Hi Everyone,
First of all, I’d Like to thank you for this great forum and great members and please be patient with me as I’m New to all of this
I bought a New apartment and I’d like to start smart home and home automation system and I’d like to use smart things hub
I live in Egypt so everything will be imported overseas “Europe or USA” and my electricity is 220-240 volt so I don’t want to buy anything that I can’t use due to electricity
I have 2 bed rooms, A living room, Kitchen, Bathroom, a 3 piece reception area, 2 balconies
For Lighting, I need both physical and wireless control so I will go with smart switches
Concerning smart switches 1. which brand is best compatible?
2. I need an embedded switch if there is such a thing so that I use my own buttons for on and off
3. I need to be able to connect 3 light bulbs in every room and control them individually
Concerning the apartment door 1. I need a smart lock that can be unlocked with finger print from either side as I have children “can it log when the door is opened and closed”
2. I need a monitoring camera and motion sensor to monitor the door
3. Intrusion notification
Concerning every room I need to install Temperature sensor, Motion sensor, curtain opening and closing device
In the bathroom I’d Like to add a flood sensor
the devices I have and need smart control for are 2 TVs, 3 ACs, 2 PCs, electric Fountain, 3 Fans, Microwave
I need a sound system for the apartment and I have one of the PCs acting as a NAS And Home media server
I need children monitoring kits in the house, Fire alarm system
Concerning the costs, I know that these things cost, but I’d like to save whenever possible
Concerning installing the hardware, I’d like to install it on my own if possible
Please share your insights, Solutions and most importantly your recommendations for the pieces I need to buy
And Again Thank You for your help