Budget Calculator

This tool will help you understand what you should expect to spend on a new home technology project.

In about 20 questions we can get you to a realistic budget range for all of the technology in your home. If you really know what you want, you can breeze through this in about 5 minutes or less. If you need to think about things, expect it to take you about 8 minutes or so.

The originator of this budget calculator is the Home Technology Association (HTA), the creator of the first and only standard of company excellence for home technology integration firms. To learn more and find HTA Certified integrators, visit htacertified.org

Let's start with your home's square footage *

(a round number is OK)

Let's talk about wiring. What best describes your situation? *

My house is already wired

I am building a house and need all new wiring

I need some new wiring installed

My house has old wiring, need all new

Let's talk music. How many rooms would you like music in? Include exterior areas too! *

None

1-2 Rooms

3-4 Rooms

5-9 Rooms

10-15 Rooms

16-25 Rooms

Now onto Televisions. How many TV's will you have in the house? *

None

1-2 Rooms

3-4 Rooms

5-9 Rooms

10-15 Rooms

16-25 Rooms

Did you want to centralize the sources (Cable TV, Apple TV, Roku, Security Cameras, etc.) into one location and have them viewable on all TV's? This is called video distribution. *

Yes

Do you have a dedicated home theater room? Please select a budget *

Pricing listed below does not include seating or room build-out costs.

Entry Level ($10K-20K)

This budget is typically for a 4-6 seat theater room with a 100" - 120" screen, a sub $10K video projector, and a receiver-based audio system with in-wall speakers.

Enhanced ($21K - $40K)

This budget is typically for a 6-8 seat room with a 120" - 140" screen, a brighter, higher performance projector, and a higher quality sound system.

Performance ($41K - $100K)

This budget is typically for an 8-16 seat theater with a 12' - 15' wide screen, high performance projector, and theater-quality sound system.

High-Performance ($101 - $250K)

This budget is typically for an 8-20 seat theater with a 12' - 20' wide screen, reference-grade video projector, reference-quality sound system, and acoustic design.

Ultra-High Performance ($251K+)

This budget is typically a spare no expense theater with the very best equipment available and acoustic design.

Do you plan on outfitting a room in your house with enhanced audio or a surround sound system? Please select a budget. *

Entry Level ($600 - $2.5K)

This budget is typically for an installed powered soundbar and may or may not include a wireless subwoofer.

Enhanced ($3K - 10K)

This budget is typically for a “receiver-based” 5.1 or 7.1 audio system with in-wall or in-ceiling speakers and a subwoofer.

Performance ($10K - 40K)

This budget is typically for a “receiver-based” 9 speaker Dolby Atmos audio system with higher performance speakers and a subwoofer (or two).

High-Performance ($40K - 100K)

This budget is typically for a “separates-based” 11 speaker Dolby Atmos audio system with higher performance speakers and a subwoofer (or two).

Ultra high end performance ($100K+)

This budget is typically for high end users.

Let's move on to Security. Do you want a burglar alarm or surveillance cameras? *

Yes

How many security cameras do you think you need to cover your home? *

None

1-2

3-4

5-8

9-16

17-32

Typically, homeowners want to see the following areas: front of house, front door, driveway / gate, sides of house, and pool. If you are more concerned about security, you may want to add cameras for the perimeter of your property. Good-quality cameras see about 75 feet of distance on average.

How about Wi-Fi? *

None

Consumer Grade ($600 - $1,350)

Performance Grade ($2,150 - $4,300)

Enterprise Grade ($5K - $20K)

Keep in mind that our modern lifestyle and our home's technology systems are extremely reliant on a quality network and Wi-Fi system. Most homes are moving towards enterprise-grade hardware and away from the types of products you could buy in an office supply store or a consumer computer store. We recommend that all homeowners consider the network and Wi-Fi system to be the most important system in the home.

Do you want a lighting control system for the whole house? *

Only for a couple rooms ($1K - $2.5K)

Yes, for the main areas of the house and exterior only ($2.5K - $6K)

Yes, for the whole house and exterior ($6K - $20K)

No, I will use conventional wall switches

Do you want any motorized shading? *

If so, give us your best guess on how many windows/shades you want to motorize. If no, just enter 0

Do you want to control your house through different multiple apps? *

Single app

Multiple apps

No house control

For example, a house music app, an app for lights, an app for locks, an app for cameras. Or do you want to control the house through a single unified app that controls all the systems in the home?

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Entertainment
House Wiring Budget	$0	$0
House Music Budget	$0	$0
House Televisions Budget	$0	$0
Theater Budget	$0	$0
Media Room Budget	$0	$0
Security
Alarm Budget	$0	$0
Security Cameras Budget	$0	$0
Data and Communications
Wi-Fi / Network Budget	$0	$0
Home Control
Lighting Control System Budget	$0	$0
Motorized Shading Budget	$0	$0
Home Control System	$0	$0
Total Range	0	0
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