Most smart-home jobs we see in the Cotswolds fail because the WiFi is the weak link — not the bulbs. Thick Gloucestershire stone doesn't help. We start with the network (often a WiFi socket in the far rooms), then commission Apple Home, Google, Alexa or Matter so the house behaves as one system. Keypads on the wall, a thermostat that stays online, a doorbell that records. We leave you with the app set up and a labelled cupboard, not a drawer of forgotten hubs.
What's included
- Walk-round and WiFi survey
- Hub or Matter controller setup
- First keypad, thermostat or doorbell commissioned
- App on your phone, rooms named
- 30-minute handover so it actually gets used
Typical add-ons
- Extra wall keypad+£45
- Video doorbell+£70
- Smart thermostat+£65
- Add a WiFi socket+£95
Questions
We fit smart switches, keypads and bulbs on existing circuits. A new lighting circuit is an electrician's job — we'll say so before we start and can work alongside them.
Whichever you already use. Matter devices can sit in more than one. We won't make you buy a new ecosystem if the one on your phone already works.
Local control (keypads, Home hub, most Matter switches) keeps working. Cloud-only gadgets don't — we prefer kit that still switches the landing light when the fibre is down.