I am building a new house and I am trying to prewire as much as possible. If price was not an object what would you pre-wire?

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Currently, I have my house being set up for Lutron RA2 lights

Putting 18/2 for speakers in each rooms

One cat5e by each room for a tablet/intercom

Cat5e for cameras

22/2 for Door/window contacts by all exterior doors and windows

smurftube by every room (where the intercom is for future growth).

18/2 by windows where I may want power shades.

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What else am I missing?

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Thank you

  • arcanesanity@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My list:

    • cat 6 to every room, preferably 2 per box, 4 per room
    • conduit, I like the idea of a corner box and conduit to the attic
    • wire contacts for every window and door for alarm. ( Do each contact homerun so they are sperate and can run as separate zones)
    • speaker wire from either a wall patch or back to a central location.
    • empty conduits to your.uility pads outside to a closet or garage for connectivity. I pulled fiber to minor for a bit of.lightening isolation.
    • decide on wap locations and camera before build
    • my favorite out outlets outside and in the soffits for Christmas/ holiday lights on their own GFCI breaker and run them to a switch in the garage. On ra 2 I have holiday mode that I turn on and bang Christmas lights are timed.

    Couple suggestions

    1. Skip the cat5e and use 6 min not enough price saving
    2. For your windows just wire assuming motorized shades
    3. Consider wiring for or installing a house wide generator during your build, I retrod mine and it wasn’t horrible but if your going to do it anyhow nail it while it’s open.
    4. Don’t be afraid of dedicated power circuits. My panel is huge, my office has a separate circuit for one wall, vs the rest of the room vs the lights. All my lights are separate from the outlets in a room and all rooms are on their own. 20 amp outlets in the garage for tools. Anything pops it doesn’t take out half the house.