Low-voltage prewiring for new homes and remodels in Raleigh, NC — done right before the drywall goes up.
Every great smart home starts with the wire inside the walls. Once drywall is up, retrofitting cable runs is expensive, disruptive, and often impossible to do cleanly. We prewire during framing — coordinating with your builder to run Cat6A, speaker wire, HDMI, security cabling, and conduit to every location you'll ever need. One prewire visit now protects every technology investment you make for the life of the home.
Every prewire package is custom-designed for your floor plan — here's what we typically run.
Cat6A to every bedroom, office, living area, and media location. Future-ready for 10 Gigabit and Wi-Fi 7 access point mounting points throughout.
14-gauge speaker wire run to every ceiling and in-wall location — kitchen, great room, master bath, patio, pool, and garage. Bury the wire now, add speakers anytime.
HDMI 2.1, Cat6A, and power at every TV wall location — so cables disappear inside the wall instead of running exposed down the drywall.
Camera positions at every corner, door contacts, motion sensors, and video doorbell — all run to a central location ready for any security system.
Conduit between the equipment rack and major rooms — theater, master suite, home office — so future fiber or specialty upgrades pull through cleanly.
A central wiring closet with a rack, patch panel, and surge protection — every cable lands here, labeled and organized for clean installs and easy service.
We design the wire plan around how your family actually lives in the home.
HDMI 2.1, 4K HDR signal cable, 7.1 or 9.2 surround speaker wire, projector power and signal, screen drop, Cat6A — everything a dedicated theater needs.
In-ceiling stereo pair, TV HDMI drop, network drop for smart appliances, and low-voltage power for under-cabinet lighting control keypads.
In-ceiling stereo, TV HDMI/power drop, Cat6A, shading prewire for Lutron keypads, and security sensor at windows and doors.
Dual Cat6A drops (wired Ethernet for reliability), HDMI for second monitor or TV, and phone/data for dedicated office setups.
Exterior camera positions, landscape speaker wire, TV drop for covered porch, Cat6A for outdoor Wi-Fi access points, and garage keypad low-voltage.
In-ceiling stereo prewire for master bath and guest baths, plus structured media center location in mechanical or laundry room.
Both situations benefit — the approach is just slightly different.
The ideal time to prewire. After framing is complete but before insulation and drywall, we run every cable cleanly through open walls with no damage to finishes. We coordinate directly with your builder and GC, show up on schedule, and hand off a fully documented and tested system.
Partial or full remodels with open walls are the next-best opportunity. Even if only one room is being renovated, we take the chance to run cable through the open areas and fish wire to adjacent rooms with minimal drywall disturbance.
They showed up on schedule during framing, ran everything we wanted plus a few extra drops we hadn't thought of. Two years in, every cable has been used — and we haven't opened a single wall since.
From the first conversation to final walkthrough, we make sure every project runs smoothly.
We review your floor plan, discuss your technology goals, and design a custom wire plan around how your family will use the home.
You receive a room-by-room wire plan with every cable type called out — no surprises, just clarity before we start.
Our team coordinates with your builder, arrives on schedule, and runs every cable neatly through open walls with zero disruption to the construction timeline.
Every cable is tested, labeled, and mapped. You receive a wiring document that stays with the home — so any future tech installer knows exactly what's there.
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A standard 3,000 sq ft new-build prewire — network, speaker wire, TV drops, security prewire, and coax — typically runs $4,500 to $9,000. Larger homes or builds with a dedicated theater, whole-home audio, and full smart home conduit range from $12,000 to $25,000. It's one of the most cost-effective investments in the build — retrofitting the same wire after drywall is 3–5× more expensive.
After framing is complete and HVAC and plumbing rough-in is done, but before insulation and drywall. This is the "rough-in" phase — typically a 2–3 week window. We coordinate directly with your builder and GC to hit the window. A typical prewire takes 2–5 days depending on home size.
That's actually the best reason to prewire generously now. Cat6A to every room covers networking, IP cameras, access points, and future uses we haven't invented yet. Speaker wire to every ceiling costs almost nothing during prewire and saves opening finished ceilings later. Conduit between key rooms lets you pull specialty cable anytime. We'd rather overprewire slightly than leave you wishing you had a drop somewhere later.
Yes — directly. We've worked with builders across the Triangle for 15+ years. We know how to communicate with superintendents, show up on schedule, and stay out of the way of other trades. Many builders have us on their preferred sub list because we're reliable and organized.
Yes. Lutron RadioRA 3 and HomeWorks systems require specific low-voltage wiring for keypads, occupancy sensors, and control processors. We prewire during construction so your electrician's rough-in aligns with the Lutron design. This is required for a clean, code-compliant Lutron installation.
Yes, especially if walls are open during renovation. Even if you're only renovating one room, we can fish wire through adjacent finished areas from the open zone with minimal drywall cuts. Attic and crawlspace routing helps too. It's not as clean as new construction but still far cheaper than a full retrofit later.
A structured media center (SMC) is a central hub — usually in a utility closet, mechanical room, or dedicated rack space — where every cable in the home terminates. Internet, streaming, whole-home audio, networking gear, and AV equipment all live here. It keeps your home clean (no gear in the living room), easy to service, and future-proof as technology changes.
Schedule your free consultation today. We'll design a custom wire plan that covers everything your home needs — now and in the future.
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