Any home can be a TechHome and that includes the tens of millions of existing homes in the United States. A digital facelift for your home can be just as important and exciting for the family as new appliances, or an update to the décor. It will also help to enhance the perceived value of your home.

Of course, it's relatively easy to install structured wiring in new construction; the walls are open, so the TechHome electronic systems contractor (ESC) can start from scratch and equip the house with sufficient cabling before the walls are closed. However, most Americans don't have the luxury of open walls when considering an upgrade to a digital home. They either live in an already-built home or are buying an existing home. If that situation applies to you, how can you make your home a TechHome and enjoy the lifestyle conveniences and entertainment that modern digital homes now offer? How can you achieve a TechHome rating, which will validate your home's tech-ready status and will prove useful in its resale?

The good news is that there is a chance your home already possesses some or many elements of a TechHome infrastructure. Completing CEA's TechHome Rating System survey will help you assess the existing infrastructure of your home by evaluating the wiring, systems and products that are already in place in your home.

Based on these findings, a TechHome ESC can describe the possibilities available to you for home entertainment and control, such as multi-room audio; TV and video program distribution; automated control of lighting, shades, HVAC and security and more. Wireless technologies can leverage your existing infrastructure to provide additional control flexibility and mobility. Your TechHome ESC can also explain what it will take to upgrade your home's infrastructure to accommodate applications that your current infrastructure cannot support.

If you are planning a renovation or remodel of your home, there is no better time to upgrade to a TechHome-rated infrastructure. Your TechHome ESC can work with your remodeler or interior designer to fit your network and its access points perfectly with your remodeled home. Imagine that, as part of your remodel, you gain audio throughout your house, or automated climate or lighting control.

Every home can be a TechHome digital home. By working with a TechHome ESC, your existing home can be transformed into the central component of your digital lifestyle.

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