Background
Peters Audio Video designs and installs the technology layer of custom homes: structured wiring, network backbone, lighting control, distributed audio, theater, shading and camera or access systems.
Nearly all of that work is decided during pre-wire. Once insulation and drywall are in, every added run becomes a retrofit, and retrofits in a large house with stone, timber and tall ceilings are disproportionately expensive. Large estate homes also defeat consumer mesh wi-fi routinely — coverage on a wooded, multi-level site is an engineering exercise, not a product purchase.
The smart home guidance published here reflects that timing reality: infrastructure decisions belong on the framing schedule, and device choices can wait.
Areas of expertise
- Structured wiring and pre-wire planning
- Whole-home networking and wi-fi coverage
- Lighting and shade control
- Distributed audio and home theater
- Cameras, access control and monitoring
Questions this contributor should answer
- What has to be decided before insulation goes in.
- How to get reliable coverage across a large wooded homesite.
- Which systems are worth pre-wiring even if you never activate them.
Where this expertise appears on the site
The guides below draw directly on Peters Audio Video's work. Each one is written for buyers and owners rather than for the trade, and each is credited back to this profile in its structured data.
Service area
Charlotte, NC · Lake Wylie, SC