Smarter Home
If you’ve dipped your toes into the smart home environment you likely have a number of devices & apps that don’t talk to one another. If...
Martin Pharand
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Gate Automation
Tired of running around looking for your gate remote when you or a guest arrives at your home. Look no further than your phone, which...
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Martin Pharand
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Beautiful British Columbia
My family & I are truly blessed to have made the move to BC. My son gets to go on some of the most exciting drives in his IS300 that he’s...
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Martin Pharand
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Make data driven decisions
Unifi network through their Wifi Man app generate a real time signal floor plan. I took a walk around my main floor. Gives me the data to...
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Martin Pharand
- Jul 26
- 1 min
Don’t waste your time or money
I play with smart home products so you don’t have to! There are a number of plumbing free smart main water shut off valves on the market....
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Martin Pharand
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Unifi day
I’m getting a greater understanding of Unifi Network & Protect. Today I installed a Unifi U6 Long Range & G4Pro camera. In the test...
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Martin Pharand
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Unified with Unifi by Ubiquiti
When your Smart Home has as many devices/clients as I run in my setup you need a solid network & stable internet. I’ve now found a...
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Martin Pharand
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Unifi
When your current network can’t handle all the smart options you’re throwing at it, a mesh router may be the solution. But when you have...
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Martin Pharand
- Jul 4
- 1 min
Let’s network!
Mesh routers are great to extend & stabilize your internet signal throughout the house. Some of my top choices include Orbi, eero &...
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Martin Pharand
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Another 5 star ⭐️ review
Delivering exceptional service is my goal, in fact it aligns with a Lexus value that was near & dear to me during my 8 years at Lexus...
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Martin Pharand
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Smart Installations
Although we specialize in smart home electronics & automation, we’ll take on the odd interesting challenge. I did a basketball net for my...
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Martin Pharand
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Sonos expertise
Have you ever setup a Sonos Beam gen 2 & Sonos Arc in the same space? We have, and the homeowner agreed that the Arc is the right choice...
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Martin Pharand
- Jun 16
- 1 min
Someone’s getting an Arc
& it’s not me😀. However, a very lucky customer is getting this beautiful Sonos Arc installed this week. I personally hadn’t realized...
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Martin Pharand
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Google Floodlight Cam
Brighten up your day & night with a Google Floodlight Cam wired
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Martin Pharand
- May 28
- 1 min
My gen1 went kaput!
Even the experts to work on the Homebase every now & then.
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Martin Pharand
- May 27
- 1 min
Google kind of day
Got to play with the all-new nest battery video doorbell & a wired nest doorbell. Slick design & great features when paired with a nest...
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Martin Pharand
- May 26
- 1 min
Black is growing on me
My personal opinion is you want your cameras to stick out like a sore thumb when security is your purpose! They should also blend in...
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Martin Pharand
- May 25
- 1 min
Carbon Neutral when possible!
Our services are reasonably priced bcs we try to avoid the gas station as much as possible. We may however ask for a few kWh from your 🏡...
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Martin Pharand
- May 23
- 1 min
The new site is up & live!
Gave fbshs.ca a new outfit (website). Much nicer than our google business site, but we are outgrew it😎
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Martin Pharand
- May 23
- 1 min
Happy Victoria Day!
Took a break from Smart Home installs in order to get the Zen space ready for the season...
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