Smart Home Automation in Orange County
One system that runs your lighting, climate, audio, shades, cameras, and entertainment — controlled from a wall keypad, your phone, or your voice, anywhere in the world.
Most "smart" homes are a drawer full of apps that never talk to each other. One app for the thermostat, another for the cameras, a third for the speakers, and a hub that drops offline every few weeks. It's more friction than the switches it replaced.
Real home automation is a single, professionally engineered system. Your lighting, heating and air conditioning, motorized shades, irrigation, security, and audio all live on one platform, on a hardwired backbone, with one interface. Press "Good Night" and the house locks the doors, drops the lights, sets the temperature, closes the shades, and arms the cameras.
We design that system around how your household actually lives, install it cleanly, program it properly, and train you on it — then we stay available when you want to change how it behaves.
What's included
- On-site consultation and system design
- Load and device schedule, coordinated with your builder or electrician
- Structured low-voltage wiring and rack build
- Processor, keypad, and touchscreen installation
- Full programming of scenes, schedules, and automations
- Integration of climate, shades, audio, cameras, and access control
- In-person handover training for the whole household
- Documentation and ongoing remote support
Smart Home Automation we've installed
Real projects, photographed on site. Tap any photo to see it larger.
What a properly engineered system gets you
One interface, not eleven
Everything on a single app and matching in-wall keypads. Guests can figure it out without a tutorial, and so can a house sitter.
Built on a wired backbone
Critical devices are hardwired wherever the structure allows. Wireless is used where it belongs, not as a substitute for engineering.
Scenes that match your day
Morning, Away, Movie, Entertaining, Good Night. One press moves lights, shades, climate, audio, and security together.
Remote access that's actually secure
Control and monitor the house from anywhere, on a network segmented and hardened so your automation isn't sitting on the same VLAN as guest WiFi.
Designed to expand
Start with lighting and audio, add theater, shades, or cameras in year three without tearing out what you already paid for.
Support after the install
Systems get remote monitoring and firmware maintenance. Most issues get resolved before you notice them.
From first walkthrough to a system you actually use
High-ticket work goes wrong when nobody explains what happens next. Here is exactly how a project runs, start to finish.
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Consultation
We walk the property with you, listen to how you actually live in it, and look at what's already there. No pitch — we're establishing scope, constraints, and what's realistic.
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Design & proposal
You get a designed system with a written proposal: what goes where, what it does, what it costs. Theaters include a 3D model so you see the finished room before anything is built.
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Installation
We coordinate with your builder, electrician, and designer, and we work clean. Cable is run properly, racks are built to be serviced, and the site is left tidy every day.
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Programming & calibration
Scenes are built around your routine and tuned on site, after dark where it matters. Video is calibrated, audio is measured. This is the step that separates a system from a pile of equipment.
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Training & support
We sit down with the household and make sure everyone can drive it — not just whoever ordered it. Then we stay reachable, with remote monitoring on supported systems.
Smart Home Automation, answered
Straight answers to what people actually ask before starting a project like this.
Can you automate a house that's already built?
Yes — the large majority of our work is retrofit. Wireless lighting, RF shades, and mesh-free wired access points let us do a great deal without opening finished walls. We walk the house first and tell you honestly where we can fish wire cleanly and where we'd recommend a wireless approach instead.
How long does an automation project take?
A focused project — lighting control plus a couple of rooms of audio — is typically a few days on site. A full new-construction integration runs alongside the build, starting at rough-in and finishing at trim-out, so the timeline follows your general contractor's schedule.
What happens if my internet goes down?
A properly designed system keeps working. Lighting, climate, shades, and keypads run locally on the processor. You lose remote access from outside the home until service returns, but nothing inside the house stops functioning.
Do I have to replace what I already own?
Usually not. Good televisions, speakers, thermostats, and cameras can often be brought into the new system. We audit what's there before quoting anything, and we'll tell you when keeping a device costs more in integration work than replacing it.
Can I control the system by voice?
Yes. Voice control integrates alongside keypads and the app rather than replacing them — you want a physical button that works when the network is down or a guest's phone isn't on the WiFi.
What clients say
“I had the pleasure of working with Ashkan on multiple AV installations in the past 10+ years. His team performed a complete update of the media room which includes a multi-screen projection home theater, music server, whole house audio, dedicated 2Ch HiFi system, as well as Crestron automation for AV, lighting & shades. The most recent project is a second HT AV system for the family room/kitchen remodel. It's a complex installation & we're very happy with the job. Ashkan is always professional, responsive & reliable with excellent after sales/installation supports. Highly recommended.”David NgOrange County · Home theater & whole-house audioVerified Google review
“I have worked with Ashkan Baghaee for over seven years. He and his team installed and since have maintained the AV, WiFi, and camera systems at our house. They at all times have been effective, professional, and responsive. I have recommended Ashkan to numerous neighbors, friends, and relatives, and those who have worked with him have provided very positive reports. I will continue to recommend Ashkan to anyone in need of his services.”Don DickersonOrange County · AV, WiFi & camerasVerified Google review
“I have worked with Ashkan for 3-4 years. He did a extensive AV job on our Newport Beach home. He did a great job. In addition, as with any extensive AV job/project they'll be a need for follow up. Ashkan has always made himself available and been quick to help with any AV issues. A Pro from start to finish and he will stay with you to make sure your happy. Highly recommend”Mike MNewport Beach · Whole-home AVVerified Google review
Get a real proposal for your smart home automation project
Three quick questions and we'll come back to you within one business day. No obligation, and no pressure if the timing isn't right.
- On-site walkthrough of your space
- Written proposal you can compare line by line
- Honest scope — including what to skip
Smart Home Automation across Orange County
Every city on this list has its own installation realities — coastal corrosion, canyon access, estate-lot distances. Find yours.
Systems that belong together
Lighting Control
Centralized lighting that replaces walls of switches with a single elegant keypad — scenes designed room by room, so every space is lit the way it was meant to be.
Learn moreSystem Rescue & Takeover
You bought a beautiful house with a system nobody will support. The original dealer doesn't return calls, half of it doesn't work, and nobody left you a password. We take those systems over — and most of the time we can fix them rather than replace them.
Learn moreNetworking & WiFi
Wall-to-wall and perimeter WiFi coverage on a hardwired backbone — the layer every other smart system depends on, engineered properly so nothing else in your house has an excuse to fail.
Learn moreLet's design something worth living with.
Free consultation, no obligation, and a written proposal you can actually compare. We'll walk your space and tell you honestly what's worth doing.