Not just for the office anymore, a dedicated phone system can prove an invaluable tool for the custom home. With multiple phone and fax lines being used in most home today, the phone system allows for easy, behind the scenes, routing of calls by time, number or location. Calls for your business number will ring only in the study, calls for the kids will ring only in their rooms, yet you can still dial out on any line.

Larger homes will make use of the paging features, which allow you to page other rooms in the house, from anywhere else in the house. You can place a call on hold and transfer to a quieter, more private room, and pick the call up there to continue your conversation.

The doorphone feature of a phone system provides convenience and security. Instead of ringing a doorbell, visitors to your home push a button that rings your phones. You then pick up any extension to talk to the visitor, providing identification before answering the door. Another push of a button opens the gate and allows them to enter your property when you decide.