Launching soon · Smart-home planning for renovations
See how other homes set up their lighting, switches, curtains, blinds, heating and air conditioning. Save what fits into your own plan and hand your contractor the pre-wiring checklist. Then a vetted Setup Partner comes over to finish the pairing and automations.
We're preparing for launch. Email us and you'll be the first to know.
Bare shell · Walls openThis is the moment to decide.
01 · The window
Demolition, wiring, carpentry, finishes. Each trade comes in, does its part and leaves. Nobody goes back a step.
A neutral wire to every switch box. An outlet inside the curtain box. A thermostat line your boiler can actually talk to. Easy while the walls are open. A whole new job once they're closed.
Miss one of these and the fix means opening finished walls, running wiring on the surface, or settling for a device you didn't want.
The electrician mounts the hardware and leaves. Pairing, naming rooms and the "turn everything off when we leave" routine fall to you, and that's where most smart homes stall.
aa-family covers both ends of that window: the decisions before, and the setup after.
02 · Your plan
We start with the devices that change daily life the most, and that need preparing during construction.
Brightness and color that follow the time of day.
Before the walls close
Same spot as today. Works by hand, by app and on a schedule.
Before the walls close
Open with the morning light, close when the sun goes down.
Before the walls close
Roller, wood or combi blinds that move with the sun.
Before the walls close
Heat each room on its own, and warm up before you're home.
Before the walls close
Cool before you arrive. Off when no one's home.
Before the walls close
Devices earn their place when they work together. These six automations run the day you're about to see.
ExampleExample plan · 84 m² apartment
Every plan comes with a pre-wiring checklist you can hand straight to your interior contractor. Here's the one for this example. Take it.
Network · A wired access point near the center of the home, plus a powered spot for the hub
03 · A day at home
Example An example routine built from the plan above.
The blind rises halfway. The lights come on low and warm. The floor is already warm.
Weekdays 06:50 → Blind 50% · Lights 30%, 2700K · Heating 21°
When the last phone leaves home, every light goes off and the heating drops to eco. Nobody has to remember.
Everyone away → Lights off · Heating 18° · AC off
South sun pours in. The curtains draw halfway and the blind drops to 70%. If the room still passes 27°, the AC holds it at 26° for the dog.
Strong sun → Curtains 50% · Blind 70% · Above 27° → AC 26°
Fifteen minutes from home, the heating comes back up. You walk into exactly the right temperature.
15 min from home → Heating 22°
The door opens, the lights come up and the curtains close for the evening.
Door opens after sunset → Lights 80%, 3500K · Curtains close
The lights fade to amber. The blackout blind comes down. The heating eases off for sleep.
22:30 → Lights 15%, 2200K · Blind 100% · Heating 20°
Six automations. Set up once, by someone who knows how.
04 · The product
This is the product we're building. The screens are design previews and everything inside them is sample data.
Find homes like yours. Filter shared cases by home type, size, household and the platform you use, then see exactly what they installed.
Every case lists devices room by room, the automations that actually run, a cost range, and what the owner would do differently next time.
Add what you like to each room. aa-family turns your choices into a pre-wiring checklist you can hand straight to your interior contractor.
Your plan goes to vetted partners near you. They quote against the same plan, so you compare like with like: scope, platforms and earliest visit.
Your partner pairs every device, builds the automations, tests them with you, and leaves a report of what's installed, how it's connected and how to change it later.
Find homes like yours. Filter shared cases by home type, size, household and the platform you use, then see exactly what they installed.
Cases like your home
The commuter couple's homecoming
Apartment · 84 m² · 2 people
A bedtime routine for the kids' room
Apartment · 59 m² · 3 people
Taming a south-facing living room
Mixed-use tower · 132 m² · 4 people
Every case lists devices room by room, the automations that actually run, a cost range, and what the owner would do differently next time.
The commuter couple's homecoming
Apartment · 84 m² · 2 people · SmartThings
15 min before arrival → Heating or cooling on, by season
Front door opens after sunset → Living lights on, curtains close
Last one leaves → All lights and AC off
Shown as a range in real cases
Example"I'd run a neutral wire to the hallway switch too. We skipped it, so that's the one switch that's still dumb."
Add what you like to each room. aa-family turns your choices into a pre-wiring checklist you can hand straight to your interior contractor.
My Plan · 84 m² apartment
Pre-wiring checklist · for your interior contractor
+ 14 more
Your plan goes to vetted partners near you. They quote against the same plan, so you compare like with like: scope, platforms and earliest visit.
3 quotes for your plan
Licensed electrician on team
Scope: 21 devices · 6 automations
View quoteLicensed electrician on team
Scope: 21 devices · 6 automations
View quoteSat 10:00Scope: 21 devices · 6 automations
View quoteYour address is shared only after you book.
Visit bookedYour partner pairs every device, builds the automations, tests them with you, and leaves a report of what's installed, how it's connected and how to change it later.
Handover report
Visit completedA finished home becomes the next family's reference.
05 · Setup Partners
The last step is where smart homes fall apart, so it's the step we're defining most carefully. Every Setup Partner will be held to the same written standard.
How partners get listed
Electrical work is done only by licensed professionals. Setup Partners without a license handle pairing, configuration and automation.
Before the visit
On site
Handover
For partners
We're recruiting our first Setup Partners now. Electricians, interior contractors, integrators and long-time Home Assistant tinkerers are all welcome, and you'll help shape the standard above.
In your email, tell us three things:
or write to [email protected]
Quote against a room-by-room plan with the automations already listed. Less guessing on site.
Set where you work and what you support, and receive only the requests that fit.
With the homeowner's consent, finished setups are shared as cases, and the next client finds you through them.
06 · Groundwork
Before opening a marketplace, we worked out which platforms to cover, what has to happen before the walls close, how we'll make money and what we'll build in which order. Here's all of it.
Compatibility map
We don't push one ecosystem. Every case and every partner is tagged across six device types and five platforms, so you only see setups that fit your home.
| SmartThings | Apple Home | Google Home | Home Assistant | Matter | Typical connection paths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting | Wi-Fi · Zigbee · Thread/Matter | |||||
| Smart switches | Wi-Fi · Zigbee · Thread/Matter | |||||
| Motorized curtains | Wi-Fi · Zigbee · Thread/Matter | |||||
| Motorized blinds | Zigbee · Wi-Fi · RF bridge | |||||
| Thermostats | Maker's cloud · Wallpad (RS-485)* | |||||
| Air conditioning | Maker's Wi-Fi · IR hub |
| ST | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | ||||||
| HA | ||||||
| Matter |
Curtains × Apple Home → curtain setups that run in Apple Home
Thermostats × Home Assistant → heating setups running on Home Assistant
Each cell is a search filter: cases and partners are tagged by device and platform. It is not a claim that every model works.
*Apartment wallpad integration varies by building and is checked case by case.
Compatibility depends on the exact model and firmware. Your Setup Partner confirms it against your plan before the visit.
Pre-wiring playbook
The plan above lists what to prepare. For every device we also track two more things: what goes wrong when it's missed, and what still works if you've already moved in.
If it's missed
Smart bulbs behind a regular switch go offline the moment someone flips it.
Already moved in?
Smart bulbs work with no wiring at all.
If it's missed
Without a neutral you're limited to a few no-neutral models, and some make LED lights flicker.
Already moved in?
No-neutral models exist, but they limit which lights and features you can use.
If it's missed
No outlet in the box means a cord down the wall, or opening the ceiling again.
Already moved in?
Battery motors exist, but you'll be recharging them.
If it's missed
Battery blinds go anywhere but need charging. Fine for one window, a chore for ten.
Already moved in?
Rechargeable models install without any construction.
If it's missed
A thermostat that can't talk to your boiler is just a thermometer on the wall.
Already moved in?
If your boiler supports it, swapping the thermostat is often enough.
If it's missed
IR can't confirm the unit actually turned on. Fine for simple routines, limiting for precise ones.
Already moved in?
If it works with a remote, an IR hub can usually connect it.
General guidance. Exact requirements depend on your devices and building, so your Setup Partner confirms them on site.
Business model
Planned model · final terms before launch
We don't sell devices, so our recommendations have no reason to lean toward any brand.
Roadmap
These phases are plans, not promises. Dates and regions go to early-access members first.
07 · FAQ
Not yet. We're preparing for launch. Join the early-access list and we'll tell you first when and where we open.
Yes. Smart bulbs, rechargeable blinds and IR-controlled air conditioners need no rewiring, and we're building a "No rewiring" filter for cases.
No. Buy them wherever you like. We focus on shared setups, planning and connecting you with a Setup Partner.
No. Wiring is done by your interior contractor or a licensed electrician. We give them a clear pre-wiring checklist, and Setup Partners handle pairing and automation afterwards.
Partners quote against your plan: the number of devices, the automations you want and anything particular about your home. You compare the quotes and choose.
SmartThings, Apple Home, Google Home, Home Assistant and Matter. What works together depends on the exact models, and that's what cases and partners help you figure out.
You do. Pairing every device to your accounts and removing partner access at handover are part of the Setup Partner standard.
No. Cases are designed to show home type and size, never the address. Your address goes only to the partner you book.
It becomes the record you'll want when you add or replace devices, and it saves the next family a lot of guesswork. We're also preparing perks for members who share.
Early access, partner applications and partnerships. For now, it all starts with an email.
[email protected] · [email protected]
21 devices · 6 automations · 0 to-dos