A Hassle Free Smart Home for New BTO Homeowners
You just got your BTO keys.
You want smart lights, voice control, and daily scenes.
You don’t want hacking, delays, or messy rewiring.
This guide shows exactly what to install, how to wire it, and when bundling saves money—based on how we build full systems at Maxsen Smart Home.
Who this guide is for
- New BTO homeowners planning lighting and switches now or within 3–6 months..
- Want voice control (Apple Home / Google Assistant / Alexa).
- Care about clean wiring, stable Zigbee control, and simple daily scenes.
- Want an end-to-end team to design, install, integrate, and program scenes.
Wiring & retrofit options (HDB specifics)
We design BTOs smart homes so the system is stable on day one and upgrade-friendly later.
House rules we follow
- Very Beautiful Electrical Wiring: Yes, We take pride in our electrical wiring installations.
- Neutral Wiring When Required: Plan neutral lines to required locations.
- Network Planning: A Network Expert will be planning your internet requirements for your smart home and daily usage needs.
- Laser Sharp Installation: Extremely straight alignment for all your lighting fixtures and switches installation.
- Label all wires: Live, Neutral, L1, L2 clearly marked for future service and upgrades.
Result: clean wiring, fast installs, and future-proof upgrades!
An estimate on the number of items you need for a smart home!
Based on the numerous projects we completed, we have compiled a common structure that many homeowners adopt when choosing the automations they want for their homes.
Compare at a glance
| Starter (BTO Basics) | Advanced (Most Popular) | Whole-Home (All-In) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal for | 3–4 key rooms | 4–5 rooms | Full unit, maximum convenience |
| Smart Switches | ~8 | ~10–12 | ~15–20 |
| Smart Lightings | Living Room + Master | Living Room + Master + Bedrooms | Full Home Automation |
| Control Panels | S1 Control Panel | S8 Control Panel | S8/S10 Control Panel |
| Motion Sensors | Entrance | Entrance + Toilets | Entrance + Toilets + Kitchen |
| Aircon Controller | 3 Areas | 4 Areas | 5 Areas |
| Curtains | Living & Master | Living & Master + All Rooms | Living & Master + All Rooms |
| Zigbee gateway(s) | 1 | 1–2 | 2 |
| Integration & Scene Programming | Included | Included | Included |
| Warranty | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years |
| Typical install time | ~½ day | ~1 day | ~1 day (large units: 1–2 days) |
| Pricing | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote |
Timeline
- 1) Planning: Lighting plan, switch mapping, device list, gateway placement.
- 2) Wiring: Providing the necessary wires for each smart home device.
- 3) Install: Nova switches, panels, gateways, sensors
- 4) Integration: Pair devices, set up app + voice, program scenes.
- 5) Handover: Quick training; documentation with device names (e.g., KD1, LR-Cove).
We’ve completed 200+ full-home installs in Singapore—BTOs, condos, landed—so the process is tight.
Scene recipes, plan them ahead of the integration process!
We pre-program these so your family actually uses them from day one.
- Sleep: One tap on Control Panel—lights and AC off, hallway night light stays on.
- Movie: Living at 20–30% warm, cove on, curtains closed.
- Night Path: Motion turns on soft, warm lighting to the bathroom after 11pm until 7am.
- Dinner: Dining with 80% brightness , kitchen task lights on, living slightly dim.
- Away: Close all curtains; alert if door unlocks.
- Cleaning: Everything full bright, 4000–5000K for visibility.
