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Home alarm wiring is needed to interconnect the parts of all hardwired home security systems.The main alarm panel needs wiring to all home security components in the system, as well as to power, telephone, and any other input or output devices you may want. With all the framing exposed, it’s easy to drill holes, run burglar alarm wire, and install mud rings or boxes wherever they may be needed. This also makes it easy to co-ordinate with the electricians on any special power or lighting connections for the alarm system. Pre-wiring is also a good time to “future-proof” the home...

I've been reading a lot on here about wiring our new construction for audio/computer/video....but I just want to make sure I get all my wires straight.We're hoping to do some of the audio, security, etc wiring ourselves so if someone could tell me if I'm not missing anything I'd really appreciate it. What we want to do:~Hook the TV up to a cable or satellite service.~Stream things from our computer onto the TV (if you can do that)~Multi-zone audio with multi volume and source control (preferably using a smart phone or ipod/ipad) (want my sources or audio to be TV,...

Pre-wiring is all about beginning with the end in mind. Building a new house can be expensive, and your ultimate goals for the house may not be in the initial budget. Lots of people like the idea of having speakers throughout the house, or being able to control all of the window treatments through their phone, or having a full surround sound system in their main viewing area, but because it’s not something that can be done right away, it often doesn’t get proper consideration during the building process. Speaker wire, RG6, and Ethernet cable are all relatively inexpensive. As...