Collingwood, Ontario
Home technology
that just works.
WiFi that reaches every room. A message on your phone if a pipe leaks. Lights, cameras and thermostats set up properly and explained in plain language.
One person does the work, shows you how it works, and is still there when you have a question afterward.
Serving Collingwood, the Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach and the surrounding Simcoe, Grey and Bruce areas.
What we do
Fix the frustrating things.
Then make life easier.
Every job starts with a visit to your home and a conversation about what is annoying you. You get a written quote in plain language before any work starts.
WiFi that reaches every room
Dead spots, dropouts and buffering usually mean one router doing a job meant for three. We design whole-home WiFi, place the access points where they belong, and wire the things that should never have been on WiFi in the first place.
Water leak alerts to your phone
Small sensors under sinks, beside the water heater, in the sump pit, at the cottage. If water shows up where it should not, your phone gets a message within seconds. Your family can get one too.
Smart home, kept simple
Lights, thermostat, blinds and door locks that work from a wall button, your phone or your voice. Set up so it is easier than what you have now, not harder, with everything written down for you.
Cameras and security
Doorbell and driveway cameras, door and window sensors, and alerts that go to the people you choose. Recordings stay on equipment in your home, not on a company server.
Ongoing support
A simple monthly plan where we keep your network and devices updated, keep a backup of your settings, and get back to you the same day when something stops working. No call centre.
Custom solutions
Sometimes the product you need does not exist. Motorized blinds that no kit fits, a fireplace you want on a thermostat, a dock or well you want to keep an eye on. We design and build it.
Recent work
Real homes, real problems fixed.
Whole-home WiFi and wired music in a three-level home
Eight Sonos speaker zones, a garage, a back deck and a yard, all running off the internet provider’s box and one mesh puck in a basement closet. Music cut out and the WiFi did not reach the deck.
- Installed a proper gateway, a 16-port switch and three ceiling access points
- Wired six of the amplifiers so they are off WiFi for good
- Set up a separate guest network and the phone app for the homeowner
- Coverage confirmed to the deck and the yard
Motorized blinds no off-the-shelf kit could drive
Heavy blinds, an awkward mount, and no motor kit on the market that fit. We designed and built the controller ourselves.
- Blinds open with the sunrise and close at dusk, or from a phone
- Stop within a few millimetres of the same spot every time
- Work with the rest of the home’s automation
Photos added as homeowners give permission.
About
Hi, I’m Ron.
I do the work myself.
CNS Home Technology is a one-person business in Collingwood. When you write, you get me. When I quote the job, I am the one who shows up to do it, and I am the one who answers your questions afterward.
I have spent my career building monitoring and control systems for heavy industry, where things have to keep working without anyone babysitting them. That is the standard I bring to a home network or a leak sensor under your sink.
I explain things in plain language, I write down how your system works so you are never stuck, and I do not sell you anything you do not need.
You own it
Equipment in your home, no mandatory subscriptions, and nothing that stops working if a company goes away.
Written down
Every job ends with a one-page summary of what was installed, how it works, and who to call.
Contact
Tell me what’s
bugging you.
Send a message or an email. Tell me what is not working and I will reply within a day with an honest answer on whether I can help and roughly what it would cost. No hard sell. If you would rather talk, leave your number and I will call you.
Email ron@cnshometech.ca
Based in Collingwood, Ontario
Helping a parent? Get in touch on their behalf. I am happy to talk to both of you.