What Is A Smart Home Prewire?
If you're building or fully remodeling a home in Westlake, Bee Cave, or Rollingwood, low-voltage prewiring is the single most cost-effective investment you can make in your home's technology future, and Smarter Homes Austin is the area's most experienced prewire contractor. During the framing and before drywall, our team runs structured wiring for whole-home audio, video distribution, security systems, surveillance cameras, network and WiFi, smart lighting, motorized shades, and home automation control, so every room is ready for whatever technology you want now or years from now. We work directly alongside the area's top custom builders, including projects throughout Westlake Hills, the Bee Cave and Lakeway corridors, and Rollingwood, and we coordinate every run with your architect, builder, and electrician so nothing is missed. Retrofitting technology into a finished home is expensive and disruptive; prewiring it correctly from the start is not.
Smart Home Automation Pre-Wiring Checklist
What Should We Prewire For In Our New Home?
Home automation is changing the way we live in our homes. If you think you’d like to make your home smarter in the future, pre-wiring is a great first step to take.
New Home Network And Wi-Fi Prewire
While mesh networks are popular for their convenience, they often fall short when it comes to delivering consistent, high-performance connectivity across large or complex properties. At Smarter Homes, we advocate for a managed, hardwired network infrastructure with strategically placed access points across your home, gates, and any additional structures.
By directly connecting access points through wiring, we eliminate the latency, signal drops, and limited bandwidth that can plague mesh networks. With a managed, wired network, every device benefits from full-speed access, maximizing security and minimizing interference, especially in high-demand environments like smart homes. Our approach future-proofs your home’s connectivity, providing robust, stable coverage where you need it most.
Security Prewire
With PowerG wireless technology, installing a security system wirelessly after construction is easier than ever, with batteries that last significantly longer and support for greater distances. This advanced wireless solution offers flexibility and security without needing frequent maintenance—ideal for homes that were not pre-wired during construction.
While PowerG minimizes the need for wired installations, some essential devices, such as touchscreens, still require a wired connection to ensure consistent performance. Wired systems also remain an option for those seeking the ultimate in reliability, with almost no yearly maintenance needed.
For new builds, pre-wiring remains beneficial and allows flexibility in adding security monitoring later. However, with PowerG wireless technology, you have a high-performance option for post-construction installations, combining long-lasting power with reliable wireless security.
Prewire Fiber or Place Conduit
Unlike most cities, Austin, Texas is a “High Speed” network city and we need to prepare for this during construction if we want to take advantage of these speeds.
Ensuring Your Home's Safety with Comprehensive Security Prewiring
So many smart devices need strong WiFi signals to operate and update properly. We recommend adding a Cat6 network wire to all rooms that you want great performance in. Large homes depend on every room being wired for WiFi.
Think About Upgrades
Think ahead by FIRST adding a conduit run from the DMARK or service location to an attic area you can reach after the home is built. THEN add a second conduit from that same attic to your Structured wiring panel.
Audio Visual Prewiring
Audio Visual pre-wiring is the best practice if you want to add TV and music to rooms in the future. You can pre-wire as many rooms as you want, giving you the freedom to install a new system down the road.