Smart Home Renovation: How to Plan KNX Infrastructure?

Renovation is the best time for KNX

When you are painting, remodeling the kitchen, or changing the flooring, the walls are open. This is the best time to pull KNX cabling. It may be more limited than new construction, but with proper planning, most of the home can be covered. Adding a wired system after renovation would mean breaking walls again.

Which rooms should get cabling?

Priority list: living room and main bedroom (lighting, blinds, climate), kitchen (counter lights, outlet control), hallway and entrance (motion sensor, night light), exterior (security lighting and camera). Instead of pulling a KNX line to every room, focusing on critical points keeps the renovation budget under control. Remaining rooms can use wireless hybrid solutions.

Renovation timeline and KNX coordination

KNX cabling should be done at the same time as the electrical installation. Under-plaster channels and junction boxes are prepared for the KNX line. Cables are pulled and tested before painting and plastering. An extra 2 to 5 days should be allocated for KNX on top of the renovation schedule. In Antalya, villa renovation firms are usually busy before the summer season (March-April).

Actuators

KNX Universal Dimmer Actuator - 2 Ch

Interra 2-Channel Universal Dimming Actuator can generate 300W of output power from each channel and drive R, L, and C loads.