Home Technology Budgeting Tool
This tool will help you understand what you should expect to spend on a new home technology project.
In less than 20 questions you will receive a realistic budget range for various technology options in your home. This often takes 5 minutes or less. For another perspective on home technology budgeting, click here to read 'Budget Advice - 4 Vital Tips'.
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Questions
Where are you?
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
What is your home's square footage?
- (a round number is OK)
In square meters?
- (a round number is OK)
Describe the cost-of-living / cost of labor for your area:
- Fairly Inexpensive
- About Average
- Expensive
Let's talk about wiring. What best describes your situation?
- My house is already wired
- I am building a house and need all new wiring
- I need some new wiring installed
- My house has old wiring, need all new
How extensive / future-ready would you like your home’s wiring to be?
- Basic
- Automated Home
- Full Technology Package
How about Wi-Fi?
- Already Installed
- Consumer-grade
- Professional-grade
- Enterprise-grade
Do you want a lighting control system for the whole house?
- Yes, for the whole house and exterior
- Yes, for the main areas of the house and exterior only
- Only for a couple rooms
- No, I will use conventional wall switches
Do you want high-quality architectural lighting?
- Yes
- No
Do you want any motorized shading?
- If none, just enter 0
Let's talk music.
- Higher-quality sound or higher-grade architectural finishes (Enter number:)
- Basic background music (Enter number:)
Now on to Televisions. Please select how many TV's you would like in each of the two categories below.
- TV's between 60" - 100" diagonal size (Enter number:)
- TV’s between 32" - 55" diagonal size (Enter number:)
Do you want to centralize your video sources?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a dedicated home cinema room? Please select a budget.
- No
- Entry Level ($15K - 50K)
- Enhanced ($51K - 100K)
- Performance ($101K - 175K)
- High-Performance ($176K - 375K)
- Ultra-High Performance ($376K+)
Do you plan on outfitting a room in your house with a surround sound system?
- No
- Entry Level ($5K - 15K)
- Enhanced ($16K - 30K)
- Performance ($31K - 75K)
- High-Performance ($76K - 175K)
Do you want a security and fire detection system?
- Yes
- No
How many security cameras do you think you need to cover your home?
- Enter camera number (If none, just enter 0)
Do you need an access control / entry intercom?
- Entry level (video doorbell only):
- Advanced access control:
Do you want to control your house through different multiple apps?
- Single app
- Multiple app
- No house control
Does this home require very high-end architectural finishes that would apply to the home’s technology systems?
- Yes
- No
Your Estimated Budget Range is:
| Low | High | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | ||
| House Wiring Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Wi-Fi / Network Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Lighting and Shading | ||
| Lighting Fixtures Budget | ||
| Tier 1 Fixtures Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Tier 2 Fixtures Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Tier 3 Fixtures Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Lighting Control System Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Motorized Shading Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Security and Communications | ||
| Alarm and Fire Detection Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Security Cameras Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Access Control / Entry Intercom Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Entertainment | ||
| House Music Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Television Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Media Room Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Home Cinema Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Home Control / Smart Home Budget | 0 | 0 |
| Hi-end Architectural Finishes & Concealment | 0 | 0 |
| Total Range | 0 | 0 |
The pricing shown above is converted from US$ using the exchange rate. The calculated price includes labor, accessories, and design & engineering. Tax not included. The calculated budget ranges in quality and performance from very good to top-of-the-line. Using a car analogy, this equates to an entry-level luxury car up to the very best. Budgets can be lowered by mixing in some DIY-level products.
Your preliminary budget indicates that home technology integration firms that are HTA Certified at the Luxury and Estate levels are the most appropriate choices.