Professional Smart Home Service

Step 1: Initial Consult

We start with a 60-90 minute session walking through your home, routines, and wishlist. You show me what you already have, what you love, and what drives you a little crazy. By the end, we have a clear picture of how your smart home could partner with you from morning coffee to lights out.

Step 2: Design Your Smart Home Playbook

You get a written design plan that maps everything out. This includes a device inventory, recommended changes, risk notes, and a simple roadmap that shows what to tackle now versus later.

Step 3: Build And Tune

If you move forward, weI implement the plan with you. That can include new automations, naming clean up, dashboards, sensors, and backups. We test everything together and tune it until it feels natural.

Step 4: Handoff And Support Options

You get a plain language summary, a map of your setup, and backup options so you are not locked in. If you want ongoing help for tweaks or new ideas, we can set that up too.

Examples of “Home Assistant friendly” gear:

Lighting and switches
• Philips Hue bridges and bulbs, Zigbee or Matter bulbs, Lutron Caséta switches and dimmers, and similar local friendly devices.Plugs, relays, and sensors
• TP-Link Kasa plugs, Shelly relays and sensors, Aqara and IKEA sensors where there is a solid Zigbee or Matter path into Home Assistant.Thermostats and climate
• Ecobee and other thermostats with native Home Assistant integrations and local or well documented APIs.Media and sound
• Sonos speakers and soundbars, LG ThinQ televisions and appliances, plus other brands that publish stable integrations.

How we choose gear:

• We start from an Approved Device List built on tested Home Assistant integrations and open standards like Matter, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread.

• If you already own other devices, we will tell you which ones are a good fit and which are “best effort” experiments.

• We avoid cloud-only gadgets that stop working when a vendor changes their app.

• We do not do mains electrical work. For new circuits, in-wall wiring, or panel work, we coordinate with, or hand off to, a licensed electrician.

• Our goal is that every critical piece of your system can run locally inside Home Assistant, without depending on any single company’s cloud.

Book Consultation

Tell us a bit about your home, your devices, and what you wish felt easier or your smart home vision. We will review your notes and send you an email to schedule the Initial Consult.

• 60-90 minute virtual or in-person meeting.
• A simple game plan for stabilizing or upgrading your setup
• Clear pricing if you want help implementing the plan

Who is behind RyzaLab

Good day, I am Ryan! I have spent years in analytics, risk, and product roles where messy systems were my day job. At home, that turned into a quiet obsession with making smart homes that feel calm instead of chaotic.I run Home Assistant across two households and treat my own setup as a living lab. That means the playbooks I use with clients are tested on real mornings, late night diaper changes, travel days, and "everything broke at once" moments.I like simple explanations, clear boundaries, and solutions you can live with long after I leave. My job is to translate between tech and real life so your home feels more like a sanctuary than a science project.

Is this you?

If any of these sound familiar, you are exactly who we are on a mission to help!

• You have Hue bulbs in the living room, Kasa plugs in the bedroom, some random smart outdoor lights on the patio, and each one needs a different app. You want them all bright and clear during the day then warm and relaxed in the evening, but syncing them feels impossible.• You hate getting blasted by full brightness at 2 am when you just need a quick bathroom trip. You wish the house understood "middle of the night" and gently lit your path without waking your whole nervous system.• You have dreamed of one simple screen that can shift the mood of your whole home. Talk radio on your Sonos easing you into the morning, upbeat music while you get ready, then spa lighting and calm audio waiting when you walk in after a stressful day.• You feel like your devices are following you around, listening more than helping. You want your home to be smart without everything phoning data back to half the internet, and you want that privacy without needing a PhD or a six figure budget.If you see yourself in any of these, we can probably make your home a lot calmer with less effort than you think.

Initial Consult

$200

Focused working session to understand your home, tech, and goals.You get:• 60-90 minute phone, video, in-person review of your home and devices
• Device and app inventory list
• Short risk and privacy check
• 3-5 quick wins you can implement right away



Perfect if you want expert eyes on your setup before deciding what to change.

New Setup

$1,995*

Your first real Home Assistant system, designed to feel cohesive from day one.You get:• Everything in the Initial Consult
• Home Assistant setup as your primary hub
• Core automations for lighting and daily routines
• Device onboarding and clean naming
• Backup and basic documentation
• A simple dashboard for everyday control


Ideal if your goal is "make what I already own work together and stop breaking."

Entire Home Tune-Up

$3,495*

For full home designs where tech needs to quietly support family life, guests, and work.You get:• Everything in New Setup
• Smart scenes for hosting, travel, kids, pets, and work
• Advanced data privacy configuration for cloud services
• Cross-device/brand integrations
• Custom "owner’s guide" in plain language for your household
This is for you if you want your home to feel thoughtfully automated rather than "just wired up."

DIY Partner

$995*

For the DIYers who got 70% of the way there... then work, kids, or complexity took over.You get:• Analysis of existing smart home setup
• Honest diagnosis of what is helping vs what is not
• Simplified architecture and naming plan
• Prioritized "do this next" checklist
• Follow up session to review changes



For people who still want to be hands on, but want an expert course correction so the project feels fun again instead of like another unfinished chore.

Book Consultation

Tell us a bit about your home, your devices, and what you wish felt easier or your smart home vision. We will review your notes and send you an email to schedule the Initial Consult.

• 60-90 minute virtual or in-person meeting.
• A simple game plan for stabilizing or upgrading your setup
• Clear pricing if you want help implementing the plan

Q1: Do you only work in Austin?
Right now I focus on the Austin area and nearby suburbs. For remote projects, we occasionally take on work if the scope fits. Reach out and we can see if it is a match.Q2: Do you only use Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is usually the central brain because it is powerful, flexible, and not tied to a single vendor. That said, I work with the devices you already own and bridge them in where it makes sense. The goal is the right mix of reliable and maintainable, not tech for its own sake.Q3: Will I need to replace all my devices?
Usually not. In many homes, most of the hardware is fine. The real problem is how everything is glued together. We start by reusing as much as possible and only recommend new gear when it clearly simplifies your life or replaces something truly unreliable.Q4: Can you help if I am renting?
Yes. We can design around landlord limits and avoid anything that requires opening walls. There is a lot you can do with smart scenes, lighting, sensors, and better WiFi, even in a rental.Q5: What does a typical project cost?
The Initial Consult is a flat $200. Starter and Essential projects depend on the size and complexity of your home. After the consult you get a clear written estimate, with labor and possible hardware separated so you can decide what fits your budget.

Book Consultation

Tell us a bit about your home, your devices, and what you wish felt easier or your smart home vision. We will review your notes and send you an email to schedule the Initial Consult.

60–90 minute working session, $200, focused on designing a smarter home that fits how you live. After you submit this form, you will be taken to a secure booking page to pick a time and complete payment.

Book Consultation

Tell us a bit about your home, your devices, and what you wish felt easier or your smart home vision. We will review your notes and send you an email to schedule the Initial Consult.

60–90 minute working session, $200, focused on designing a smarter home that fits how you live. After you submit this form, you will be taken to a secure booking page to pick a time and complete payment.