Course
Scope and quote a smart-home project.
From survey to quote: choose a protocol by project type, plan the loads, build a bill of materials, price labour and write an AMC that says what it covers.
Intermediate · 4 lessons · about 18 min of reading · Free
By Abhi Bavishi, Founder, Smartify
Technical review pending for some or all lessons
What you will learn
- Survey a site so the quote is based on facts
- Pick wired, wireless or mixed for the building in front of you
- Check modules against real loads before you price them
- Build a room-by-room bill of materials and a labour estimate
- Write assumptions, exclusions and an AMC clients can understand
Course content.
4 lessons · about 18 min
1 Smart-Home Site Survey: Checklist and Template for Indian Homes 6 min
A step-by-step site survey for a smart-home quote or design: what to collect, what to measure room by room, how to audit the switchboard and network, and which red flags to write down before you price anything.
Open this lesson →2 Choosing a Protocol by Project Type: Villa, Apartment, Retrofit and New Build 4 min
A practical way to pick wired, Zigbee, Thread, Matter or Wi-Fi equipment for the job in front of you. Start from the building and the client's constraints, then check the questions that decide whether a choice will hold up.
Open this lesson →3 Load Planning for Smart Homes: Relay Ratings, Motors, Pumps, Geysers and AC 4 min
How to turn a site survey into a load schedule you can check against module ratings: what resistive, lighting and motor loads do differently, why starting current matters, and when a contactor belongs between the smart module and the load.
Open this lesson →4 How to Quote a Smart-Home Project: Bill of Materials, Labour, Margin and AMC 4 min
A structure for a quote that survives the project: a room-by-room bill of materials, labour built from your own costs, the difference between markup and margin, clear exclusions, and an annual maintenance contract that says what it covers.
Open this lesson →Before you start
- No smart-home experience needed.
- It helps to have quoted a job before, but it is not required.
Who this is for
Designers, builders and small integrators who scope and price smart-home work.