# Renovating home, wanting to go smart home

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**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/renovating-home-wanting-to-go-smart-home/112924 "2024-07-15T12:05:50Z")\
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Hello Strijkkeizer and welcome

About the wiring, sounds very odd to me.  
Sounds like you got plans to switch lights with smart relays/dimmers placed in your fusebox?

I’d wire any switch box with Neutral 2.5², Brown 2.5² and black 1.5² (or 2x black)  
 → switches/dimmers which don’t need neutral do exist, but then you have a limited choice

I’d like to suggest to make sure your home can still be operated without Homey or without network(s). To me, smart switches / dimmers are the most versatile way, they combine manual and smart operation.

> [@StrijkkeiZer](#):
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> i don’t want to need to break open walls in a year because i chose “a wrong cable”

In Holland we put wires or cables in tubes.  
This way you can reconfigure the wiring quite easy 🤷‍♂️

Recently a “what to do” topic was started, I’d like to recommend reading all it’s posts:

> [@Advies inrichten nieuwe woning met Homey Pro apparaten](https://community.homey.app/t/advies-inrichten-nieuwe-woning-met-homey-pro-apparaten/112218):
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> Wij zijn sinds kort eigenaren van een nieuwe woning, en hebben een Homey Pro aangeschaft. We willen een groot deel van onze beneden verdieping automatiseren/een smart home inrichting maken. Nu zouden we graag jullie advies willen mbt het aanschaffen van merken die fijn samenwerken met de Homey Pro icm Homekit v Apple (gezien Iphones/iPads ed). Ook komen we er niet uit of er voor bepaalde apparaten wel of geen bridge noodzakelijk is. Wat we al hebben: Schoonmaken: Eufy (bevalt heel goed) Hub: …

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