Home technology in Glen Ellyn.
Historic homes on hilly, wooded lots around Lake Ellyn, where the architecture is protected and the technology has to stay out of sight.
Who installs and supports
home technology in Glen Ellyn?
OneTen Custom Integration, based in Oak Brook. The historic homes around Lake Ellyn of Glen Ellyn get the full scope: network, power, control, lighting and shades, audio and video, security, and support after handover.
Glen Ellyn, IllinoisA design study of the houses we work on here, not a client's home
Preserved interiors.
Concealed loudspeakers, flush keypads, and minimal wall devices.
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Fewer devices on walls
One flush keypad takes the place of a row of switches, so a preserved wall carries one small plate instead of a bank of them.
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Sound without visible speakers
Concealed loudspeakers sit behind the finished surface, which suits a preserved room only where that surface may be opened and refinished.
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Slope and trees outdoors
On the hilly, wooded lots around Lake Ellyn, grade and trees shape outdoor coverage, so loudspeaker and access point positions are tested on site.
A Glen Ellyn property, drawn.
Stone walls and dense trees keep coverage close, and one run crosses to the garage.
What matters most in Glen Ellyn.
Whole-home audio
Music comes from loudspeakers finished into the ceiling or wall, with the electronics in a rack, so the room shows no equipment.
Smart home control
Keypads from one control system share a single style and finish, chosen to sit quietly against historic trim.
Video distribution
Sources live in the rack rather than under the screen, so a historic room holds the television and nothing else.
Questions from Glen Ellyn.
Can speakers be hidden in a historic home in Glen Ellyn?
In many rooms, yes. Concealed loudspeakers are set into the ceiling or wall and finished over, so nothing is visible afterward. They do require that surface to be opened, so in a room where the original plaster must not be touched we will tell you it is the wrong method.
Where does the equipment go in a historic Glen Ellyn house if nothing can be visible?
Into one rack, in a space outside the main rooms that has ventilation, power, and a cable route. From there it feeds the keypads, loudspeakers, and televisions, which are the only parts you see. If the house has no space that can take a rack safely, we say so before anything is designed around it.