New construction

We join before the walls close.

The earlier we’re in the drawings, the more the house can do and the less of it has to be opened up later. Most of our work happens before anything is visible.

How it works, start to finish

01A consultation, on site or at the showroomIf framing is up we walk the house with the plans against it. If it isn’t, we sit down at the showroom with the drawings and go through what you want the house to do. Nothing is quoted from a phone call.Free · 60–90 min

02A real budget, before you owe us anythingNo design retainer. We can work on spec because we’re careful about fit.1–2 weeks

03Proposals by discipline, by phaseLighting, shades, and technology. Technology is the catch-all. Each discipline comes as a pair of proposals split by phase, so you commit only to the scope you want for the phase that’s happening now. Read the bottom line, or open it down to the line item; both are yours. And we bid all of it up front, so you hold the whole number from the start. The equipment will move on before we install it. The budget won’t, unless you ask for more.Per phase

04We prove it at prewireThe wiring behind the walls is where the work is won or lost. By the time prewire is done you’ll know exactly who you hired.At framing

05Latest gear, right before you commitA build takes one to two years and electronics don’t stand still. We update to current best right before you buy. Never sooner.At trim

06We stayThe end of the project is the beginning of the relationship. The system stays ours to maintain for as long as you own the house.Ongoing

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Who should be at the first meeting?

Ideally you. Builders often prefer to hold the relationship, and we understand why. They’re coordinating everyone. But most of what we ask about is preference, not construction. Preference is hard to carry second-hand.

What tends to happen otherwise is that the decisions get made, the house gets finished, and the questions arrive after you move in. Why this went there. Why that wasn’t possible. They’re nearly always answerable. They’re just cheaper to answer before the walls close. Your builder is welcome in the room either way.

Have we left it too late?

Before the pour, conduit can go into the slab, so anything outside has a clean path to it. Before framing, joists get placed around speakers, light housings and shade pockets rather than in front of them. Each stage that passes narrows the options a little.

The technology decision almost always comes late. That’s normal. Nobody is thinking about keypads while they’re choosing a roof. If the insulation isn’t in yet, we can nearly always make it work.

Are we a match?

Works bestYou’re open to a conversation before a number. We won’t know what suits you until we talk. You might not either.

HarderA blind bid to drop into a spreadsheet. We’re not a commodity, so a number without a conversation is mostly guesswork. It’s why warm referrals tend to go well.

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