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See Which Smart Home Products Remodeling Homeowners Chose in 2019
Home assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Nest are on the rise, according to the U.S. Houzz & Home survey
Technology in the home can be a controversial issue. Some homeowners are keen to install the latest home assistants, smart lighting fixtures and wireless doorbell cameras, while others prefer to stay away from connected devices other than laptops and phones.
We track interest in smart home technology — items that can be monitored or controlled from a computer, phone or tablet — through the annual Houzz & Home study, the largest publicly available survey of residential remodeling, building and decorating activity in the U.S. Find out which smart home products renovating homeowners selected for their remodels last year.
We track interest in smart home technology — items that can be monitored or controlled from a computer, phone or tablet — through the annual Houzz & Home study, the largest publicly available survey of residential remodeling, building and decorating activity in the U.S. Find out which smart home products renovating homeowners selected for their remodels last year.
The 2020 U.S. Houzz & Home survey, fielded between Jan. 2 and March 5, collected information from more than 87,000 respondents. The report relies on findings from homeowners who renovated their primary home in 2019.
1 in 4 Homeowners Who Renovated in 2019 Purchased a Home Assistant
This year’s report shows that home assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Nest or Home devices continue to be popular. Twenty-six percent of remodeling homeowners purchased a home assistant in 2019, up slightly from 25% in 2018 (the first time Houzz asked about home assistants in the Houzz & Home survey).
Home assistants, which work through voice activation, can be a practical help for busy homeowners who may want to play music or set a timer while they’re cooking and don’t have hands available to do these tasks manually. They also can be used to control other technology within the home.
Houzz editors noticed many such integrations of home assistants with other smart home technology at the annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, held in Las Vegas in January. For instance, we saw bathroom lighting and showers you can control with your voice using Amazon Alexa or a Google home assistant.
One of the more popular smart home technology purchases last year among remodeling homeowners was smart lighting.
Eleven percent of remodeling homeowners chose smart lighting fixtures they can control through tablets, laptops or phones. These can be convenient when you’re tucked in for the night and don’t want to go downstairs to see if you remembered to turn off the lights. Instead, you can just check the controls on your phone.
Other smart home technology items that were relatively popular among remodeling homeowners last year were smart thermostats (13%), smart alarms or detectors (12%) and wireless doorbell cameras (11%).
This year’s report shows that home assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Nest or Home devices continue to be popular. Twenty-six percent of remodeling homeowners purchased a home assistant in 2019, up slightly from 25% in 2018 (the first time Houzz asked about home assistants in the Houzz & Home survey).
Home assistants, which work through voice activation, can be a practical help for busy homeowners who may want to play music or set a timer while they’re cooking and don’t have hands available to do these tasks manually. They also can be used to control other technology within the home.
Houzz editors noticed many such integrations of home assistants with other smart home technology at the annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, held in Las Vegas in January. For instance, we saw bathroom lighting and showers you can control with your voice using Amazon Alexa or a Google home assistant.
One of the more popular smart home technology purchases last year among remodeling homeowners was smart lighting.
Eleven percent of remodeling homeowners chose smart lighting fixtures they can control through tablets, laptops or phones. These can be convenient when you’re tucked in for the night and don’t want to go downstairs to see if you remembered to turn off the lights. Instead, you can just check the controls on your phone.
Other smart home technology items that were relatively popular among remodeling homeowners last year were smart thermostats (13%), smart alarms or detectors (12%) and wireless doorbell cameras (11%).
Security Systems Were Slightly Less Popular in 2019
Home security systems were a little less popular among homeowners remodeling in 2019. Seventeen percent of renovating homeowners added or upgraded home security systems last year, compared with 18% in 2018, 15% in 2017 and 12% in 2016.
Plumbing (29%), electrical (26%), home automation (23%) and heating (20%) systems were more popular systems to upgrade than were security systems in 2019.
Your turn: How about you? Are you a fan of smart home technology, against it or somewhere in between? Please tell us in the Comments.
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Home security systems were a little less popular among homeowners remodeling in 2019. Seventeen percent of renovating homeowners added or upgraded home security systems last year, compared with 18% in 2018, 15% in 2017 and 12% in 2016.
Plumbing (29%), electrical (26%), home automation (23%) and heating (20%) systems were more popular systems to upgrade than were security systems in 2019.
Your turn: How about you? Are you a fan of smart home technology, against it or somewhere in between? Please tell us in the Comments.
See more results from the 2020 U.S. Houzz & Home study
More on Houzz
Read more stories about Houzz research
Browse millions of home photos for inspiration