consider running the wiring in | | | | services you wish and plan the installation during |
| the cavity of your walls or along the skirting | | | | the construction or renovation phase. This way, |
| boards. This way you will have increased flexibility | | | | when you are ready for your new TV installation |
| if you want to change equipment or the | | | | it will be a simple matter of plug and play. |