5 Creative Home Automation Ideas For Detroit

One of the advantages of choosing a Vivint home security system in Detroit is that you can sync it with home automation. Components like a smart thermostat will make your house more comfortable and eco-friendly. Smart locks grant you the power to remote control your entrances. And you won’t forget that you left the garage door wide open again with an automated garage door sensor.

However, as convenient as these devices are on their own, they can have an even larger effect when used together with your home security system. Here are just 5 incredible home automation ideas for Detroit that will make your living space much more attuned to your lifestyle:

Home Automation Idea #1: Go on the defensive when you leave for work

Along with a bedtime schedule, you can designate your automation parameters to activate when your house is not currently occupied. With the Vivint App, you can defend your home through a single button tap. Now you can be sure that every entryway is locked, every light is no longer on, the alarms are set, and your cameras are on duty. You can even shut the garage door through the app if it’s accidentally left wide open.

You don't need to keep your living space on alert the entire day. Open the doors for incoming family or service professionals through the smartphone app. Or put your home on lockdown without even lifting a finger. By placing a geofence around your home, your network of devices arms each time you leave the driveway. Then when you come home, your alarms switch off, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the garage.

Home Automation Idea #2: Put your home down for bed

Your before bed schedule has become routine: shut off all the lights, lock the door, set the thermostat, and prep your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to find that you failed to lock the back door or left the kitchen light on? And once you neglect to do one part of your bedtime checklist, it's simple to neglect it another night, as well. Without realizing it, your neglected ritual becomes routine in its own right.

But you can make sure that your living space is ready for bed every evening when you automate your bedtime program. Through your Detroit home security system, you can generate rules that set all your devices without you leaving bed. With a press of a button, you can secure the doors, power off the lights, lower the thermostat, and activate your security system. Or don't agonize about failing to remember to press a button. Set your automation to turn on at a specific time -- such as 11pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Stay safe during a fire

While your home automation tech makes your day less stressful, it will aid in a fire or other hazardous situations. If your smoke detectors discover a fire, your home can spring into action! Set your smart thermostat to instantly turn on the ventilation fan to curb the spread of harmful smoke. Then have the system switch on all your smart lights to illuminate the way to safety, and open all the doors for emergency crews.

In fact, you can calibrate automated responses to numerous emergency circumstances. Power on every light when a glass break sensor trips. Blare your high decibel sirens when the medical panic pendant is pushed. Or get video segments sent to your mobile device when your smart locks trip. Virtually all of your tech can be interconnected to work in tandem in any manner you think will help safeguard your home and loved ones.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get updates to your smartphone

Always keep abreast of what's going down in your home with automated updates delivered to your phone. Any time a motion sensor on a surveillance camera detects abnormal motion, you'll hear about it with a text or push notification. Fire and carbon monoxide sensors will trigger an alert so that you won’t return home to an unexpected situation. Or have your smart locks alert you when your kids return home from school. Once you receive a notification, you can judge how to move forward.

Speak with porch visitors through the doorbell cameras to instruct them where to stash a parcel. See through your smart cameras to judge if the strange movement facilitates a phone call to the authorities. Or remotely turn on your indoor smart lighting to deter any suspicious trespasser.

Home Automation Idea #5: Create moods for watching tv and the rest of your life

Leaving the house and putting your house to bed may be just one setting on your home automation system. You can also customize presets for all sorts of moods. Adjust the lights just a smidge while lowering your motorized shades for the premiere movie theatre experience. Light a dimly lit trail from your living room to the kitchen for a nighttime snack.

You can program a ”entertaining” scenario that automatically changes the lights and thermostat to account for the extra body heat. Then when anyone comes to your door, you can tell them to let themselves in through your doorbell camera. And if you determine you just have to get another sleek Vivint component you don’t already own, you can seamlessly add it to your current system.

Realize your home automation ideas with your Vivint system

When you want a security network that makes the most of home automation, call the experts at Vivint. They’ll help you determine your needs and figure out a system that surrounds your house and makes it more accessible. Just call (313) 766-2527 or complete the form below today!