5 Creative Home Automation Ideas For Bend

One of the advantages of choosing a Vivint home security system in Bend is that you can sync it with home automation. Components such as a smart thermostat can make your living space the perfect temperature and energy-efficient. Smart locks allow you to remote control your entrances. And you’ll never leave the garage door up again with your automated garage door sensor.

However, as powerful as these devices are on their own, they can have an even larger impact when utilized together with your security system. Here are just 5 incredible home automation ideas for Bend that will make your living space much more responsive to your wishes:

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

Along with a before bed procedure, you can set your automation systems to set when your home is empty. With your Vivint App, you can protect your house with an easy button press. Now you can ensure that every door is secure, every light is turned off, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are on watch. You can even close the garage door with the app if it’s accidentally left wide open.

You don't have to keep your living space on alert the whole day. Unlatch the doors for returning friends or service workers through the smartphone app. Or place your house on guard without even lifting a finger. By placing a geofence around your property, your system turns on each time you leave the driveway. Then when you come home, your alarms disarm, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the house.

Home Automation Idea #2: Put your home down for the night

Your bedtime ritual has become routine: turn off all the lights, lock the door, change the thermostat, and prep your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to see that you forgot to lock the front door or left the bathroom light burning? And after you neglect to do one part of your evening checklist, it's simple to forget it the next evening, too. Without realizing it, your neglected ritual becomes a habit in its own right.

But you can guarantee that your house is set for bed every evening when you automate your bedtime routine. Through your Bend home security system, you can craft templates that fine-tune all your gadgets without you leaving bed. With a tap of a screen, you can lock the doors, power off the lights, change the thermostat, and arm your security devices. Or don't fret about not remembering to touch a button. Set your automation to trigger at a specific time -- like 10pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Remain safe during a fire

While your home automation system makes everyday life simpler, it can also aid in a fire or other situations. When your smoke detectors find intense heat, your home automation devices can jump into action! Program your smart thermostat to instantly switch on the ventilation fan to slow the spread of dangerous smoke. Then have your home switch on all your smart lights to illuminate the way away from the fire, and open all the doors for emergency specialists.

In fact, you can program automated reactions to any emergency circumstances. Turn on all the lights when a glass break sensor goes off. Sound your high decibel alarms when the medical panic pendant is pressed. Or get video segments sent to your phone when your smart locks trigger. Almost all of your devices can be synced to work in tandem in any manner you think will help protect your home and loved ones.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get alerts to your mobile device

Always keep abreast of what's going down in your house with automated alerts delivered to your smartphone. Any time a motion sensor on a surveillance camera senses unusual motion, you'll learn about it via a text or mobile pop-up. Fire and CO sensors will trigger an alert so that you won’t return home to an unexpected emergency. Or have your smart locks text you when your kids arrive home from school. Once you receive a notification, you can determine how to act.

Talk with porch visitors through the doorbell cameras to instruct them where to leave a delivery. See through your outdoor cameras to determine if the abnormal motion facilitates a call to the authorities. Or remotely turn on your indoor smart lighting to deter any suspicious intruders.

Home Automation Idea #5: Create moods for watching tv and other activities

Leaving the house and going to bed may be just one setting on your home automation system. You can also customize rules for all sorts of moods. Tweak the lights just a dash while closing your motorized shutters for the premiere movie theatre experience. Light a dimly lit aisle from your bedroom to the fridge for an evening snack.

You can devise a ”fun” setting that effortlessly dims the lights and temperature to adapt for the additional body heat. Then when anyone comes to your door, you can ask them to enter through your doorbell camera. And if you find you need another futuristic Vivint device you don’t already have, you can easily sync it to your existing network.

Turn your home automation ideas into reality with your Vivint system

When you desire a security solution that takes full advantage of home automation, call the experts at Vivint. They’ll discuss your needs and tailor-make a system that protects your house and makes it more efficient. Simply call (541) 327-4968 or complete the form below today!