As technology continues to advance, our homes are becoming increasingly automated with features like automatic lighting, motorised blinds and much more.
To accommodate these features interior cabling is required to ensure all the lighting, fans, and other features like sound systems, communication ports, telephone, television and data points are accommodated.
This cabling not only ensures all technology throughout the home work in harmony with one another, but a pre-wired home with a smart cabled design will guarantee your home accommodates technology you don’t yet own, or even technology that doesn’t yet exist!
Why is electrical pre-wiring so important?
It might seem like planning for technology you don’t yet own seems like a waste of time, especially as it’s probably going to be expensive right? Well not exactly. The cabling material itself is very affordable and planning for when building will save you many headaches (and cost far less) than attempting to retrofit wiring when the home has already been built which involves ripping down or drilling through walls.
Also, a pre-wired home will add significant value to a home, and as trends toward automated features in a home continue, with our love affair with technology, the necessary cabling to accommodate these is becoming essential. Having a music system with that plays in every room of the house, or installing a functional alarm system is made a lot easier and far less expensive if the home is pre-wired.
Isn’t it better to go wireless?
Wireless might seem like the future of using technology, but when it comes to reliability hard wired device transmissions will always be more reliable. Any decent sized home can find wireless signals disappointing, especially with steel framed homes and can significantly limit the functionality of your devices.
What other benefits are there to pre-wiring when building or renovating?
Apart from being the more affordable and adding value to a home, a pre-wired home also means no unsightly cables or a tangled cords running under carpet or along walls. It also helps create a more seamless integration with between your devices and the rest of your home. It can allow surround sound in each room of the house with speakers mounted on walls, task lighting for overhead kitchen cabinets or a TV to be mounted on a wall without any wiring showing. Another benefit of cabling installed behind walls means they are better protected against damage or worry about young children playing with wiring.
If you’re planning on building a renovating in 2014, it’s essential that you plan for electrical pre-wiring to accommodate your electrical needs now and into the future. For an affordable cost, electrical pre-wiring at the building and renovation stage makes smart sense. Call your trustworthy, reliable Brisbane electricians in Wynnum at Bevan Robinson Electrical for all your pre-wiring needs. (07) 3893 2792