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Smart home integration
Lighting, climate, entertainment and cameras on one system — new Control4 installations, and existing ones tightened up and expanded.
One system for the house
The old Avant site summed up smart home work as intuitive automation for lighting, climate and entertainment. In practice that means Control4: Avant installs new Control4 systems and expands ones that are already in place, so the lights, the thermostats, the TVs and the audio answer to one app, one remote and one set of keypads.
Systems that were already there
Of Avant’s 47 Google reviews, at least 3 come from Control4 owners. Tim H. had struggled with other home automation and AV providers before calling; Justin tightened up the original Control4 installation, then expanded what it controls at a cost Tim described as effective. In Dennis Stephen’s house the Apple TV and a Sonos system tied to the surround both run through Control4. And jd L. wrote about a Control4 project in Franklin.
What can be tied in
- Lighting control scenes and schedules
- Climate
- TVs, Apple TV and audio, including Sonos
- Cameras and video doorbells
- The network it all runs on
Every system gets a walk-through before Avant leaves, and the reviews mention it often: owners shown how the app, the remote and the keypads work, so the house runs the way it was designed to.
Answers
Smart Home Integration: questions
What is smart home integration?
It is getting the lighting, climate, TVs, audio and cameras in a house onto one system, so they work together from one app, remote or keypad. Avant builds that on Control4.
What is the difference between a smart home and home automation?
In everyday use they overlap: a smart home usually means connected devices that each have their own app, while home automation ties them into one system that runs scenes and schedules. Avant’s work is the second kind.
Can you fix a Control4 system another company installed?
Yes. One Google reviewer had Justin tighten up an earlier Control4 installation after struggles with other providers, then expand what the system controls.
Do you install Control4 outside Sumner County?
Yes. A Google reviewer wrote about a Control4 project in Franklin, and Avant works across Nashville and Middle Tennessee from its base in Hendersonville.
How much does smart home automation cost?
There is no set price, because the cost follows how many rooms and systems are tied in. A system can start with part of the house and grow, the way one reviewer’s Control4 system was expanded cost-effectively.
Can I control it from my phone?
Yes. A Control4 system runs from its app on a phone or tablet as well as from remotes and wall keypads, and Avant walks you through it before leaving.