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York Mills smart homes, lit from the street up.

AVAS Automation lights and watches the steep drives and stairs of York Mills and Hoggs Hollow homes, with audio, theatres and WiFi on one Control4 system.

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★★★★★5.0 from 51 Google reviews · Control4 Circle of Excellence
A finished family room with a dark wood slat wall, a TV, speakers and a motorized shade on the window

Up the drive, up the stairs.

Hoggs Hollow is the valley pocket of York Mills, where the West Don cuts through. Many homes sit high above the street, up winding drives and steep stairs, and the area keeps rebuilding: in our analysis of City data, 61% of Committee of Adjustment applications in Hoggs Hollow were for new homes, against 34% across Toronto.

Lit from the street up

Path, stair and driveway lighting on scenes, so the walk up is lit when you arrive and dims itself later.

Watched up the drive

Cameras with lights and a siren on the drive, the stairs and the doors, in the same app as your lighting.

Wired for the rebuild

A rebuild is the time to pre-wire, with your builder, before drywall, so nothing has to be fished through finished walls later.

One app for the house, the drive and the stairs.

Control4 brings the lighting, cameras, music and theatre into one app. We pre-wire Hoggs Hollow rebuilds with your builder and upgrade finished York Mills homes, working alongside your electrician and every other trade.

Lighting and shadesPath, stair and driveway lighting on scenes and schedules, plus keypads inside that set the whole house.Lighting and shades Security camerasCameras with lights and a siren at the foot of the drive, up the stairs and at every door, aimed at your property only.Security cameras WiFi and networkingAccess points wired into every floor and out to a sloped garden, so the yard down to the ravine stays connected.WiFi and networking Whole home audioMusic in every room and out on the terrace, in the same app as your lights and cameras.Whole home audio Home theatreA dedicated theatre planned into a Hoggs Hollow rebuild, or a media room added to a York Mills home.Home theatre Control4 supportAlready have Control4 in a York Mills home? We take it over and look after it.Control4 support
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5.0 from 51 Google reviews.

★★★★★

“The AVAS group showed up when they said they would even after the snowstorm!!! And did very clean work. They did an amazing job and what was a big headache is now gone.”

Roy Melo
★★★★★

“Their customer service was outstanding, and as someone who is very OCD about details, I was blown away by how clean the install was…”

Lani Levy
★★★★★

“They designed and installed my home system and have been amazing to work with on service and upgrade matters.”

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Watched, and looked after.

From AVAS Automation projects: two theft attempts stopped on one client's driveway, and how our team looks after clients long after the install.

Two attempts, one driveway39 seconds
After the install44 seconds
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Behind the walls, done clean.

From AVAS Automation projects: the rack, the install and the finished room.

An equipment rack after an AVAS takeover, every cable neatly bundled and labelled
The rackNeat, labelled and documented
An AVAS technician standing on a table to mount a device on a ceiling during an install
The installMounted high, wired clean
AVAS technicians running cable in a trench beside a stone wall
Outside runsCable trenched with care

Valley rules, before any digging.

By our analysis of City and TRCA data, about two thirds of Hoggs Hollow land is ravine protected or regulated by the conservation authority. This is what we check first.

Ravine and conservation landOn many valley lots, trenching for cameras, gates or path lighting can need City ravine and conservation authority approval before work starts.
Steep drives and old treesCable runs up steep drives stay out of root zones. Toronto needs a permit to injure a private tree 30 cm across or more. How to check your address.
Older homes up the hillClose to half of homes north of York Mills Road were built from 1961 to 1980 (2021 Census), so upgrades lean on wireless keypads and careful attic and basement routes.

Questions? Straight answers.

Short answers on drives, rebuilds and digging.

How do you light and watch a York Mills house set high above the street?

On York Mills and Hoggs Hollow lots with winding drives and steep stairs, AVAS Automation adds driveway and door cameras with lights and a siren, plus path and stair lighting on scenes, so the walk up is lit when you arrive and the drive is watched all night.

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Can you pre-wire a Hoggs Hollow rebuild?

Yes. AVAS Automation pre-wires Hoggs Hollow and York Mills rebuilds at framing with your builder, designer and electrician, so cable for lighting, cameras, speakers, the theatre and WiFi goes in once and stays hidden, including runs to the drive, the stairs and the garden down the slope.

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Do I need ravine or conservation approval to run cable in Hoggs Hollow?

On many lots, yes. By AVAS Automation's analysis of City and TRCA data, about two thirds of Hoggs Hollow land is ravine protected or TRCA regulated. AVAS Automation checks each address first and plans camera posts, trenches and path lighting so any approval is in place before anyone digs.

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Who installs Control4 smart homes in York Mills and Hoggs Hollow?

AVAS Automation, a Control4 certified integrator, designs, installs and supports lighting, security cameras, WiFi, whole home audio and home theatres in York Mills and Hoggs Hollow, from pre-wired rebuilds to finished homes north of York Mills Road. Every project starts with a free consult at the home.

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Last reviewed October 2026.

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