A professional outdoor lighting design can significantly improve the aesthetics of your Portland, OR home, but that’s not all it does. The outdoor lighting system can serve multiple purposes, especially during the winter and fall seasons when daylight is limited in the Northwest. Below we outline some of the benefits our clients can reap when working with us. 

You have spent a lot of time and money making sure your home’s exteriors look good. Why would you hide them from view at night? Landscape lighting furnishes you with the tools to create a bit of theater, showing off the grounds in dramatic and fascinating ways.

Combining the creativity of a lighting designer, your vision, and Control4 smart home automation, you can enhance your house’s security, safety, and appeal. Are you intrigued by the possibilities for your Happy Valley OR residence? Continue reading to learn more.

One of the great pleasures of homeownership is having the ability to entertain outdoors. When you gather the family to celebrate milestones, watch the big game with friends, or relax after a hard day, it is better outside.

The first thing we think of when the conversation turns to backyard barbeques or get-togethers is usually all-weather televisions and audio. While these components are important, landscape lighting brings your property to life after the sun sets.  Outdoor illumination instills a sense of wonder and extends the use of your yard well into the evening. 

Are you intrigued by the possibilities of lighting up your Portland, OR property? Read below to learn more.

Your home network has become more important than ever in the wake of social distancing. As you work from home and your children attend online classes, you might become more aware that your network is slow or inconsistent. Now is the perfect time to upgrade your home network. A professional can help you strengthen your system and make it more reliable while maintaining an appropriate social distance. Learn why you should trust a professional with your next home network setup in Lake Oswego, OR.

Now that the summer months are getting closer and closer, it’s time to think about your Portland home’s outdoor space and all of the ways you can enjoy it. Maybe you have a great pool and outdoor kitchen, along with perfect lighting all around. Have you installed a high-end outdoor speaker system, though, to add an extra spark to them?

If not, consider these three reasons why an outdoor speaker system can make your home more enjoyable and connected.

Watching movies is a great pastime, and if you choose the right audio video installation provider for your home theater, your media room can give you a fun place to watch all the summer blockbusters.

Watching a movie at home in an intimate, familiar setting with your friends and loved ones is comforting and gives you the luxury of choosing from any movie you want. You can even watch a movie that came out 50 years ago and would never be available to watch in a traditional movie theater.

A home media room can provide time for you to bond with your family, can be a comfortable, familiar setting for any need, and can be a multi-use space in your Lake Oswego, OR home.

The number and type of devices that use your home wireless network is staggering. The list includes everything from computers and phones to home automation and appliances. With all those devices drawing bandwidth from your Wi-Fi, it’s no wonder your network occasionally feels all gummed up.

Luckily, all hope is not lost. Once you’re familiar with the basics of home network design, getting better performance seems much less daunting. This is especially true if you hire someone with extensive experience to handle the job. If you want to see more of what an integrator like Eighteen Group can do to improve your home network design, keep reading. Happy Valley residents and their neighbors throughout Oregon shouldn’t miss out on this opportunity.

With smart home technology increasingly in demand among buyers, it’s crucial that builders, architects and designers create homes built with home automation in mind. Spaces like a custom home theater or high-end media room will get clients in the door, but don’t forget the importance of home network design. All the smart devices in a home are linked by its network; subpar network performance or other issues will leave your customers dissatisfied. This blog will show you why professional home network design is crucial to Oregon home builders working in the Portland region, as well as what we can do to help make everything run smoothly.

Is your sound system getting in the way of enjoying music the way you want? If you have subpar components, use cheap wireless speakers, or only use equipment in one room, you’re missing out.

This is where smart home technology and multi-room audio comes into play. With the right setup, you can enjoy high-quality sound in any room and control it all from a single device. Keep reading to learn more about our multi-room audio solutions for residents of the Lake Oswego region of Oregon.

As automation systems have become increasingly common in our homes, it’s imperative that designers, architects, builders and others in similar professions keep up with trends. That means installing automation systems, which means you’ll need an integrator to handle that piece of your project.

Not all integrators are created equal, however. It’s important that you find the right team for your project, but how should you decide? We think we have some ideas, and today’s blog will go through four factors to weigh when selecting someone to handle smart home automation projects in Portland, OR.

Your family’s safety is something you don’t want to trust with amateurs. You may go your entire life without having anyone attempt to break into your home, but if anyone does, you want to know your security system will do its job.

If you want true peace of mind when you’re lying in bed at night, you want a professional security installation. Today’s blog will go through our home security systems and why each are a worthwhile investment for Oregon homeowners in the Happy Valley region.

Two of the primary advantages of installing a smart home control system are improved communication and system integration. One technology that combines both principles is Control4’s Intercom Anywhere system. This video intercom system facilitates easier, faster communication with people both in and out of your home, as well as adding new dimensions to other home automation technologies.

As the leading Control4 dealer for the Lake Oswego, OR, region, we’d like to share the many benefits you’ll gain from installing Intercom Anywhere in your home. If you want to know more, keep reading.

The DIY industry wants to make you think that there’s something superior about going it alone when installing technology into your Happy Valley, Oregon, home. However, as technology installers ourselves, we’ve seen robust benefits to lending our advice, installation expertise and customized support.

We understand the intricacies of adding technology to different home configurations, how our brands and their chosen products work, and specifically, how to optimize every product for your residence. Not to brag, but that effort level takes serious skills. Keep reading to see why we recommend working with us instead of buying and installing a big-box solution.

It’s safe to say that every Control4 dealer around the country has been looking forward to the release of Control4’s Smart Home OS 3 update, and now it’s finally here. Control4 promises that this operating system will “set a new standard for the smart home.” Though the operating system boasts more than 1,000 new features, we’re sharing which we think you’d benefit from most in your Forest Heights, Oregon, residence.

Whether you’re looking for superior user experience, more control of your home or even a modernized interface that operates like a cool gadget, OS 3 delivers.