A Technology Partner for the Project Team
Working with architects, interior designers and builders is part of how Total Home Technologies has worked since 1992. From its Roseland base, the company plans low-voltage, lighting, shades, audio, video, networks and control for projects across Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Hudson, and Sussex Counties, built around Control4, Savant and Lutron. Brought in early, the technology plan fits the architecture instead of fighting it.
The goal is to make your job easier: clear drawings your trades can build from, one point of contact for the connected-home scope, and a finished house whose systems your client actually understands.
When a Project Needs a Technology Partner
Technology problems on a project usually trace back to being brought in too late. Prewire is missed before insulation, keypad and panel locations clash with cabinetry, the equipment room becomes an afterthought, and change orders pile up once the walls are closed. A homeowner's online-bought gear arrives with no plan behind it.
Once the house is finished, the 24/7 Help Desk and 24/7 service plans take over, with phone support and priority booking for plan customers who need a visit. The Help Desk is in-house and works with OneVision Resources. More detail is on the support page.
Total Home can also step into a project already underway, review what has been roughed in, including work another company started, and get the technology scope back on track before finishes go in.
Where Projects Go Wrong
✓ Prewire missed before insulation and drywall
✓ Keypad and panel spots clashing with cabinetry
✓ The equipment room left as an afterthought
✓ Change orders once the walls are closed
✓ Owner-supplied gear with no plan behind it
✓ A low-voltage scope nobody fully owns
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What Early Involvement Gives the Team
Bringing the technology partner in early pays off for every trade on the job.
One Point of Contact
The connected-home scope runs through one coordinator who talks to the electrician, cabinetmaker and low-voltage crews, so the team never stitches a plan from several vendors.
Drawings Your Trades Can Build From
Plans mark device, keypad, panel and equipment room locations, so the electrician and framers know what goes where before insulation, not once the drywall is up and sealed up.
Fewer Change Orders
Coordinating prewire, power and locations upfront keeps surprises out of the finish phase, where a missed pull or a moved panel becomes a change order and a schedule hit here.
Clients Served Well After Handoff
A documented system backed by the Help Desk means the client is supported for years, which reflects back on the architect, designer and builder who recommended doing it right.
How Total Home Works With Your Team
With Architects
Device, panel and equipment-room locations are coordinated against plans and elevations early, so structured wiring and racks have a home before the drawings are finished and the trades mobilize.
With Interior Designers
Keypads, touchscreens, speakers and shades are selected and placed to match finishes and sightlines, so the technology reads as part of the room rather than hardware stuck on a wall.
With Builders
Prewire, power requirements and equipment-room needs are coordinated with the electrician and framers on a schedule that fits the build, with one crew owning the low-voltage scope.
New Construction and Renovation
Full project planning, prewire and programming are covered on the new construction smart home wiring page, for both ground-up homes and major renovations of older houses.
Documentation and Standards
Projects are documented with drawings, equipment lists and as-builts, so the next trade, the owner and any future service call all work from the same clear record of what was installed.
Service After Handoff
When the keys change hands, the relationship continues through the Help Desk and service plans, so the client has a number to call and the systems stay supported for the long term.
Featured Technology Partners
SONY LOGO PLACEHOLDER
Control4
CONTROL4 LOGO PLACEHOLDER
Savant
Lutron
Also Working With
Sonos, Cisco Meraki, Araknis
How a Project Engagement Runs
Discovery
Early conversations cover the architecture, the client's own goals and the project schedule, so the technology scope is clear before drawings are final and before any prewire.
Design
A coordinated plan sets device, keypad, panel and equipment-room locations, prewire and power needs, plus a budget, reviewed with the architect, designer and builder up front.
Installation & Programming
Prewire goes in on the build schedule, the racks are built and tested in the shop, and equipment is installed and programmed in step with other trades through the finish here.
Support
After handoff the system is documented and backed by Help Desk, and service-plan clients come first when an onsite visit is needed, so the home stays well supported for years.
Why Teams Choose Total Home
Engineering-Led Planning
More than three decades of retrofitting Northern New Jersey homes means most upgrades happen with finished walls intact, using existing pathways and adding only where it is truly needed.
Keep What Still Works
Wiring, speakers and keypads that still perform are kept, not ripped out, so the money goes to the pieces that change daily life rather than to replacing things that were fine.
Recognized in the Industry
Control4 Pinnacle Dealer. Control4 Certified Showroom.
What Our Clients Say
Smart Home Upgrade Questions
Can you upgrade without opening the walls?
Usually, yes. Finished homes have pathways in attics, basements and existing conduit, and much of an upgrade is new equipment and programming rather than new wiring.
Can we keep our existing equipment?
Often. Wiring, speakers and keypads that still perform are kept and connected to the new system. What is replaced is what has failed or is holding the rest back.
Can we start small and add later?
Yes. A short plan sets the order so each phase builds on the last, and the network and control are usually done first so everything after it works.
Can you take over a system another company installed?
Yes. The existing system is reviewed, what still works is kept, app access is moved to you, and the system is brought onto current, supported software.
Which upgrade should come first?
Most start with the network, since lighting, cameras, streaming and control all depend on it. From there the order follows what frustrates you most.
How do I start?
Tell us what the house does now and what you wish it did. Start the Conversation or Call (877) 550-5150.