Smart home on a new build: electrical and low‑voltage checklist that avoids rework
A practical list to align with your electrician: circuits, conduit, racks, AP locations, motorized shades, sensors, and future reserves.
Cheap home automation is paid for twice: when it is installed wrong, and when you have to open finished surfaces. On new construction, the goal is to leave the path ready without overbuilding for no reason.
1) Infrastructure
- Dedicated conduit for low voltage
- Network homeruns toward AP locations (even when “everything is Wi‑Fi”)
- A rack or tech closet with ventilation and clean power
2) Reserves
- Motorized shades (power and control)
- Door/window sensors where they make sense
- HDMI/fiber per TV or projector design
3) Lighting circuits
Thinking in scenes from day one avoids “patches” with the wrong dimmers.
4) Documentation
Conduit photos, an AP layout, VLANs, and credentials in a secure manager.
Conclusion
Whether you are in Guayaquil or elsewhere in Ecuador, coordinating this before ceilings close is the best ROI. At DomuLab we can review drawings and propose a realistic premium baseline.
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