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Smart Home Electrical in Central Virginia

Smart switches, scenes, dimmers, smart outlets, automation hubs, and network closets: designed by an electrician who actually wires the house, not a tech store add-on.

Plan My Smart Home (603) 777-2596
Modern electrical panel and wiring installed in a Central Virginia home
Service Overview

Smart Done at the Wire, Not the Outlet

Smart home electrical means more than buying a smart bulb at the hardware store. A truly smart home has the right wiring behind the walls: neutrals at every switch, structured cabling to a central network closet, dedicated circuits for AV equipment, and a panel layout that makes future upgrades painless. HOLISTIQ Building Systems and Services LLC builds smart electrical systems that work the way the home owner actually lives, not the way a marketing brochure says they should.

Josh Smith approaches smart home work the same way he approaches the rest of an electrical install: with a system view. Before we mount a single switch we walk the house with the homeowner, identify where you want scene control, where you want automation, where the network closet should sit, and how the house will be used in five years (kids’ rooms changing, home office moving, EV in the garage). Then the wiring is planned to support all of it without ripping drywall later.

What makes HOLISTIQ different on smart-home work is that Josh installs the electrical, the network low-voltage, and where applicable the solar and battery systems. That means one electrician owns the panel, the smart switches, the structured wiring, the rack in the network closet, the smart thermostats, and any solar or backup-battery integration. You don’t end up with three contractors blaming each other when the smart switch in the hallway flickers because the neutral was never run during rough-in.

Most smart home installs we do fall into three patterns: a full smart-home design at new-construction or renovation time, a retrofit where we add neutrals and switches to an existing home, or a focused upgrade where one room or zone (kitchen, primary suite, theater) gets the full smart treatment. All three start with a conversation and a written scope, not a sales pitch.

Clean electrical wiring and panel work in a Central Virginia home
What We Wire

Smart Home Electrical Services

Smart Switch and Dimmer Install

Lutron Caséta, Lutron RA3, Leviton Decora Smart, and similar smart switch families installed with the proper neutral wiring. We test every switch on the load it actually controls and program scenes the way you described them in the walkthrough.

Network Closets and Structured Wiring

Cat6 / Cat6A runs from a central network closet to every room, coax where useful, fiber drops for high-bandwidth zones, and a properly cooled rack location. We coordinate with your network installer or set up a basic UniFi / Eero / Orbi mesh ourselves.

Whole-Home Audio and Theater

Speaker pre-wire to ceilings, in-wall amps, dedicated 20A circuits for AV equipment, conduit runs from the rack to the projector or display, and clean termination at a structured wiring panel. We don’t do the AV calibration, but the wires are right.

Smart Lighting Scenes

Path lighting, mood scenes, vacation modes, sunrise/sunset automation, and presence-driven scenes set up via the platform you choose (Lutron, HomeKit, Home Assistant). Programming is included for the scenes you describe in the walkthrough.

Outdoor and Landscape Smart Control

Smart-controlled landscape lighting, security lighting, holiday outlets on automated circuits, smart garage door integration, and irrigation controllers wired into the smart-home stack. Outdoor work is surge-protected and weather-rated.

Future-Proofing and Pre-Wire

Even if you are not adding solar, battery, or EV charging today, HOLISTIQ pre-wires the conduit and reserves panel space so the future install is plug-and-play. As a certified solar installer, Josh designs smart electrical systems that integrate cleanly with solar and battery additions later.

How We Work

Smart Home Process

  1. 01

    Walkthrough and Goals

    Josh walks the home or the plans with you and asks how you actually live. Where do you wish you could dim from bed? Where do scenes need to fire automatically? What rooms need the most coverage? The answers shape the wiring plan. Walkthroughs are free, take 60 to 90 minutes, and include a homework list of decisions you can make at your own pace.

  2. 02

    Design and Wiring Plan

    We produce a wiring plan: switch locations, circuit assignments, structured cabling runs, network closet location, and any pre-wire for future systems. The plan includes the smart-home platform we’ll use (Lutron, HomeKit, Home Assistant) and the brand of switches. You approve before we order anything.

  3. 03

    Install and Programming

    Wiring goes in first, then switches, then network and AV. Programming and scene setup happens last, with you in the room so the scenes are tuned the way you actually want them. Every switch and outlet is labeled in the panel directory and documented in a homeowner binder you keep.

  4. 04

    Walkthrough and Support

    Final walkthrough where Josh shows you every scene, every automation, and how to add new devices yourself. We include a 30-day check-in call to tune anything you want adjusted after living with the system. Visit our gallery for examples of completed smart-home work.

Service Area

Smart Home Electrical in Central Virginia

HOLISTIQ designs and installs smart home electrical systems for residential properties within a 100-mile radius of Goode, VA. We work on new construction, renovations, and existing-home retrofits throughout Central Virginia and Northern Virginia.

Lynchburg, VA Bedford, VA Roanoke, VA Charlottesville, VA Forest, VA Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Common Questions

Smart Home Electrical FAQs

Do I need a smart hub or just smart switches?
Most homeowners do well with a Lutron Caséta or RA3 system that includes its own bridge: no separate hub required. If you already use HomeKit, Google Home, or Home Assistant, we wire and configure switches that integrate cleanly with those platforms. We’ll discuss platform tradeoffs in the walkthrough so the decision matches how you already use your phone and other devices.
Can you retrofit a smart system into my existing home?
Yes, with one caveat: most older homes were wired without neutrals at switch boxes, and modern smart switches need a neutral to power their radios. HOLISTIQ adds neutrals where they are missing, which usually means fishing wire from the nearest junction box. The work is more invasive than a new-build pre-wire but completely doable in most homes. We quote each room based on accessibility.
How much does a full smart home install cost?
Costs vary widely, and the spread between the two common versions of this job is big enough that a published number would only mislead you. A focused retrofit of 6 to 10 smart switches and a Lutron bridge in an existing home is driven by switch count, whether the boxes have neutrals, and how much programming you want. A full new-construction package with structured wiring, a network closet, and 25 to 40 smart switches is driven by home size, cable runs, and which platform you pick. Walkthrough and written quote are free, and you get pricing in writing before anything gets ordered.
Will smart switches work during a power outage?
Smart switches lose their radio function during an outage, but the manual paddle still works as a normal switch: you can turn the lights on or off by hand. If you have a backup battery or generator, the smart system comes back online with the rest of the home automatically. We can integrate smart switches with backup-power systems we install. See our backup battery installation page for details.
Do you also do the network and Wi-Fi setup?
We install the structured wiring (Cat6, fiber, coax) and the network closet rack, and we configure basic prosumer mesh networks (UniFi, Eero, Orbi) for clients who want a single point of contact. For larger or more specialized setups (advanced VLAN configs, business-grade firewalls, security camera networks), we coordinate with a dedicated network integrator. The wiring is the same either way and supports any path you choose.
Can the smart system include solar and battery monitoring?
Yes. As a certified solar installer, Josh integrates smart-home control with solar inverters (Enphase, SolarEdge, Tesla), battery storage (Tesla Powerwall, Enphase IQ Battery), and EV chargers so you can see production, consumption, and battery state from the same app you use for lighting. See our solar services page for full integration details.

Ready for a Smart Home That Works?

Free walkthrough and itemized quote for smart home electrical in Central Virginia. New build, retrofit, or focused room-by-room.

(603) 777-2596 or send the home address for a walkthrough Contact HOLISTIQ