Assiniboine Landing family goes all in on home automation Gary and Cheryl Jennings are the busy parents in a tech-savvy family of 5. When they decided to upgrade their 2005 home, it only made sense for them to explore custom automation to suit their specific needs. “We got quotes from a few different companies, but we preferred to stick with one company that could do it all. When building our home, we quickly learned how important it was to have one project manager who was our contact for everything that was going on.” says Gary. “We called G&K Electric and Steve Nishi was here the next day to give us a quote; he stayed in contact with us the whole time. No passing us off onto other contractors or taking days to get answers for us from other tradespeople.” The Jennings chose a custom design that included a theatre room, sound system, security cameras, lighting control, HVAC, and intercom.
their system on and off, control temperature settings, all from their smartphones, as well as monitor the cameras for peace of mind. The kids — and dad — are big fans of the new theatre room the Jennings renovated, which includes fully wired surround sound and a ceiling mounted projector.
“Steve was so helpful with selecting the best products for our needs. I wanted a projector that had great definition for sports but also something that the kids could watch cartoons on. We also needed the surround sound to change depending on the format of what we were watching,” says Gary. “We had the sound system designed so that we could listen to the game or music throughout the home, in the garage, or on the deck. We can also control our lighting, the blinds, projector, and surround sound all from my iPad.” “We wanted to create a system that we could control from an iPad or smartphone, but we were a bit particular with what we needed,” Cheryl says. “I wanted a security system that Gary and I could check as a first response to when the alarm company calls to alert us. In the past we’ve been all out for dinner, trying to call the neighbours to check on our house for us because the alarm is going off. With our new system we can just check the security cameras on our phones.”
Steve Nishi of G&K Electric was no stranger to custom designs like the Jennings’. “When it comes to automating a home or business, the most important factor is quality; quality of the workmanship, the product, and the design.” G&K Electric, previously known as Goodman and Kojima, is in its third generation of ownership. “Our sales and design team is passionate about the field, they love constantly learning about the latest products on the market. We stay very informed and that allows us to really gauge customer needs and design exactly what they want.”
The Jennings also had G&K Electric install an automated furnace and air conditioning system. “We take off for a weekend or a couple weeks and it just doesn’t make sense to be running our regular ventilation program.” The system allows for Gary and Cheryl to turn
Gary is currently in the process of retrofitting a projector, TV, and security camera monitoring system at his Winnipeg business.
We wanted to create a system that we could “control from an iPad or smartphone; but we were a bit particular with what we needed ”
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