South Jersey

Home Automation in Beach Haven, NJ

Older blocks, busy summers, and houses that are rented by the week.

Older blocks, busy summers, and houses that are rented by the week.

A shingle shore house with a wide porch

Beach Haven is the south end of the island, so we plan the visit to see the house and its wiring closet in one trip down Long Beach Boulevard.

Works with Lutron, Sonos, ecobee, Yale, Hunter Douglas, Apple, UniFi, and Home Assistant. We pick what fits the house, not a quota.

Saturday turnovers

A lot of Beach Haven houses change hands every Saturday. Smart locks give each week its own door code, which starts and stops on the dates you set, so there's no lockbox and no key under the mat. A turnover scene sets the thermostats back, turns off the lights, and closes the shades until the next group arrives. The cleaners can get their own code too.

Older houses, newer Wi-Fi

Many Beach Haven houses have been added onto over the years. Plaster walls and old additions block a single router, so access points are placed room by room and connected by cable where it can be run cleanly. Guests get their own Wi-Fi network, separate from the locks, cameras, and thermostats.

In Beach Haven

  • Saturday turnovers: a new door code for each week and a reset scene for the house.
  • Older houses with plaster and add-ons, where Wi-Fi is planned room by room.
  • Porch and path lights on the evening scene, so nobody has to find a switch in the dark.

What we put in the house

Door codes, Wi-Fi that reaches every bedroom, and climate that steps back between guests do the most work here.

Wi-Fi and network design for the whole house: South Jersey Wi-Fi and network design.

A visit in Beach Haven

  1. 01

    See the house

    How the house is used: family weeks, rentals, or both, and who comes in between guests.

  2. 02

    Mark the plan

    Keypad doors, access point spots through the older walls, and the thermostats you want to control.

  3. 03

    Install, then leave it set

    A guest-friendly panel and a turnover scene, written down before we leave.

Questions about Beach Haven

Can each rental week get its own door code?
Yes. Smart locks can hold a code for each week that starts and stops on the dates you set. You can also give the cleaners and family their own codes and see who came in and when.
Will guests be on the same Wi-Fi as my cameras and locks?
No. Guests get their own network. Cameras, locks, and thermostats stay on a separate one that guests can't see.
Do the cameras record inside the rental?
We put cameras outside only, at the doors and the driveway. Every camera we install is hardwired.
Can the thermostat reset between guests?
Yes. A turnover scene can set the thermostats back, turn off the lights, and close the shades. You can also run it from your phone.

Free home estimate. Call (609) 415-0011 (Mon–Fri 8am–6pm) or send a short note.