Most integrators will not show a price until they have been to your house. We publish the starting points — and every installation price already includes the Canopy controller that runs the system.
The app is included in every plan. The monthly fee buys the thing nobody else sells: someone watching the system and answering the phone.
Month to month. No lock-in contract. Includes the C-Bus app licence for one property.
| Package | Channels | Typical home | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | up to 30 | 3–4 bedroom single storey | $699* includes Canopy gateway |
| Medium | 31 – 70 | Double storey, 4–5 bedrooms | $999* includes Canopy gateway |
| Large | 71 – 120 | Large home or multi-building | $1,599* includes Canopy gateway |
Canopy is our own unit — think of it as a small computer, about the size of a paperback, that sits in your switchboard and runs the system. It is included in the $699 / $999 / $1,599 installation price. There is no separate hardware charge and no rental fee — if people ask what it is, the honest answer is: it is just a little computer, and it is already paid for.
Assumes a C-Bus USB PC interface (5500PCU) or network bridge (5500CN / CNI) is already fitted. If not, that older interface is quoted separately (usually $400–$900) — Canopy replaces the need for it going forward. Above 120 channels we quote per project.
All on-site attendance after handover is charged at our standard call-out rate. The monthly plan covers monitoring, support tickets and remote help — not site visits.
| Work | What affects the price | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Intercom — house villa kit | Brand, number of indoor monitors, lock release | On quotation |
| Intercom — house with gate | Distance to gate, power at gate, motor type | On quotation |
| Intercom — apartment | Building panel, number of units, existing cabling | On quotation |
| Shelly — per point | Module type, neutral availability, access | On quotation |
| Smart garage | Motor type, door sensor, distance | On quotation |
| C-Bus fault finding | Diagnosis is fixed; parts are separate | On quotation |
| Module replacement | 5750WPL / 5750PSU / 5500CN availability | On quotation |
Every item above is quoted after a free on-site check — we do not publish a range we cannot stand behind. All quotations include GST. After-hours and weekend work is quoted separately.
Travel within Greater Melbourne, programming, naming every room in both languages, handover walkthrough, and the app licence for one property.
Every on-site visit (call-out rate), hardware not already on site, additional circuits beyond the package, chasing or making good walls, and after-hours attendance.
The free home check, a second opinion on an “end of life” quote, and the phone call where we tell you that you do not need us.
Because that is what actually drives the work. Thirty circuits can be named, tested and programmed in a few hours; a hundred and twenty takes a full day or two. Channel count is the honest unit, unlike “smart home package” pricing.
Yes, month to month. If you cancel, the app keeps working on your local network but we stop monitoring and stop answering. You can restart any time.
No. Plenty of clients take installation only. The plan exists because a C-Bus system with nobody watching it is exactly how these systems end up abandoned.
Yes, within Greater Melbourne, and there is no obligation. If we think you do not need any work, we will say so.
For larger projects, yes — ask when we quote.
Send a photo of the switchboard and the channel count if you know it. We will come back with a fixed price, not a range.