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Guides. Plain answers first.

Practical guides for homeowners, cottage owners and builders in Ontario, written by Dennis Costa and the AVAS Automation team from more than 800 smart home projects. Use them whether you work with us or not.

A clean equipment rack with neatly bundled blue network cables running into a row of Control4 and audio equipment
Buying a home

Bought a home with Control4? Your first week

Move the account to your name, find the installer, change every password and decide what to keep.

8 minute read
The AVAS Automation team standing together in the warehouse at the Toronto base
Choosing an installer

Questions to ask a smart home installer before you sign

Certification, who programs it, what you get in writing and how support works.

7 minute read
A long hallway in a custom home under construction, with wood millwork and a blue floor protector
Building or renovating

Pre-wire before drywall

What to run while the walls are open, so the house is ready for anything later.

8 minute read
A finished family room with a dark wood slat wall, a TV, speakers and a motorized shade on the window
Planning

What drives the cost of a smart home

What actually moves the number, where money gets wasted and how to compare quotes.

7 minute read
A dedicated home theatre with a large screen and speakers set into a blue wall
Comparing systems

Control4, Crestron, Savant or Lutron? And Apple Home or Home Assistant

A fair look at who each one suits, from people who install one of them every week.

9 minute read
A white Starlink dish on a bracket at the edge of a standing seam metal roof
Cottages

The cottage tech checklist

Internet, heat and water alerts, cameras and getting through an Ontario winter.

8 minute read

Start with one room, or the whole house.

  1. Tell us what you want.Call or use the form.
  2. We visit, free.We see how you live.
  3. You get a clear plan.Design and quote, in plain words.

Monday to Friday, 9 to 5.
Toronto, the GTA, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Ajax, King City, Collingwood, The Blue Mountains and Muskoka.
Builders who bring us in: Delfina Group, Absolute Craftsmen, Marmo Contracting.

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