If you are a DIY person, you get a certain degree of pride in building out your own smart home system, but there’s no shame in hiring a pro. There is a big difference between buying a bunch of retail smart gadgets and having a professionally installed fully integrated smart home system. Configuring your own hub and adding equipment to it piecemeal is the most complicated way to go about setting up a smart home environment. We would like to list a few things you should consider before trying to DIY your smart home installation.