Brothers Wiring Concepts and Tarr’s Home Improvements Tackle URC Install on Long Island
Innovative smart home delivers advanced functionality and luxury experience
It may take a while, but in the end gaining the trust in a contracting relationship can be years in the making. Brothers Wiring Concepts’ burgeoning relationship with Tarr’s Home Improvements is proof of how these deep-rooted relationships can be beneficial for everyone involved.
Starting with a single project several years ago, both companies realized the value their combined services offered to homeowners and how their collaborative skill sets could provide homeowners with luxury experiences.
“We started with a single project and continued to work together over the years,” recalls Adam Hersh of Brothers Wiring Concepts.
“Now we work together as a team where home automation and technology are an integral part of the planning team,” stated Hersh.
Today, with the growing awareness of consumers and smart home technologies, many luxury homebuilders are investigating the value of technology in the home and are interested in building relationships similar to the Brothers Wiring Concepts alliance with Tarr’s Home Improvements.
Howard Tarr, Jr., owner of Tarr’s Home Improvement, recommends integrators educate builders on the value of technology, and work towards working with builders, architects and interior designers on the planning stages of homes that include smart technologies.
Tarr advises starting simply like his company did with Brothers Wiring Concepts and beginning with a single project. From there, he continues, that trust can be built through consistent communications and good support services.
Once the trust has been built integrators can be looked at by builders in the same light that plumbers and electricians are viewed.
“As the smart home experts, we consider Adam as an extension of our team and include him during the planning phase to ensure network, cabling and automation devices are not an after-thought, but as part of the planning team,” notes Tarr.
Through years of partnering together, Brothers Wiring Concepts and Tarr’s Home Improvements have teamed on a range of projects. One of the companies’ recent collaborations involved a home on Long Island, NY, that presented a challenge of addressing the needs of a family and the additional capability of entertaining extended family.
The project started with new construction on an existing property and the desire of the homeowner to have a modern smart home.
Some of the amenities the homeowner wanted include audio, video, climate control, shades, security, lighting and home theater. As part of the project, Brothers Wiring Concepts and Tarr’s Home Improvements also planned for technologies that would be appropriate for the homeowner’s parents. It was critical to provide easy access and simple touch or voice technology.
Selecting components from URC to provide control, automation and whole-house entertainment Hersh utilized components that include URC’s MRX-30 System Controller, along with two HDA-8100 High-Definition Audio Amplifiers, and in-wall touch screens that included the TKP-9600 and TKP-7600. Complementing those control interfaces were multiple TRC-1480 handheld remote controls.
Other equipment utilized in the Long Island home include Denon HEOS components, along with several Samsung televisions, a Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A2A receiver, as well as, a Yamaha RX-6A receiver, Ring Pro doorbells, Baldwin Z-Wave door locks, a Hikvision NVR, Proficient in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, a 144-inch Dragonfly Acoustic Weave screen, and a Sony VPL-VW295ES projector.
About Custom Integrated Solutions
Custom Integrated Solutions is the premier provider of audio, video and smart home technology in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and select other locations. Specializing in projects for both commercial and residential clients, we have created customized audio and video solutions for churches, schools, custom homes, restaurants and bars, golf courses and other projects. From the initial consultation to continued support after installation, our team works with you every step of the way.
