Durbanville · New build — design-only
Durbanville new build: design-only plans, builder-installed
A new family home where the client wanted Cue Home's design and specifications, but their own builder and electrician to do the physical install — with us on call for sign-off.
The request
- “We're building with a contractor we trust, but he's never done a smart home. We need someone to design the whole technology layer so he can just build it.”
- “I want proper lighting control, good Wi-Fi everywhere, cameras, and blind automation — but planned before the walls go up.”
- “Can you hand us a set of plans our builder can actually work from?”
How we tackled it
- Joined the project at slab stage, before first-fix electrical, so every cable, switch box and neutral wire was planned in advance.
- Produced a full lighting, network and automation drawing set: switch schedules, dimming zones, neutral-wire callouts, AP and camera locations, and a structured-cabling cabinet layout.
- Specified exact products and quantities in a supply schedule the builder could quote against, brand-flexible where it mattered.
- Stayed on call through the build for the builder's questions, reviewed first-fix before walls closed, and came back for final configuration and commissioning once power was on.
- Documented everything so the client owns a complete record of what's in their walls.
Delivery model
Design-only: Cue Home produced the full plans, specifications and schedules. The client's own builder and licensed electrical contractor carried out the installation. Cue Home signed off first-fix and handled final configuration and commissioning.
Technology
- Full lighting control and dimming schedule
- Structured Ethernet cabling and equipment cabinet layout
- Access point and PoE camera locations planned pre-wire
- Blind automation and sensor placement drawings
- Brand-flexible product and quantity schedule
Automations
- Sunrise wake-up and sunset lighting designed into the plan
- Whole-home Good Night routine wired into the switch layout
- Blind automation on sun and schedule
- Designed-in scenes for entertaining, movie and away
Photographs
On site
Outcome
What changed
- The builder installed a complete smart home using plans he could follow — no on-the-fly decisions, no missed cables.
- Every switch, sensor, AP and camera had a home before the walls closed, so nothing is retrofitted or surface-mounted.
- The client owns a full record of what's behind every wall.
- Cue Home commissioned the system on power-up and handed over a working smart home.
Licensed
All electrical work by licensed, registered contractors where regulated.
Insured
Cue Home is fully insured for every engagement.
Design-only available
We can produce the plans and your builder installs — or we do it all.
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