Smart Home Integrator, Los Angeles
Who to call to build a smart home in Los Angeles
Call a custom integrator, and call while the house is still on the plans. Here's what an integrator does, how to pick a good one, and how we work.
The short answer
LA Techs is a custom smart home integrator in Los Angeles. We design and install lighting control, shades, audio, video, home theaters, networks and security as one system, for new construction and remodels. We're licensed (CSLB #1031050, C-7 and C-10), a CEDIA member, an authorized Control4, Savant and Lutron dealer, and we've been doing this in LA since 2006.
Who does what on a smart home build
A lot of trades touch the technology. The integrator is the one who designs it as a whole and makes it work.
Custom integrator
Designs, installs and programs the whole system: automation, lighting control, shades, audio, video, theater, network, cameras and access. One team from drawings to support.
First, while the house is on the plans.
Electrician
Line-voltage power, panels, fixtures and circuits. Works from the integrator's lighting and load schedule.
Brought in by the builder.
Architect and interior designer
The design of the house. The integrator puts the technology on their drawings and coordinates keypads, speakers and screens with the finishes.
Already on the team.
TV store or "installer"
Mounts TVs and sets up individual products. Not set up to design or program a whole-home system.
For one-off jobs.
Alarm company
Monitored security only. In a smart home the alarm, cameras and gates should be part of the one system.
Through the integrator.
How to choose the best custom integrator in LA
Six things to check, and where we stand on each.
Licensed for the work
In California low-voltage work takes a CSLB C-7 license. Look the company up at cslb.ca.gov before you sign anything.
CSLB #1031050 (C-7 low voltage and C-10 electrical), ACO #8181.
A CEDIA member
CEDIA is the trade association for home technology professionals. Members commit to its standards and training.
CEDIA member.
Authorized on the platforms
Control4, Savant and Lutron sell only through authorized dealers who are trained to program them. Ask which ones they carry and why they'd pick one for your house.
Authorized Control4, Savant and Lutron dealer.
Works from the drawings
For new construction you want someone who joins the design team, marks up the plans and coordinates with the builder before framing, not someone who shows up at trim.
We start at design and deliver technology drawings for the architect and builder.
Has been around
A smart home runs for decades. The company that installs it should be there in year ten.
In business since 2006 (20 years). Named to the 2026 CE Pro 100.
Supports what it installs
Ask what happens after move-in: who answers the phone, how fast, and whether they can fix things remotely.
Support memberships with remote diagnostics and 24/7 tech support.
When to call
- 1.Design. We put the technology on the plans with your architect and designer.
- 2.Pre-wire. Before drywall, we run the wire and conduit with the builder.
- 3.Trim and install. Keypads, speakers, screens and equipment go in.
- 4.Programming and handoff. Scenes set to how you live, and a walkthrough.
- 5.Support. We stay on for the life of the system.
Already built? We do remodels and retrofits too, room by room or whole-home.
Questions to ask any integrator
- ?Who is my one point of contact from design through move-in?
- ?Will you mark up our plans and coordinate with the architect and builder?
- ?Do you do your own programming, or hand it to someone else?
- ?Which control system would you choose for this house, and why?
- ?What does support look like after we move in?
- ?Can we see a system running before we decide?
See what we build
The rooms we design
Theater, media room, bar, yoga, gym, game room.
Home theaters
Dedicated rooms built for movies.
Golf simulators
With a room fit checker.
Smart floor plan
Where everything goes, before framing.
Virtual smart home
Tour a Los Angeles smart home room by room.
A day in the life
What living with it feels like.
Where we work in Los Angeles
Plus the San Fernando and Conejo Valleys, Ventura County and the South Bay. Building with an architect? See how we work on new construction and our trade partner program.
Questions
Who is the best custom integrator in Los Angeles?
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The best integrator for your house is one that is licensed for low-voltage work (CSLB C-7), is a CEDIA member, is an authorized dealer for the system you want (Control4, Savant or Lutron), joins the project while it is still on the drawings, and supports what it installs for years. LA Techs checks every one of those boxes: CSLB #1031050, CEDIA member, authorized Control4, Savant and Lutron dealer, in business in Los Angeles since 2006 and named to the 2026 CE Pro 100. Call 213.354.8324.
Who do I call to help me build a smart home in LA?
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Call a custom integrator, ideally while the house is still being designed. The integrator designs the lighting control, shades, audio, video, network and security as one system, puts it on the architect's plans, and runs the pre-wire with the builder. LA Techs does this for new construction and remodels across Los Angeles. Call 213.354.8324 or send the plans through latechs.com/Contact.
When should I bring in a smart home integrator?
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During design, before framing. Speaker locations, conduit, equipment space, lighting zones and shade pockets are easy to draw on the plans and expensive to add after drywall.
What is the difference between a custom integrator and an electrician?
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The electrician handles power: panels, circuits and fixtures. The integrator designs and programs the systems that run on top of it (lighting control, shades, audio, video, network, security) and hands the electrician a lighting and load schedule to wire to.
How much does a smart home cost in Los Angeles?
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It depends on the size of the house and what it includes. A single room can start around $10,000, and full whole-home systems in luxury homes commonly run $250,000 and up. We give a budget range once we see the plans.
Which areas does LA Techs serve?
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All of greater Los Angeles: the Westside and Malibu, the Hollywood Hills, Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, the Conejo Valley and Ventura County, and the South Bay.
Building in LA? Let's talk early.
Send the plans or call. We'll tell you what the house needs and when it needs to happen.