It’s easy to forget something when the time comes to put your electrical drawing together, and it’s even easier to overlook planning for the future too.

While switching issues are massively simplified with a smart home setup, getting everything sorted for the first fix is crucial, whatever type of wiring you are installing.

So here’s a quick list of electrical ideas, outside of the standard stuff, which might save you from missing something in your plans.

Inside

Cables at front and back door for smart (or dumb) doorbell.
You may want to leave a conduit route from main living room TV to another site for game consoles etc.
5amp (round pin) sockets for lamps that can be switched from the wall.
LED tape under cupboards, under worktops, shelves, in bathroom niches etc.
A Circuit for lighting inside your wardrobes or dressing room space.
Stair lighting – lots of options.
Switch bathroom mirrors with the other lights (or can often be left on).
Security system, PIR / movement sensors etc.
Multiroom audio / ceiling speakers.
Check the positions of light switches seem natural as you enter a room (remember not to place them where they may end up blocked behind a door once opened).
Rather that a huge bank of conventional switches for kitchen appliances, consider a neater grid switch setup instead.
Run power to beneath kitchen sink for boiling water tap.
Cables to windows for motorised blinds or curtains.
Be able to switch external lights from your front and back doors.
Double socket at each side of the bed (built-in USB chargers if required).
Bedside Light Switches.
Consider wiring for pendant lights above the bedside tables which helps keep them clear.

Bedside Panic button for all lights on.
Wiring for electric door locks.
Dining Table / kitchen Island pendant lights.
Places to charge mobile devices (drawers, shelves in dressing room etc).
Lighting in the loft plus capacity for future expansion of any conversion.
Indoor socket at location for Christmas tree.
High socket for wall-mounted battery vacuum cleaner, one on the ground for robot too.
Sockets in kitchen Island.
Consider positions for smoke detectors when spacing the lights.
HVAC cables for MVHR, heat Pump, Air con etc.
Light in crawl space or loft etc to change MVHR filter.

Outside & Garage

Electric vehicle charger circuit to outside wall or garage (32amp) plus a data cable.
Lights outside front and back doors and general outside flood lighting with movement sensors.
Leave expansion for future outside / garden lighting circuits (and irrigation if required).
Put a double socket beside your consumer units so you can power an energy monitor. also cat cable x 2 to your meter box for CT clamp and optical sensor.
Outdoor socket at location for Christmas tree.
Ducting to garage for future Solar PV system.
Put a power socket where your phone line enters (in garage in our case) for future Fibre to the premises power supply.
Run power for Gates, intercoms, NFC readers for access control – we ran a conduit to gates and down side of drive too for future lighting.
Cable to septic tank if required.
Run low voltage cables to you garage door motors for connection to smart home system.
Outside sockets – power hose, robot lawnmowers, temporary lighting etc – ours are controlled by the Loxone system so can be scheduled for Christmas tree lighting for example.

Data

Use Cat6a which supports longer 10GB runs (Cat6 only 1GB).
Data cables to all rooms.
Data cables for multiple Wi-Fi access points around the house – using something like the UniFi In-Wall unit kills 2 birds with one stone here.
At least 1 x data & 1 x coax to each TV point.
Data cables for WiFi to the Garage / Patio / Outdoor.
Data cables for CCTV points all around the house (may not use them all, but gives you options for future).
Use PoE (Power over Ethernet) where possible. This tech powers your CCTV Cameras, WiFi access points etc all over a single cable.
Cable for a wall mounted iPad or similar touchscreen (PoE).

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Let us know in the comments below what you did so we can add it and make this list as useful as possible.

Remember to check out our Instagram to follow the project, read the rest of the Automated home 2.0 blog posts and find the links to all the products we’ve used in our self-build.

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