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Hidden Passageways Add Security, Style and Value to Luxury Homes

Most luxury home security systems are high tech, but few are high style. An exclusive set of home owners have taken their home protection devices from boring to Bond with the installation of silent, fully-automated hidden passageways that conceal valuables, panic rooms and even playrooms. These custom features provide discreet security, attractive design and added value.
Creative Home Engineering is a registered contracting company that designs, builds and installs fully-automated hidden passageways just like those seen in the movies. They provide their clients with custom security on the cutting edge. Even though these secret doors can be fitted with ultra-heavy duty locks, hinges, and armor plating, their greatest security attribute is that they are totally hidden. As company founder Steven Humble puts it, “A thief can’t burglarize a room if he doesn’t know it’s there.”
As a mechanical engineer, Humble had already designed robotic systems for the aviation, medical, and home automation industries when he came up with the idea for a company specializing in secret passageways for homes. No company at the time offered to create Hollywood-style hidden features for real-life people. So Humble set out to create a new industry, even going so far as to have the registrar of contractors create a new contractor’s license classification just for him.
Now, just three years later, his company has done work all over the world and has appeared on various national television programs including ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Addition,” HGTV’s “I Want That,” and CNBC’s “On the Money.” Creative Home Engineering has also been featured in numerous international news publications like the New York Times and London Times, as well as various national radio shows and international magazines.
“At Creative Home Engineering, there is no fantasy,” says Humble. “You dream it, we build it.” Clients have requested devices ranging from rotating fireplaces, moving staircases and levitating pool tables, to covert escape slides, spinning wine racks, and emergency exits disguised as fine furniture. Many of these secret features are designed specifically for retrofit into existing homes, so clients can make unused bedrooms or storage rooms into super secret hideaways.
Jaws drop when people see these features in operation — so much so that most homeowners can’t resist the temptation to show them off to their friends. Every detail is meticulously considered so that the finished project blends perfectly into the surrounding décor. A chronic perfectionist, Humble insists, “No one should be able to tell that anything is there – even if they are looking right at it with a magnifying glass.”
Features can be activated by any means the client wishes, such as twisting a candlestick, selecting a favorite book title from the library shelf, moving a chess piece to the right position, or even knocking on the wall in Morse code. Biometric security devices like fingerprint readers and iris scanners ensure that only a privileged few may enter.
Ordinary homes aren’t featured in magazines and they never become the talk of the neighborhood. For those interested in putting an elite home on the market, a secret passage can be just the thing to set it apart from the others in the neighborhood. There is no doubt that this level of home security increases the value and prestige of any home. Secret passages appeal to the practical buyer’s need to feel prepared while delighting the emotional buyer who loves fun, style and exclusivity. Rest assured, those who visit your open house will forget all about the ordinary homes they’ve seen — and that means more money for you at the closing table.
It’s easy to see why automated hidden passages pay for themselves. However, some things in life are worth more than money. The real value of a secret passageway is the peace of mind that comes with knowing your loved ones and irreplaceable treasures are kept safe.

For more information, visit the Creative Home Engineering website at www.hiddenpassageway.com or call 480-899-3477.