Project Overview & Homeowner Objectives in Sewickley & Franklin Park

In expansive residences across Sewickley Village, Blackburn Road, Old Orchard, and custom estates in Sewickley and Franklin Park, PA, consumer plug-in Wi-Fi extenders and battery-operated smart gadgets quickly turn into a frustrating mess of dropped connections, dead batteries, and eight different smartphone apps. For this 4,800-square-foot residence, the homeowners wanted a unified, enterprise-grade smart home backbone covering architectural lighting scenes, seamless indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi, 4K PoE security cameras, multi-zone climate control, and automatic main water shutoff protection while traveling during Western Pennsylvania winters.

Property Profile & Pre-Renovation Challenges

Because the home featured solid masonry fireplaces, plaster walls, and a sprawling three-story footprint, wireless signals from the basement router couldn’t reach the second-floor office or rear patio. Worse, typical AV installers cannot legally open high-voltage 120V/240V electrical panels, cut into main copper water lines for smart shutoff valves, or rewire multi-stage HVAC zone boards. Dependable Home Solutions executes low-voltage networking, licensed high-voltage electrical, plumbing, and HVAC under one roof.

Scope of Work & Turnkey Single-Team Coordination

• Installation of a structured media rack, Cat6A home-run cabling, and whole-home smart automation.
• In-house licensed electrical installation of Lutron smart dimmers, scene keypads, and motorized window shade feeds.
• In-house licensed plumbing integration of an ultrasonic automatic main water shutoff valve for winter freeze protection.
• In-house HVAC multi-zone smart thermostat and whole-home humidifier integration.

Hardwired Cat6A Enterprise Networking, PoE Security & Lutron Lighting

Eliminating Dead Zones with Ubiquiti UniFi & PoE Infrastructure

Following strict NEC Article 725 separation rules between high-voltage power and Class 2 data cabling, our team fished CMR-rated Cat6A solid copper cabling from a ventilated 15U basement server rack to ceiling drops on all three floors and the rear covered patio. We installed a Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max and PoE+ switch powering ceiling-mounted Wi-Fi 7 access points and six exterior 4K PoE night-vision turret cameras recording 24/7 to a local encrypted hard drive with zero monthly fees.

Lutron Architectural Lighting & Motorized Shade Control

Our licensed electricians replaced banks of cluttered wall switches in the kitchen, foyer, and great room with sleek Lutron smart dimmers and engraved scene keypads—allowing the homeowners to tap a single ”Goodnight” button by their bed to turn off every interior light, lock the motorized Schlage deadbolts, arm the perimeter cameras, and lower the bedroom shades.

In-House Smart Plumbing & HVAC Protection Against Western PA Winters

Ultrasonic Leak Detection & Multi-Zone Climate Control

For homeowners who travel to warmer climates in January or February, a single burst pipe in a Sewickley home can cause $100,000+ in damage before anyone notices. Our in-house licensed plumbers cut into the 1-inch main copper water service right after the meter and installed a Moen Flo smart ultrasonic shutoff valve paired with remote wireless pucks beneath sinks and the water heater. The system runs daily micro-leak pressure tests and automatically closes the motorized ball valve the instant it detects abnormal flow or near-freezing pipe temperatures, while our HVAC techs integrated multi-zone smart thermostats that alert the homeowner’s phone if furnace temperatures ever dip.

Dependable Home Solutions | PO Box 23, Worthington, PA 16262 | (724) 243-2553 | https://www.dependablehomesolutions.net | PA HIC #PA212478 | EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm | Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM